QP CODE: 108010 Reg. No.:…
First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations
2010 Scheme
Nursing Foundations
February 2022
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 100
• 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: (2x10=20)
1. State the levels of communication. Explain the factors influencing communication. (5+5)
2. Describe the characteristics of pulse. Explain the factors affecting pulse (5+5)
Short notes: (10x5=50)
3. Phases of nurse patient relationship
4. Factors affecting oxygenation
5. Types of discharge
6. Ethical principles in Nursing
7. Nursing management of fever
8. Purposes of medication
9. Storage and maintenance of medicines
10. Care of unconscious patient
11. Types of hospital waste
12. Qualities of a nurse
Differentiate between the following: (5x3=15)
13. Medical asepsis and surgical asepsis
14. Tachycardia and bradycardia
15. Palpation and percussion
16. Natural and acquired infection
17. Instillation and irrigation
List the following: (5x3=15)
18. Six factors affecting body temperature
19. Six types of drug preparations
20. Six signs of clinical death
21. Six principles of surgical asepsis
22. Six techniques to promote sleep
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