When giving medication it is the most important thing to remember the 5 rights. The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right time, and the right route. Medication errors are less likely tohappen when these five rights are completed. "An increasing number of recent studies have identified inadequacies of the five rights in significantly reducing errors due to factors that induce workplace strains on nursing staff members, frequently listing workload, being under-staffed, or interruptions as limitations that make the five R's difficult to comply with all of the time" (Hanson 2023). Also, once drawing up medication or pulling medication, always check again before giving a patient anything. Also, if you are unsure about something ask a question, one thing I have learned is that if you don't ask then you will never know and can possibly make a mistake. But had you asked for clarification then a medication error wouldn't have occurred. One time I had a question about insulin which one to draw up first and I wanted to make sure I got it right and didnt make an error so I asked and prevented a medication error. Also, when I am doing a med pass I need to be focused. If I get pulled away I lose my train of thought and start back with my five rights. This ensures me that I will not make a mistake and am solely focused on the medication of my patients. "They are merely broadly stated goals, or desired outcomes, of safe medication practices that offer no procedural guidance on how to achieve these goals. Thus, simply holding healthcare practitioners accountable for giving the right drug to the right patient in the right dose by the right route at the right time fails miserably to ensure medication safety. Adding a sixth, seventh, or eighth right (e.g., right reason, right drug formulation, right line attachment) is not the answer, either" ( The five rights of medication administration, 2017).

Thinking about your current and future nursing practice, explain—in a single paragraph— what you have learned that will change how you approach (or help you ensure) safe transfer of medication information when either transferring or discharging a patient.