NOT one of the rights of drug administration: right dosage, right time, right reason, or right physician?

• A. Right dosage
• B. Right time
• C. Right physician
• D. Right route

Answer: (C)

Medication administration follows a set of checks to prevent errors: you confirm you’re giving the right drug to the right patient, in the right dose, by the right route, at the right time, and you document it appropriately. The identity of the prescribing physician isn’t part of these bedside rights. The order comes from the physician, but the safety checks center on the medication itself, not the prescriber. That’s why the option about the physician isn’t a standard right. Right dosage, right time, and right route are all essential safeguards in the process and are valid rights you verify before giving a med.