The nurse knows that caring for two patients with the same last name can lead to a medication error involving which right of medication administration?
A) Right medication
B) Right patient
C) Right dose
D) Right route

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The nurse should ask the patient to verify his identity and should check the patient's ID bracelet against the medication record to ensure proper patient.Acceptable patient identifiers include the patient's name,an identification number assigned by a health care agency,or a telephone number.Do not use the patient's room number as an identifier.To identify a patient correctly in an acute care setting,compare the patient identifiers on the MAR with the patient's identification bracelet while at the patient's bedside.Right medication,right dose,and right route are equally as important,but this example outlines right patient.

The Nurse Knows That Caring for Two Patients with the Same