[LA 1012] Sub. Code: 4703 Q.P. Code : 664703
B.Sc (Nursing) Degree Examination First Year Paper III
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Nursing Foundation
February 2012
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
Answer ALL questions.
I. Elaborate on: (2X15=30)
1. a) Define Nursing.
b) What are the characteristics of a profession?
c) Discuss nursing as a profession.
2. Write the nursing responsibilities for the following procedures
a) Specimen Collection.
b) Oral administration of medication.
c) Checking Vital Signs.
II. Write notes on : (5X 5 =25)
1. Maslow Hierarchy theory.
2. Nurse Patient Relationship.
3. Barriers of communication.
4. Decubitus ulcer.
5. Principle of health education.
III. Short Answer: (10X 2 = 20)
1. Define Nursing Process.
2. What are the major sites of injection?
3. List down the types of Bio-medical waste.
4. What is pulse?
5. Name four positions used for physical examination.
6. Define post operative bed.
7. What are the purposes of SITZ BATH?
8. Write the expansion of a) INC b) TNAI.
9. What is Dyspnoea?
10.List out the routes of parenteral therapies.
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