EVALUATION TOOLS

Essay questions

1. Free Response Essay Questions

Discuss in detail the following

1. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods of pain relief

2. Role of the nurse in the prevention and detection of cancer.
3. Etiology and pathophysiology of coronary artery disease, angina, and acute
coronary syndrome.
4. The management of patients with temporary and permanent pacemakers .
5. Identify the purposes and types of preoperative medications.

2. Restricted Essay Type Questions

1.A 45 year old male is admitted to the hospital with the history of alcoholic
cirrhosis.
a)Describe the pathophysiology of cirrhosis of liver and correlate it with the
clinical manifestations.
b) Enumerate the complications which are likely to be seen in this patient
c) Discuss the management of any one of the complications.

2.A 56 yr old male with a history of chronic smoking is admitted to the coronary
care unit for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
a)List the indications for CABG.
b) Enumerate any four complications of CABG surgery.
c)Plan the nursing care of the patient in the immediate post-operative period
based on any three prioritized nursing diagnosis.

3. Explain the phases of acute renal failure. Mention briefly on hemodialysis

therapy and formulate a nursing care plan for patient on hemodialysis.

4.Explain the types and pathophysiology of osteoporosis . Discuss the

complications of skin traction and preventive nursing measures

5.Explain the phases of acute renal failure. Mention briefly on hemodialysis

therapy and formulate a nursing care plan for patient on hemodialysis
 Short Answers

1.Write short notes on the following :

(a) Atopic dermatitis

(b)Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(c)Complications of diabetes mellitus
(d)Pulmonary embolism
(e)Urinary diversion

Objective type questions

Fill in the blanks

1. Ability to respond mechanically to an impulse is called………………

2. ……………….. is a graphic tracing of the electrical impulses produced in the
heart.
3. ……………….. is the conversion of a mechanical, thermal, or chemical stimulus
into a neuronal action potential.
4. Down’s syndrome is otherwise called……………….
5. …………………..the second stage in the development of cancer,

Match the following

1. Microglia a) Corticotropin
2. Water-soluble hormone b) Macrophage
3. Releasing Hormones c) Inferior to the thalamus
4. Hypothalamus d) Catecholamines
e) Superior to the thalamus
Multiple choice questions

1.Night blindness is caused by deficiency of

a)Vitamin A b) Vitamin B

c) Vitamin D d) Vitamin E

2) Largest portion of the brain

a) Cerebellum b) Brain stem

 b) Cerebrum d) Pons

3) Normal Ph level is

a) 7.45 b)7.65
b) 7.85 c) 7.75

4) Cystectomy means

a) Removal of the bladder b) Removal of the kidney

b) Removal of the urethra d) Removal of the uterus

5) Mammography

a) X-ray of the breast b) X-ray of the ovary

b) X-ray of the cervix d) X-ray of the uterus

State True or False for below statements

a) A cervical disk herniation usually occurs at the C5-6 and C6-7 interspaces.
b) Thyroiditis, inflammation of the thyroid gland.
c) If blood is seen at the urinary meatus, urethral catheterization should not be
attempted.
d) Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing.
 ESSAY QUESTIONS
 SHORT ANSWERS
 OBJECTIVE type QUESTIONS