A nurse working an overnight hospital shift is administering medications to her patients. Which of these is the most important thing to do prior to giving medications to her patients?
Match the room and bed number to the room and bed number on the medication order.
Identify the patient by name and room number and match the information on the medication order.
Identify the patient by name and date of birth on the patient’s wristband and match it to the medication order.
Ask the patient his or her name and match it to the one on the medication order.
Be alert for words like better, best, most, main, major, and primary/primarily in questions. They indicate that there might be other answers that could work, but the correct answer is the one that is the best of the choices given.
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