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
Your patient is wheezing but the ordered albuterol inhaler is empty. A roommate offers their personal inhaler, which looks identical. You consider using it once until pharmacy delivers a replacement.
Your patient is wheezing but the ordered albuterol inhaler is empty. A roommate offers their personal inhaler, which looks identical. You consider using it once until pharmacy delivers a replacement.
Which rights are violated by using the roommate's inhaler?
