M.Sc-M.Sc Nursing 2nd Year Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing (Kerala University of Health Sciences-2013)

Q.P.Code 202355                                                                         Reg. No.:.................... .

Second Year M.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations - May 2013
                                                       (Clinical Specialty - II)

                                           Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                        Max marks : 100

• Answer all questions



Essays (4x20=80)

1. Explain the psycho social problems of patients living with HIV/ AIDS and the nursing management. (20)

2. Describe the theories of aging. Explain the special concerns of elderly population. (8+12=20)

3. Describe the models of community mental health. Discuss the role of psychiatric nurse in enhancing primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of mental illness in the present Indian setting. (8+12=20)

4. Briefly explain the common psychiatric emergencies. Discuss the nursing management of a client with attempted suicide . (12+8=20)

Short notes (4x5=20)

5. Dissociative amnesia

6. Impulse control disorders

7. Psycho physiological illness

8. Management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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