Which of the following is not one of the six rights of medication administration?

• A. Right patient
• B. Right dose
• C. Right temperature
• D. Right documentation

Answer: (C)

The six rights of medication administration focus on safety checks done before giving a drug: right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation. Right patient means confirming the person receiving the drug, right medication ensures you have the correct drug, right dose checks the amount, right route confirms how it’s given, right time aligns with the scheduled administration, and right documentation means recording that the medication was given and any relevant observations. Right temperature isn’t included in this standard set, though temperature can be part of broader patient assessment or specific drug protocols. So the option describing right temperature doesn’t fit the established six rights.