Remembering the six rights of drug administration will help:

1. save time.
2. increase drug awareness.
3. ensure compliance with the drug regimen.
4. prevent drug errors.

The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of chlorpropamide (Diabinese) to a patient with type 2 diabetes. She checks for allergy identification and notices that the patient is wearing an allergy alert bracelet that indicates he's allergic to sulfa drugs. Which action should the nurse take?

1. Administer the drug as ordered.
2. Notify the nursing supervisor immediately.
3. Withhold administering the drug and notify the doctor.
4. Confirm that the dosage is correct, and then administer the drug.

The nurse must administer a bolus dose of dextrose 10% in water (D₁₀W) to a patient. Another nurse drew the solution into a syringe and left it at the patient's bedside, but forgot to label the syringe. What action should the nurse take?

1. Administer the medication in the unlabeled syringe.
2. Verbally confirm the contents of the syringe with the other nurse before administering it.
3. Discard the unlabeled syringe.
4. Call the pharmacist.

The nurse is to administer IV heparin (an anticoagulant), based on the weight of the patient. What would be the most appropriate way to ensure that the drug calculation is correct prior to administration?

1. Check the medication with the pharmacist.
2. Use two patient identifiers prior to administration.
3. Review the concentration of the medication.
4. Have two nurses perform an independent double-check of the calculations based on the patient's order, medication ordered, and patient's weight.