How this exercise works
Identify which medication right is at risk (patient, drug, dose, route, time, etc.) and select the safest nursing action before administering.
Fundamental concept
FDA-regulated drug safety principles and the rights framework LPNs use before every administration.
Read: Medication Safety & the Nine Rights →Scenario
Levothyroxine 100 mcg PO is scheduled daily at 0600 on an empty stomach. At 0400 the patient asks for all morning pills early so they can go back to sleep.
Levothyroxine 100 mcg PO is scheduled daily at 0600 on an empty stomach. At 0400 the patient asks for all morning pills early so they can go back to sleep.
Which right applies to giving the medication two hours early?
