Q.P. CODE: 301010 2010 Scheme Third Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular/Supplementary Examinations
Medical Surgical Nursing (Adult Including Geriatrics - II)
July 2021
Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 75
• Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly
• Do not leave any blank pages between answers
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
• Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers
• Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary
Essays (2 x 15 = 30)
1. Discuss the categories of chemotherapeutic drugs, side effects of chemotherapy and the
nurse’s role in managing the side effects
2. Enumerate the modes of mechanical ventilation. Discuss indications for mechanical
ventilation and care of the patient receiving mechanical ventilation
Short Notes (5 x 5 = 25)
3. Methods of infection control in critical care units
4. Health education after valve replacement surgery
5. Role of nurse in disaster management
6. Health promotion strategies for elderly
7. Nursing management of patient after reconstructive surgery
Give reasons for the following (5 x 2 = 10)
8. Patients who have undergone craniotomy, elevate the head of the bed 30 degree
9. Keep intercostal drainage system lower than the level of the patient’s chest
10.Patients who had valve replacement with prosthetic valves require lifetime prophylactic
anticoagulation therapy
11.In acute kidney injury contrast dyes are avoided while performing CT scans
12.Assess apical heart rate for 1 minute before each dose of digoxin
Differentiate between (5 x 2 = 10)
13.Hemiplegia and paraplegia
14.Palliative surgery and curative surgery
15.Atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation
16.Allogenic stem cell transplantation and autologous stem cell transplantation
17.Defibrillation and cardioversion
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