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

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

Answer: (D)

Safe medication administration rests on verifying six elements before you give a drug. You confirm the patient’s identity, you verify the medicine itself, you check that the dose is correct, you ensure the route matches how the drug should be given, you confirm the timing aligns with the prescription, and you document that the medication was administered. The option mentioning temperature isn’t part of these core checks. Temperature matters for storage and handling of meds and for monitoring a patient’s condition, but it isn’t one of the standard six checks you perform at the bedside to prevent administration errors. So, temperature does not belong among the six rights.