Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
Second Year B.Sc. (Nursing) (Basic)
Degree Examination- September/October 2008
Revised Scheme - QP Code 1692
Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 80
Midwifery Including Maternity and Gynaecological Nursing II
Your answers should be specific to the question asked.
Draw neat labelled diagrams wherever necessary
Long Essay (Answer any two) 2 x 10 = 20
- Explain the signs & symptoms of pregnancy in the first trimester
- Describe the antenatal advice you will give to a woman in the third trimester
- List five minor disorders of pregnancy & the management
2.
- Describe the onset of labour
- Explain the physiology of second stage of labour
- Explain the mechanism of labour in left occipito anterior position
3.
- Explain the physiological changes during puerperium
- Describe physiology of lactation
- Explain the nursing management of a woman during the first week of puerperium
Short Essay (Answer any eight) 8 x 5 = 40 Marks
- Development of placenta
- Menopause
- vesicovaginal fistula
- Customs & beliefs in relation to confinement & puerperium
- New born assessment
- Diagnosis of multiple pregnancy
- Acute inversion of the uterus
- Placenta praevia
- Asphyxia neonatorum
- Still births
Short Answers 10 x 2 = 20 Marks
- Maternal mortality
- Responsibilities of a midwife
- Indications for oxytocin administration
- Breast abscess
- Jaundice in newborn
- Indications for forceps delivery
- Lochia
- Gynaecoid pelvis
- vaginal examination
- Compound presentation
