This document provides guidelines for medication administration and preventing errors. It outlines the 5 rights of medication administration as well as dos and don'ts such as checking the patient's identification and allergy bands, documenting administration immediately, and avoiding distractions. It distinguishes time-critical from non-time-critical scheduled medications and establishes time windows for administering each. The document also addresses look-alike medication names, requirements for verbal and telephone orders, and restrictions on those order types.