Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of Indira Gandhi National Open University HS1T1 Primary Health Nursing December 2006

Post Basic Bachelor of Science (BSc)
NURSING
Term-End Examination

HS1T1: Primary Health Nursing

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70

Note : Answer all the five questions.

1. Explain any three of the following: (3x5=15)

(a) Mental health dimension of health.

(b) Lifestyle as one of the factors affecting health.

(c) Prerequisites of health at the individual and environmental level.

(d) Monitoring vs. Surveillance.

(e) Definition and meaning of Health For All.

2. (a) Explain the concept of family as a unit of community health nursing practice.

(b) Briefly describe the nursing process in family health care .

(c) State the activities which a community health nurse needs to perform while intervening in crisis situation in a family. (7+6+2=15)

3. (a) Describe the physiological changes which occur In reproductive organs during pregnancy.

(b) List the factors which determine high risk pregnancy.

(c) Describe the physical and neurological assessment of newborn babies. (5+5+5=15)

4. Write short notes on any three of the following : 3x5=15

(a) Role of community health nurse in education, communication and information

(b) Sanitation and its relation to health

(c) Prevention and control of cholera

(d) Basic principles of care during minor ailments

(e) Criteria for selection of essential drugs

5. Given below are the following statements. Write ‘T’ if this statement is true, ‘F’ if it is false, in your answer book along with the number of the statement. (5x1=5)

(a) The length of fallopian tube varies from 7 - 14 cms. T/F

(b) Scar formation on right deltoid region indicates that child has been immunised for diphtheria. T/F

(c) Anterior fontanelle closes by 12 months after birth. T/F

(d) Quickening is a probable sign of pregnancy. T/F

(e) Vaccine is an immunobiological substance which gives specific protection against a particular disease. T/F

6. Fill in the blanks in the following statements and write down the same in your answer book along with the number of the statement. 5x1=5

(a) Articles which come in contact with infected person are known as ______

(b) Inability to bear children is known as ________

(c) The relationship between the cost of an activity and the benefits that accrue from it is called _____

(d) Restoring an individual to good condition or bringing back a person towards a normal life by special treatment is

(e) 5 gms of chlorine is sufficient to disinfect ______ litres of water.