Examination Instructions for Nursing Science Students, 2010/2011 - Semester 2, Exams of Nursing

Download Examination Instructions for Nursing Science Students, 2010/2011 - Semester 2 and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Semester 2 Examinations 2010/ 2011 Exam Code(s) 3NG1,3NG3 Exam(s) Bachelor of Nursing Science (General) Module Code(s) NU336 Module(s) Nursing Management of the Physically Ill Adult 3 Paper No. Paper 2 Repeat Paper External Examiner(s) Ms K. Tolley Internal Examiner(s) Prof K Murphy Dr M Dowling Ms T Ui Chiardha Ms E Burke Ms L Dempsey Ms E Byrne Ms T Meaney Instructions: Please answer a total of four questions. You are expected to answer two questions from section A and two questions from section B. Support your answers with relevant literature and reference to your clinical practice. All questions carry equal marks. Please use a separate answer book for each question. Duration 3 Hours No. of Pages 3 Department(s) School of Nursing & Midwifery Course Co-ordinator(s) Ms Frances Farrelly Requirements: MCQ Release to Library: Yes √ No Handout Statistical/ Log Tables Cambridge Tables Graph Paper Log Graph Paper Other Materials Section A 1. Write short notes on four of the following: a) Acute leukaemia (25%) b) The advice you would give a patient who is taking steroid medication for their immune disorder (25%) c) HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) (25%) d) The information you would give a patient who is about to have a bone marrow biopsy for the first time (25%) e) Haemophilia (25%) f) Myeloma (25%) 2. Mrs O’Malley, a sixty-year old mother has been admitted to your ward for a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy, for carcinoma of the uterus. Critically discuss the physical and psychological care Mrs O’Malley will require for the first 48 hours following surgery. Provide a rationale for the care you provide. (100%) 3. Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed operative procedure worldwide. Critically discuss the pre and postoperative nursing care of a patient undergoing cataract surgery under local anaesthetic. Provide a rationale for the care you provide. (100%) PTO