[LI 1023] Q.P. Code : 664722 Sub. Code: 4722
B.Sc. (Nursing) Degree Examination Third Year Paper II
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Child Health Nursing
February 2016
Time : Three Hours Maximum : 75 Marks
Answer ALL questions
I. Essays: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. A 10 days old neonate is admitted to a paediatric surgical ward with the diagnosis of tracheo oesophageal fistula.
a) List the types of tracheo oesophageal fistula with diagram.
b) Mention the signs and symptoms of tracheo oesophageal fistula.
c) Describe the medical and nursing management of this child.
2. Jeni, three year old girl is admitted with the diagnosis of gastro enteritis with some dehydration.
a) List the causes of diarrhea.
b) Differentiate between some and severe dehydration.
c) Enlist the complications of diarrhea.
d) Draw a nursing care plan for this child.
II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)
1. Reflexes of newborn.
2. APGAR Score.
3. Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
4. Hyperbilirubinemia.
5. Factors influencing growth and development.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. List four common purposes of keeping the child in incubator.
2. Mention four problems of an adolescent.
3. List the clinical manifestations of pyloric stenosis.
4. Enlist the signs and symptoms of Hirschsprung’s disease.
5. List four differences between nephrosis and nephritis.
6. Write four purposes of restraints.
7. Mention four International Child Welfare Organizations.
8. Define Hypospadias and Epispadias.
9. List four complications of pneumonia in children.
10. Mention four Internationally accepted rights of the child.
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