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QP CODE: 108010 Reg.No.:……………… First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations, October 2014 NURSING FOUNDATIONS Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 100...

QP CODE: 108010 Reg.No.:……………… First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations, October 2014 NURSING FOUNDATIONS Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 100 ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. Essay: (2x10=20) 1. Define oxygen inhalation and mention the indications of oxygen inhalation. Explain the role of nurse in oxygen administration. (1+4+5=10) 2. Define profession. Enumerate the characteristics of a profession. Discuss whether nursing is a profession. (1+4+5=10) Short notes: (10x5=50) 3. Nutritional assessment. 4. Health care team. 5. Characteristics of therapeutic environment. 6. Importance of records. 7. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. 8. First aid to a client with food poisoning. 9. Complications of immobility. 10. Hot water bag application. 11. Rehabilitation. 12. Nursing management of a client with fluid volume deficit. Differentiate between the following: (5x3=15) 13. Constipation and faecal impaction. 14. Irrigation and instillation. 15. Concurrent disinfection and terminal disinfection. 16. Pulse deficit and pulse pressure. 17. Sign and symptom. List the following: (5x3=15) 18. Six comfort devices and its purposes. 19. Six principles of medicine administration. 20. Six complications of neglected mouth. 21. Six indications of gastric lavage. 22. Six benefits of exercise. *************************