Medication Administration – Eight Rights of Medication Administration

In this lesson, we’ll go over eight steps that nurses take every time they administer medication to help prevent medication errors.  We will also discuss how to document the response to medication, which is a required part of administration and also one of the eight rights.

Learning Objectives:

Upon the completion of this lesson, learners will be able to:

1. Review the eight rights of medication administration 
2. Understand special consideration and responsibilities for each right of medication administration