The five rights: a destination without a map.

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The five rights: a destination without a map.

April 29, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 25, 2007.

This article discusses the weaknesses inherent in using the "five rights" for medication use as absolutes and suggests that they instead serve as broad goals to support safe medication practices.

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