The nurse verifies the patient, medication, dose, and route several times when preparing medications for administration. These required safety checks occur at what point?

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The safety checks occur when the nurse removes the medication from the cart, bin, or PYXIS machine, before placing the medication in the cup and returning the container to the drawer, and at the bedside before opening the medication and administering it to the patient. These checks help ensure that the medication is given to the correct patient, in the correct dose, through the correct route, and at the correct time. Checking at the beginning of each shift is not sufficient because the medication may have been changed or adjusted since the last shift. Checking after documenting on the MAR is not sufficient because errors could have been made during documentation.

The Nurse Verifies the Patient, Medication, Dose, and Route Several