Q P CODE: 108010 Reg. No.:…
First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations
(2010 Scheme)
Nursing Foundations
May 2018
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 100
Answer all questions
Essays: (2x10=20)
1. Define medication. Explain the components of medication order. Describe the sites of intramuscular injections. (1+4+5)
2. Define therapeutic environment. Describe the role of nurse in providing safe and clean environment. Explain the factors affecting sleep. (1+4+5)
Short notes: (10x5=50)
3. Components of nursing health history
4. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
5. Steps of nursing process
6. Characteristics of urine
7. Universal safety precautions
8. Sites for assessment of pulse
9. Immediate care of patients with snake bite
10. Purposes of patient teaching
11. Factors influencing character of respirations
12. Nurses’ responsibility in oxygen therapy
Differentiate between the following: (5x3=15)
13. Empathy and sympathy
14. Actual loss and perceived loss
15. Burns and scalds
16. Rehabilitation and continuing care
17. Side effects and adverse effects
List the following: (5x3=15)
18. Six guidelines for documentation
19. Six types of hospital waste
20. Six principles of hot application
21. Six types of discharge from hospital
22. Six functions of hospital
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