Q.P. CODE: 117010 Reg. No: …
First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations
(2016 Scheme)
Nursing Foundations
November 2017
Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 100
Answer all questions
Draw diagram wherever necessary
Essay: (15)
1. Define documentation. List the purposes of recording and reporting. Explain the general guidelines for documentation. Describe the types of documentation system. (1+2+5+7)
Short Essays: (2x10=20)
2. Define acid base balance. What are the factors affecting fluid electrolyte balance. Explain
the nursing interventions in fluid electrolyte imbalance (1+4+5)
3. Define nursing process. Explain the methods of health assessment. Discuss the planning
phase of nursing process. (1+4+5)
Short Notes: (5x5=25)
4. Qualities of a nurse
5. Medico legal issues in hospital admission
6. Factors affecting body temperature.
7. General principles of hot application.
8. Explain the various routes of drug administration
Differentiate between the following: (5x4=20)
9. Medical and surgical asepsis
10.Systolic and diastolic BP
11.Gastric gavage and gastric lavage
12.Tachycardia and bradycardia
13.Open bed and closed bed.
List down the following: (5x4=20)
14.Four types of personal protective equipment
15.Four first aid measures in dog bite.
16.Four prone areas of pressure sores in our body
17.Four principles of body mechanics
18.Four nursing measures in care of dying
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