Which Right involves checking expiration date?

• A. Right patient.
• B. Right medication.
• C. Right Time.
• D. Right documentation.

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that giving a medication at the correct moment includes confirming it’s safe to administer at that time. Checking the expiration date before you administer ensures the drug is still viable and appropriate to use. If a medication is expired, it isn’t ready for administration, so you wouldn’t proceed at the planned time. That alignment of readiness and timing is why this step fits under the Right Time. The other rights aren’t about timing: verifying the patient focuses on who receives the drug, confirming documentation happens after administration, and ensuring the correct medication is chosen relates to accuracy of the drug itself rather than when you give it.