O.P.Code 1353 Reg. No.:.................... .
First Year MSc Nursing Degree Examinations - November 2011
(Child Health Nursing)
Clinical Specialty-1
Time: 3 hrs Max marks : 100
• Answer all questions.
Essays (4x20=80)
1. Discuss the principles of growth and development. Explain the growth and
development of the preschool child (10+10=20)
2. Describe the behavioral disorders in children. Explain the nursing management of
a child with cerebral palsy using nursing process. (10+10=20)
3. Describe the reactions of a child to death and dying .Explain the nursing
management of a terminally ill child using nursing process. (10+10=20)
4. Differentiate between preterm and normal newborn. Describe the nursing
management of the newborn in the immediate newborn period. (10+10=20)
Short notes (4x5=20)
5. Rights of the child
6. Vital statistics
7. Genetic counseling
8. Failure to thrive
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