[LF 1023] Sub. Code: 4722 Q.P. Code : 664722
B.Sc (Nursing) Degree Examination Third Year Paper II
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Child Health Nursing
August 2014
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
I. Essays: (2X15=30)
1. Master Kannan, a 5 year old child is admitted in the paediatric medical ward for the treatment of Protein Energy Malnutrition.
a) Define Protein Energy Malnutrition.
b) List out the causes for Protein Energy Malnutrition.
c) Differentiate between Kwashiorkor and Marasmus.
d) Explain the nursing management including the dietary management of the child.
2. Master Anand, a 3 year old child is admitted in the Neuro Medical
Ward and is diagnosed as having Hydrocephalus.
a) Define the term Hyrocephalus.
b) Enlist the clinical manifestations of hydrocephalus.
c) Explain the medical and the surgical management of hydrocephalus.
d) Plan a comprehensive nursing care for the child using nursing process.
II. Write Notes on : (5X5=25)
1. Iron deficiency anaemia
2. Thalassemia
3. Neonatal reflex
4. Assessment of dehydration
5. Road to health chart
III. Short Answer Questions: (10X2=20)
1. Define the term ophthalmia neonatorum
2. List any four restraints and their uses
3. Mention four functions of child guidance clinic
4. List four primary needs of a preterm baby
5. Enlist four common accidents that occur during infancy
6. Write four causes of Respiratory distress syndrome
7. Write four congenital anomalies of gastro intestinal tract in children
8. Name the causative organisms for four vaccine preventable diseases
9. Enumerate four causes for hearing loss in children
10.State four manifestations of child abuse
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