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Staff Nurse GR - II
Staff Nurse GR - II
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
Anatomical terms
Nervous System - Structure and function of brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord,
motor and sensory pathways of spinal cord and autonomic nervous system.
Sense organs - Skin, eye, ear, nose and tongue. Physiology of vision, hearing,
smell, touch, taste and equilibrium.
Skeletal & Muscular System - Formation and growth of bones, tendons, ligaments
and cartilages, classification of bones, axial and appendicular skeleton. Structure
and function of muscle
2. MICROBIOLOGY
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- Society – definition, social groups-types, structures, intergroup relationship, group
cycle, group behaviour and group morale.
- Social change – factors affecting and effect on society and institution leading to
social problems.
- Culture and characteristics of community – definition, rural and urban, cultural and
characteristics.
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
PSYCHOLOGY
- Habits – meaning and formation, breaking of bad habits, importance of good habit
formation for the nurse.
- Learning – nature, types, laws of learning, factors affecting learning, memory and
forgetting.
- Thinking and Reasoning – nature and types of thinking, reasoning, problem solving,
importance of creative thinking for nurse.
SOCIOLOGY
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- Nature, scope and significance of sociology in nursing
- Concept, charecteristics and type of family, family cycle and basic needs of family
,functions of family, importance of interdependence of family members, important
functions of family and their problems. and problems, types of marriage, medical and
sociology aspects of marriage.
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
- Meeting the basic needs of patient- Physical needs, hygienic needs, elimination
needs, nutritional needs, psychological and spiritual needs. Diversional and
recreational therapy,care of terminally ill and dying patient.
- Medical and surgical asepsis, isolation precaution, barrier nursing, hand washing,
isolation, personal protective equipment,its uses, types, techniques of wearing and
removing. transportation of infected patient.
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- Clinical Pharmacology – Principles, routes, effects and storage of medications,
medication errors, Broad classification of drugs, systems of drug measurements,
dosage calculations, terminologies and abbreviations used in the prescription of
medications. Oral and parenteral therapies, advanced techniques epidural,
intrathecal, intraosseous, intraperitoneal, intrapleural, intraarterial. Topical
administration,direct applications, inhalations, recording and reporting of medications
administered.
FIRST AID
- Concept of health and disease, Primary health care, Promotion and maintenance of
health.
- Health system in India, health care delivery system, health planning in India.
- National health and family welfare programmes, major health problems in India.
- Concept and function of health team, Role of nursing personnel at various levels.
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- Family health services, family health goals, purposes and principles of home visits,
bag technique, referral system.
- Records and reports, types and its uses, preparation and maintenance.
NUTRITION
- Therapeutic diet- Diet modifications in relation to the medical and surgical conditions.
- Medical, surgical and nursing management of patients with burns, breast disorders,
integumentary disorders
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- Plastic and reconstructive surgery, skin graft flaps, complications, preparation of
patient for constructive surgery, postoperative care and health education.
- Concept of mental health and mental illness, Principles of mental health nursing.
- Substance use,child and adolescent psychiatric disorder- sleep, eating and sexual
disorders.
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- Bio-psychosocial therapies and role of nurse in these therapies.
- Concept of child health care, trends and emerging challenges for paediatric nurse.
- Problems of locomotion –
osteomyelitis,poliomyelitis,kyphosis,lordosis,scoliosis,fractures.
- Various child welfare services, ethical and legal aspects of paediatric nursing.
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MODULE VIII (10 Marks)
- Role of midwife in the administration of drugs during pregnancy, labour and post
partum period, drugs used in obstetrics, teratogens.
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MODULE 1X (10 Marks)
- Data collection process –methods and instruments of data collection, data analysis-
compilation, tabulation, classification, summarization ,presentation and interpretation
of data using descriptive statistics
- Cost and financing of health care services in India, national health plans, role of state
and central government in allocation of funds, health insurance.
NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from
other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in
the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in
the question paper