[LL 1020] Sub. Code: 4719 Q.P. Code : 664719
B.Sc. (Nursing) Degree Examinaiton Second Year Paper IV
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Community Health Nursing - I
August 2017
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 Marks
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. Describe the epidemiology of Dengue fever and explain the role of the community health nurse in the treatment, prevention and control of Dengue fever in the community.
2. a) Enumerate the various spacing methods for population control.
b) Discuss the impact of population explosion in India.
II. Write notes on: (5 x 5 = 25)
1. Emergency contraception.
2. Explain the different types of nutritional deficiency diseases seen in the country.
3. Management and control of respiratory diseases in the community.
4. Status of elderly people in society.
5. Education as a determinant of health.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 = 20)
1. Name the causative organism for typhoid fever.
2. What is the incubation period for poliomyelitis?
3. List the indications for termination of pregnancy under the MTP Act.
4. Differentiate between endemic and epidemic.
5. State any two noise control measure.
6. Define low birth weight babies.
7. Explain the term eugenics.
8. List any four signs and symptoms of marasmus.
9. Name any two diagnostic tests for HIV/AIDS.
10. In which disease is Koplik’s spots seen and where?
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