Before administering a medication, which statement is true about verifying information against the MAR?

• A. The resident's current medications and prescribed doses match the MAR (name, dose, route, time).
• B. The resident's room number and physician.
• C. The nurse's schedule for the day.
• D. The building's floor plan.

Answer: (A)

Before giving a medication, you must verify that the medicine you’re about to administer matches what is listed for that resident on the MAR. This means checking that the name, dose, route, and the scheduled time on the MAR align with what you’re about to give. This careful cross-checking ensures you are delivering the right drug to the right resident, in the right amount, through the right route, at the right time—the core safety checks that prevent medication errors. Other items like the resident’s room number and physician, the nurse’s schedule, or the building’s floor plan do not verify the medication order and are not part of ensuring the MAR-guided accuracy of administration.