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

• A. Right medication
• B. Right dose
• C. Right temperature
• D. Right time

Answer: (C)

The key idea is ensuring safety by confirming the exact match of patient, medication, dose, route, time, and documentation before giving a medicine. These checks prevent errors like giving the wrong drug or the wrong amount, administering at the wrong time, or failing to record that it was given. Right temperature isn’t part of that standard checklist because it deals with how a medication is stored or prepared rather than the act of selecting and delivering the correct medication to the right patient at the right moment. Some medicines must be stored at a certain temperature or brought to a specific temperature before use, but that requirement belongs to storage/handling guidelines, not the core administering rights. Therefore, right temperature is not one of the six rights.