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Documentation of medication administration is important in client safety, as it prevents the likelihood of duplicate administration. Documentation can also alert healthcare providers to findings that require interventions to ensure safety.

They are: Identify the right patient. ... Verify the right medication. ... Verify the indication for use. ... Calculate the right dose. ... Make sure it's the right time. ... Check the right route.

The six ?R's? of medication administration are a systematic approach to providing your patient the life-saving medications they need while maintaining their safety, privacy, and efficacy of the medicine. These six considerations reduce risk to the patient while protecting the nurse and the hospital.

The MAR helps you to stay organized when giving clients their medications. The MAR is a required document ? it must be used for any APD client who is receiving assistance with their medications! Sometimes you will use a MAR provided by a pharmacy, or you will document medications electronically using a computer.

Medication Administration Steps Remove the patient's medication from the storage area. Check the label on the bottle or card and pick the medication to be administered. Compare the medication administration record with the label to make sure they correlate.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT THE MEDICATIONS YOU ASSIST WITH RIGHT AFTER YOU GIVE THEM. DON'T WAIT UNTIL LATER. 6.

The label on the medication must be checked for name, dose, and route, and compared with the MAR at three different times: When the medication is taken out of the drawer. When the medication is being poured. When the medication is being put away/or at bedside.