Examinations Document for Nursing and Midwifery Students 2010/2011, Exams of Sociology

Download Examinations Document for Nursing and Midwifery Students 2010/2011 and more Exams Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! Semester 2 Examinations 2010/2011 Exam Code(s) 2BWS1 2NG1 2NG2 2NG3 Exam(s) Bachelor of Midwifery Science Bachelor of Nursing Science (General) Bachelor of Nursing Science (Psychiatric) Module Code(s) NU248 Module(s) Social Sciences II Paper No. 1 Repeat Paper No External Examiner(s) Ms Kim Tolley Dr Edward McCann Internal Examiner(s) Prof Kathy Murphy Dr Pádraig MacNeela Ms Tammie Scott Dr Michael Keane Dr Rosemary Fish Instructions: Part 1 of this paper applies to the Bachelor of Midwifery Science programme students only. Part 2 of this paper applies to the Bachelor of Nursing Science programme (General & Psychiatric) students only. Please use a separate answer book for each question. Please follow the instructions in your programme part. Duration 2 Hours No. of Pages 3 Department(s) School of Nursing & Midwifery Course Co-ordinator(s) Ms Miriam Brennan/Ms Margaret Folan Ms Brona Mooney Dr Stephen Bradley Requirements: None Release to Library: Yes No√ Part 1 Bachelor of Midwifery Science Students only Please Use a Separate Answer Book for Each Question Section A Psychology Please respond to ONE question from the following list: 1. ‘Pain is a psychological experience.’ Discuss. (70%) In your answer, ensure that you give examples that are relevant to midwifery. (30%) 2. How do psychologists distinguish mental health problems requiring intervention from those problems that arise for most of us at some point? In your answer, make use of relevant examples concerning depression in particular. (100%) 3. Discuss the usefulness of "stress" and "coping" as appropriate descriptions for those aspects of pregnancy and child birth that women may find distressing. (100%) Section B Law Write an essay on one (1) of the following: 1. Consent to treatment is a fundamental principle in health care and is an expression of the patient’s right to control what is done to him or her. Discuss consent in relation to EITHER adults without capacity to consent OR children. Support your answer with reference to appropriate sources.(100%) 2. It is essential that medical professionals respect patient confidentiality. A failure to do so violates the trust of the patient and infringes their right to privacy and their dignity. Please identify and discuss the exceptions to the duty of confidentiality? Support your answer with reference to appropriate sources. (100%) 3. The Mental Health Act 2001 provides for various rights and safeguards for patients in psychiatric care. Discuss the main provisions of the Act and whether you regard them as a positive development. Support your answer with reference to appropriate sources. (100%) -END-