HESI 1 and 2 Remediation Practice Test 2026 – Your All-in-One Resource for Exam Mastery!

This question tests understanding of the medication administration safety checklist known as the five rights. Those rights are intended to ensure the patient receives the correct medication in the correct dose, by the correct route, at the correct time. The items that are part of the five rights are: the patient identity, the medication itself, the dose, the route, and the timing.

Right equipment isn’t one of the five rights. It's important to check that you have the proper tools for administration (like the correct syringe size or infusion setup), but it’s a separate safety step, not one of the five core rights. The other options—right patient, right route, and right time—are all elements that are explicitly included in the five rights, making them fits in that safety framework.