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Download KUHS B.Sc Nursing 2nd Semester 223010 Nursing Foundations I And II Oct 2024 Question Paper

Download The Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) B.Sc Nursing 2nd Semester 223010 Nursing Foundations I And II Oct 2024 Previous Question Paper

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Q.P. CODE: 223010
Reg. No: ........................
Second Semester B.Sc Nursing Degree Regular/Supplementary
Examinations October 2024
Nursing Foundations (I & II)

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Time: 3 Hrs
Max. Marks: 75
Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between
answers ? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers

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Draw diagrams wherever necessary
1. Multiple Choice Questions:



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(12x1=12)
(Choose the most appropriate answer from the option given)

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The Answers to MCQ questions (Q.No. i to Q.No. xii) shall be written continuously on the first
two writing sheets (ie Page No. 3 & 4) only

i. A hospital unit in which clients receive intensive medical care
a) Preoperative care b) Critical care
c) Paediatric care

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d) Psychiatric care
ii. The stage of dying, a person refuses to accept the fact of loss
a) Denial
b) Anger
c) Bargaining

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d) Depression
iii. A scale used to assess the pressure ulcer is
a) Apgar scale
b) Glasgow coma scale
c) Braden scale

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d) Narcotic scale
iv. The organ which control the body temperature is
a) Hypothalamus
b) Medulla oblongata
c) Cerebellum

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d) Brain stem
v. In this method, the examiners use the hands to touch body parts to make sensitive
assessments
a) Palpation
b) Inspection

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c) Percussion
d) Auscultation
vi. The instrument used to observe the deeper structures of external and middle ear
a) Bronchoscope
b) Ophthalmoscope

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c) Stethoscope
d) Otoscope
vii. An exaggeration of the posterior curvature of the thoracic spine
a) Lordosis
b) Kyphosis

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c) Scoliosis
d) Osteoporosis
viii. Movement of extremity away from midline of the body is --------------
a) Abduction
b) Adduction

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c) Pronation
d) Supination
ix. A ful volume pulse, which rapidly collapses due to aortic regurgitation or incompetence
a) Bigeminal pulse
b) Paradoxial pulse

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c) Pulses alternans
d) Water hammer pulse
x. Prolonged intake of medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood leads to
develop
a) Toxic effects

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b) Side effects
c) Adverse effects
d) Allergic effects
xi. One teaspoon is equal to
a) 5ml

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b) 10ml c) 15ml
d) 20ml
xii. A type of fever in which the temperature rises from normal to high fever and back at
regular intervals
a) Remittent fever

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b) Intermittent fever c) Constant fever
d) Inverse fever
(PTO)


Essays

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(2x15=30)
2. Define communication. Explain the basic elements of communication process. Describe
the therapeutic communication techniques
(2+5+8)
3. Define enema. Describe the classification of enema. Explain the steps of giving enema

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with scientific principles. (2+5+8)
Short notes



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(5x5=25)
4. Types of reports
5. Prevention of medication errors
6. Types of pain

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7. Impact of illness on the client and family
8. Principles of first aid
Differentiate between (write any two difference)


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(2x2=4)
9. Acute illness and Chronic illness
10. Medical diagnosis and Nursing diagnosis
List down the following

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(2x2=4)
11. Four factors influencing health
12. Four qualities of a nurse
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