Which term is the individual responsible for giving medication?

• A. Patient Name
• B. Witnessing person
• C. Administering person
• D. Authorized Practitioners

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is identifying who actually delivers the medicine to the patient. The person responsible for giving the drug is called the administering person. This role covers the actions of selecting the correct drug, confirming the dose and route, checking the patient’s identity and allergies, and documenting the administration. The patient name is simply who is receiving care, not who administers it. The witnessing person is there to observe and verify, not routinely to administer. Authorized practitioners are those who can prescribe or authorize treatment, but the act of delivering the medication is performed by the administering person. So, the administering person is the one who actually gives the medication.