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Medicines management: the 10 ‘rights’ of drug administration

How to use this essential checklist to help you practise safely by preventing your own medication errors and spotting when a prescriber may have made a mistake
Posted 17 July 2024 - 01:00
Nursing student or young nurse checks medication at patient’s bedside, while senior nurse checks her work, holding the BNF
 
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