M.Sc-M.Sc Nursing 1st Year (Child Health Nursing) Clinical Specialty-1 (Kerala University of Health Sciences-2013)

Q.P.Code 105353                                               Reg. No.:…………………

First M.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations - September 2013

                                  (Child Health Nursing)

                                         Clinical Specialty-1

 Time : 3 hrs                                                                       Max marks : 100

• Answer all questions.

Essays (4x20=80)

1. Discuss the age-specific approaches to physical examination during childhood. Explain the assessment of the respiratory system in pediatric clients. (10+10=20)

2. List the characteristics of X - linked inheritance patterns of gene disorders.  Explain the role of pediatric nurses in prenatal care. (10+10=20) 

3. Explain Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development with examples. Discuss the cognitive development of school age children. (10+10=20)

4. Discuss the characteristics of a premature newborn. Explain the nursing management of preterm newborns following steps of the nursing process. (10+10=20)

Short notes (4x5=20)

5. Failure to thrive

6. Role of pediatric nurse in the community

7. Early infantile autism

8. Oxygen administration in children.

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