NAME: __________________________________________ DATE: _______________

CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS: _____________________________ SUBJECT: _____________

I. Write TRUE if the statement is TRUE and write FALSE if the statement is FALSE.
NO ERASURES!

1. Most drugs are administered by the oral route because it is the most convenient, least
expensive, and safest method, but it acts more slowly than the other routes.
2. The buccal or sublingual route is used when a small amounts of drugs are required.
3. Parenteral route refers to any route other than the oral-gastrointestinal tract; however,
the medical usage of the term excludes topical and respiratory routes.
4. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
of drugs to determine the relationship between the dose of the drug and drug’s
concentration in biological fluids.
5. Drug tolerance occurs when the body is so accustomed to a specific drug that larger
doses are needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect.
6. A toxic effect occurs when the body cannot metabolize a drug and the drug accumulates
in the blood
7. A PRN drug is administered when, in the nurse’s judgement, the client’s condition
requires it.
8. Stat medication orders are those that should be administered immediately, not an hour
or two later.
9. Scheduled orders are administered as specified until the order is changed or canceled by
another order or until the specified number of days have elapsed as set by agency
policy.
10. Single-dose are one-time medications.

II. Essay

1. Enumerate the 10 Rights in drug administration and site an example in each right. (2PTS
EACH)

2. What is the mission and vision of NORZAGARAY COLLEGE? (10 PTS)