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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences

Examination
B.Sc. Nursing Part-III July, 2020
Subject: Mental Health Nursing
Full Marks: 75
Time: 3 hrs.
Group-A
Answer any three of the following questions
1. Mrs. A, 42 year female has been admitted in Psychiatry ward with severe depress1on. 3+-4+8

a) Mention the signs and symptoms of depression.

b) Discuss the management of depression

C)Write down a nursing care plan based on potential problems for Mrs. A (at least four).

2. a) Write down the characteristics of therapeutic Nurse-Patient relationship 5+10

b) Discuss the common barriers of nurse- patient relationship in orientation phase and working

phase with intervention.

3+4+8
3 a) What in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
b) What do you mean by Primary gain and secondary gain?
c) Discuss the common behavior therapy indicated for obsessive compulsive disorder.

4 a) Define Schizophrenia. 2+5+8

b) What are the common symptoms of Schizophrenia?
c) Formulate a nursing care plan of a patient admitted in psychiatry ward.

Group-B
Answer any two of the following questions

5. a) Classify the psychosocial therapies employed for a mentally ill patient. 5+10

b) Discuss any one of them.

6. a) Write down the Common Psychotropic Substances. 3+6+6

b) Discuss the causes of psychoactive substance use.

c) What do you mean by alcohol addiction, alecohol dependence and aleohol withdrawal

symptoms?

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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences

B.Sc. Nursing Part-III Examination, 2018
Subject: Mental Health Nursing Full Marks : 75
Time: 3 hrs.
Use separate answer script for each group
Answer all questions

Group - A

1. a) What is substance Abuse? 3+3+3+6

b) What are the common substance that are abused?

c) Mention the signs && symptom of alcohol withdrawal.

d) Role of a nurse in prevention of alcohol abuse.

2. Mrs. Shila is having problem in sleeping and also she refuses to eat food. She has tried to

commit suicide but failed. 1+2+5+7

a) What may be the probable diagnosis of Shila?

b) Define the term
c) Describe the psychodynamics of the disease.

d) Describe the management of Shila.

What is mental retardation ? 2+3+5+5

3 a)
the behavioral manifestations of moderate type of this condition'?
b) What are

How child of this type be rehabilitated in the Society?

c) a can

d) Describe prevention of mental retardation at primary level.

Group-B
Differentiate the following term 3 x5
4
a) Hallucination and Delusion.

b) Epileptic fit and Hysteric fits

c) Delirium and Dementia.

Write short notes on any three of the following: 3 x5

5
a) Behavior therapy. b) Activity therapy.
c) Lithium therapy. d) Antipsychotic drugs.
e) Thought disorder.
005/17
The West Bengal University of Health Sciences
B.Sc. Nursing Part-III Examination, 2017

Subjeet: Mental Health Nursing

Full Marks: 75
Time: 3 hrs.
Use separate answer seriptfor each group
Answer all questions

Group-A
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1. a) Define erisis
b) Classily erisis.

c) Write down the common response seen among the clients in crisis.

How the crisis responses of clients can be managed?

d)

2. Mrs. C. has been admitted in Psychiatric ward with restlessness, agitation, sleeplessness and
2+4+9
grandeurs delusion.

Mention the probable diagnosis of Mrs. C.

a)
of Mrs. C.
b) Mention the common pharmacological management
feature.
c)Write down a nursing careplan for Mrs. C on the basis of presenting

'? 4+6+5
3 a) What is Dissociative & conversion disorder
disorder
Discuss the etiological factors of Dissociative & conversion
b)
and psychosocial
c)Write down the treatment modalities of Dissociative Conversion disorder
therapies.
Group-1B

Define Dementia.
2+4+9
4 a)
down the etiological factors of dementia.
b) Write
for the clients of dementia (mention important 3 nursing
c) Formulate a nursing care plan
problems)
3 x5
any three of
the following
5. Write short notes on

its goals and classification

a) Occupational therapy
Standards of mental health nursing practice
b)
transference.
Transference and counter
C)
mechanism.
d) Stress and coping
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Sciences
The West Bengal University of Health
B.Sc. Nursing Part-III Examination, 2016

Subject: Mental Health Nursing Full Marks: 75

Time:3hrs. Use separate answer script for each group

Answer all questions

Group-A
refusal due
ward with agitation ,food
1. Mr.B, a 35 years male, has been admitted in psychiatry
to office in fear of being
to fear of being poisoned, auditory hallucination and is not going
Mr. B has been diagnosed as a subtype of Schizophren1a.
conspired by colleagues and boss.
1+8+6
of Mr. B.
a) Mention the probable diagnosis
management of Schizophrenia.
b) Discuss the Pharmacological and psychological
for Mr. B.
based on three important nursing problem
c) Write down nursing care plan

conimunication?
3+6+6
2. a) What are the goals of therape:tic
communicatiorn.
b) Discuss the components of therapeutic
to communicate with
the
of therapeutic communication
c) Write down different techniques
four such with examp!es).
mentally ill persons. (Mention

3+6+6
3. a) Define Phobia.
different types of phobia.
b) Discuss the features of
causes of plobia.
c) Describe the psychodynamic

Group-1B
emergency.
2+5+8
4 a) Define Psychiatric
situations of Psychiatric emergencies.
b) Mention the different
ofa violent petic:t i2 po iyur
c) DiscuSs thermer2o12eat
3 x5
5. Write short notes on any i , e ofthe toliovwing
nursine te gerlh.
a) Commanity nmertel heel
b) Eating disorder.

c) Systematie desensitization
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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences
B.Sc. Nursing Part-III Examination, 2015
Subject: Mental Health Nursing
Time: 3 hrs. Full Marks: 75
Use separate answer
script for each group
Answer all questions

Group-A
1.a) Define crisis and crisis intervention. 4+4+7
bWhat are the common responses that you may observe in a client who is experiencing crisis.

H o w a nurse take care of violent behavior in psychiatric ward?

2 Raman, a 30 years old female client admitted in psychiatric ward with history of repeated hand
washing ritual, which is causing disturbance in her activities of daily living. Her condition is
diagnosed as Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis. 2-346
a)DefineOCN.
b)List down the associate condition where obsession is found:
Write down the nursing care plan based on three important nursing diagnosis.

3. a) Define legal psychiatry. 2-5-8

(b) Why is it important to have knowledge of legal psychiatry for a psychiatric nurse?
c) Explain the admission and discharge procedure of psychiatric patient ina psychiatric

hospital.
Group-B
4. a) What is substance abuse? 3+3-3-6
b) What are the common substances that are abused?
c) Mention the signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.
d) Role of nurse in prevention of substance abuse.

5. Write short notes on any three ofthe following: 3x5

a) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
b) Primary level of prevention of mental illness.
c) Phobias.

d) Group therapy.
c) National Mental IHealth Programme.
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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences
B.Sc. Nursing Part-III (Supplementary) Examination, 2015
Subject: Mental Health Nursing
Time: 3 hrs. Full Marks: 75
Use separale answer script for euch group
Answer all questions

Group-A
Mrs. Amita Dey, 50 yearS old lady got admitted to psychiatric ward with diagnosis o

4+6+5
depression
a) List down the cliuical features which may present in Mrs. Dey.

b) Prepare a case plan on three important nursing diagnosis.

her family members'?
c) What discharge advice would you give to Mrs. Amita Dey and

Disorder? 2+4+4+5
2. a) What is the meaning of Conversion
Describe the Psychodynamics of Conversion Disorder.
b)
c) Differentiate between primary and secondary gain.
d) Prepare discharge advice for the patient who was admitted in the hospital with the diagnosis
of conversion disorder.

3 Differentiate between: 3x5

a) Psychosis a d Neurosis.

b) Hallucination and Illusions.

c) Epileptic fit and lysteric fit.

Group-B
4 a) Define preventive psychiatry. 3+7+5

b) Discuss the different stages of preventive psychiatry.

c) Goals of psychiatric rehabilitation.

5. Write short notes on any three of the following 6+4+5

a) What are the different therapies available for the treatment of psychiatric patient?

b) Nurses responsibility in lithium therapy

c) Preparation of patient before E.C.T

 Health Sciences
The West Bengal University of
Examination, 2014
B.Sc. Nursing Part-III
Mental Health Nursing Full Marks: 75
Subject:
Time: 3 hrs.
Use separate answer scriptfor each group
Answer all questions
Group-A
of food and
ward. She refuses any types
old lady is admitted in
psychiatric
Mrs. A, a 35 years even
1. She becomes suspiCIous
and fluid is poisoned.
believes that, her food most of the
fluid because she remains in her bed
nurses' station. She
other in
among each 1+5+9
when nurses are talking

talk to any other patients.

time and doesn't
of Mrs. A.
Write the probable diagnosis
a) i)
of the disease.
the psychodynamics
ii) Describe
write nursing
care plan for the patient.
three nursing diagnosis and
111) List down any or 2+4+-9
retardation.
Define Mental IQ level.
b) i) of Mental
retardation according to
classification
rite down the
i) of Mental
retardation.

for primary prevention

Discuss the
measures

11) 2+4+4+5
relationship?
nurse -patient
2. a) What is therapeutic
relationship.
nurse -patient
goals of therapeutic
Discuss the
b) nurse -patient relationship?
of therapeutic
What a r e the phases
c) nurse -patient relationship.
therapeutic
impasses for
Write down the 3x5
d)
following:
notes on any
three of the
Write short
Side-effects of Antipsychotic drugs.
b)
Types and purposes.
a) Anorexia nervosa.

Relaxation therapy:
ill persons. d)
c) Rights of mentally Group- B
4+4+7
Withdrawal.
and Alcohol
Dependence
Define Alcohol
4 a) of alcohol
intake to the
users.

complications
Write down the
b) withdrawal.

management of Alcohol
Describe the 2+4+4+5
c)
therapy.
Define Occupational
5. a) therapy.
of Occupational which can be arranged
Write the purposes measures
b) of Occupational
therapeutic
different types
c) List down the
ward.
in-patient
in a psychiatric ward.
Occupational therapy in a
role in
Discuss nurse's
d)
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The West Bengal University of Health
B.Sc. Nursing Part-III Examination, 2013

Subject: Mental Health Nursing Full Marks: 75

Time: 3 hrs. each group

Use separate answer seript for
Answer all questions

Group-A
1+1+4+9

1. a) Define Dementia.
of Dementia among elderly people?
commonest cause
b) What is the
features of dementia.
c) List important clinical
demented client under
the following head.
d) Discuss nursing care a
need of the client.
i) Meeting safely
nutritional requirement.
ii) Maintaining
Communication with the client.
i)
1+5+4+5

What is schizophrenia?
2. a) i) of schizophrenia.
psychodynamics
Describe the
ii)
signs of schizophrenia.
List down the positive and negative nursing management.
iii) of schizophrenia and
there

Write the important

nursing diagnosis
iv) or 2+4+4+5
Neurosis.
Compulsive
Define Obsessive
b) i) of obsessive compulsive
disorder.

the psychodynamics of obsessive

Describe management
ii) and psychosocial
pharmacotherapeutic
the
ii) Describe
compulsive Neurosis. Neurosis.
Obsessive Compulsive
management
of a client with
Describe the nursing
iv) 2+5+8
emergencies?
What are the psychiatric suicidal ideation?
3. a) client with
safely need of
a
monitor
How does a
nurse

b) behaviour.
management
of suicidal
Write the
Group- B 2+6+7

Define psychotherapy. in psychiatric setting

4. a) commonly used psychotherapist
List down
b) psychotherapy
in detail.
c)
Discuss any one
5+5+5
the following Neurosis.
and
5. Distinguish between
Hallucination.
b) Psychosis
Delusion and
a) fits.
and Hysteric
c)Epileptic
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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences
B.Sc. (H) Nursing Part-III Examination, 2012

Subjeet: Mental Health Nursing Full Marks: 75

Time:3 hrs.
Use separate answer script for each group

Answer all questions

Group- A

36 yrs. got admitted in mental hospital with severe psychomotor

1. a) Mr. Biswas, a Old man

retardation. He expresses displeasure to talk with the caregiver. His wife complained that
1+3-4+7
Mr. Biswas stopped going to office since three months.

ofMr. Biswas?
i)Whatwill bethe possible dingnosis
of the disease.
ii) Describe briefly psychodynamics
plan for this patient.
iii) Describe activity therapy you can

& prepare a care plan.

iv) Identify three important nursing diagnosis
Or
2+6+7
b) i) What do you by nurse patient relationship?
mean
-

relationship.
ii) Describe different phases of nurse -patient
and hoW you will solve
hinder nurse patient relationship
iii) Identify the factors that may
it.
3-+-48
Define crisis & crisis intervention.
2/a)
b) What are its types?

Discuss how a nurse takes care

of a patient with violent behavior in psychiatric set up.
c)
2+ 3+5+5
a) What is mental retardation ?
moderate type of this condition?
b) What are the bchavioral manifestations of

c) Howa child of this type can be rehabilitated

in
the society?
retardation at primary level
d) Describe prevention of mental
Croup-BB
withdrawal. 4+3-8
4.a) Define drug, drug abuse, drug dependence, drug
List the substances which can be abused.
b)
& managenment of a patient with alcoholism.
c) Describe the treatment

Write short notes on any three of the following 3x5

a) Lithium therapy & nurses responsibilities. by Milieu Therapy. c) Sleep hygiene.

d) Rights of mentally ill patient. e) Role of a nurse in group therapy.
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The West Bengal tniversity ofHealth Sciences
B.Sc. (H) Nursing Part-III Examination, 2011
Time: 3 hrs. Subject: Mental Health Nursing
Use Full Mark»
separate nsver scra or euu t Sgrep
Answ er
ainy flve quest1. ws
aking ut h d / fuo
from ca h
gr o
Group-A
Anil. a 25 ycars old adult is admilied in
psvchratrne ward with increased motor actisi
restlessness. violent behaviour, abusiv and diagnos d as Catatonie excitement. 2-30
a) Deline catatonie excitement.
b) List dowa the ty pes of
selhizophtei
c) Write down the treatm ent and nur ing manayennt ol catatonie eniled
a
påliet
a ) Detine mood diserders
b) Discyss tlhe diffetent types of henin. cliita mantlaliin q HDP
c)Discuss the nursing management ut a
patient admitted in the hospital vith mani.

3 What is EC.T. and who had inv ented it?

3-5-7
b) List down different types of mania
c) Explain the importanee ot milieu nanagement ef a
iolent patient.

Group- B
4a) What are the different therapies available for the treatuent
of psy chiauie patients? 3-7-5
b) Discuss any one of these therapies in detal.
c) Identify the role of nurse in that the rapy
Sa) What doyou mean by Therapeutie ommunication
b) Describe dilferent techniques of th rapeutie comminivgtion.
c) List down the factors of communic ation tailure

6. Write short notes on any three of he follow ing

3 xS
a) Antipsychotic drugs.
b) Admission procedure of mentally ill patients
c) Withdrawal sy mptoms of alcohol a ddiction.
A) Mental Retardation. 3r
e) Misconception about mental illnes>
 Sciences
The West Bengal University of Health
B.Sc. (H) Nursing Part-III Examination, 2010
Subject: Mental Health Nursing Full Marks: 75
: 3 hrs.
Use separute answer script for each grop

Answer any five questions, taking al leasi tivo from each group

GroupA 4+6t5
a) Define crisis and crisis intervention.
Crisis.
b) Differentiate Maturational and Situational
ohserve in a client who is
experiencingCIISIS
responses that you may
C)What are the Common

3+5+7
mood disorders.
2 Define
bDiscuss the different types of mania.
hospital in a manic state.
admitted in the
Plan nursing-care for a patient
C)
2+815
a) Define Milieu Therapy.
psychiatric ward.
psychiatric nurse to a therapeutic milieu in a

b) Discuss the role of a

of a violent patient.
c)Explain the importance of milieu management
Group-B 2+5+8
Define Paranoid Schizophrenia.
A
features of Paranoid Sehizophrenia.
6) List down the clinical
hospital ward with Paranoid
Discuss the nursing management of a
patient admitted in the
)
Schizophrenia.
3x5
5. DifTerntiate between (any three):
and drug tolerence.
a) Drug dependence
Hallucination and Illusion.
Dementia. b
Delirium and
Melancholic personality.
Hypomanic personality and
e) Psychosis and Neurosis.

Write short notes on any three of the following 3 x5

6.
a) Lithium therapy and nurses responsibilit

b) Misconceptions about mental illnesses-

c) Behaviour therapy.
d) Nurses role and functions in preparing a patient for E.C.T.
e) Admission and discharge procedures of mentally ill patients.

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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences

B.Sc. (H) Nursing Part-I1I Examination, 2009

Subject: Mental Health Nursing Full Marks 75

: 3 hrTs.
Use separate uns wer script f o r each group

least two from each group

five questions, laking
at
Answer any

Group-A
She is
old daughter.
divorce has a son who wbrks
in far off place anda 14 years is a
virs.la is a leukemia. Mrs. Lila
herseif is a c a s e of
ill mother and she 2 +8+5
living with ner chronically suicide but failed on two occasions.
working lady. She aftempted PeuelTkorsee
eFectTUE Coplin
nursing diagnosis of Lila.
n
)ormulate
for Lila nursing process.
by using MOunogemnen dPOM 10t
Prepare a nursing care plan
D i s c u s s the
ireatment modalities for her.
3x
communication?
by therapeutic
á)What do you
mean
communication.
of therapeutic used these
Describe different techniques communications where you have
Describe at least
two examples of therapeutic
c)
techniques.
3x5
of any three of the followings.
Write short notes
before E.C.T.
in preparing patients
role and functions
Nurse' s Mentai i icurui i
iYatioNai

O L1tlhsUIc u i v U i
t lalf-way Home.

in Group Therapy.
d) Role of a
nurse
Excitemien.
Characleristucs of Catatonic
Group- B
2 +8+5
Detine Milieu therapy. ward.
develop Milieu in psychiatric
to
b) Discuss the role of a nurse
ol a violent patient.
ol Milieu managemen
x p l a i n theimportance
His history reveals
ouidoor with his parents.
has c o m e in a psychiatric and
13abla. a ten ycar old boy at home. He becornes pale
school but always study seriously
to to abdomen
that he does not want go Sometimes he complains of pain in
to to school
the
go
cries loudly when he is asked
school:
2-5T8
FArn
when he 1s lorced to go
to
Babla?Scheol phObia
probaole diagnosis for his history and
a) What would be the a r e needed while taking
where more inportance
are the different
areas
b) What
why
Pian a health leaching for Babla's parents.

followIng terms (ny thhree)

Dilfererntiate between the

Repression and Regression etmla KapedTE

A) and extroverted personality.
bIntrOverledpersonality admission of psychiatric paticnts.
dNOluntaryadmission and involuntary mentally ill persons.
ar d
Characteristics of Mentally Healthy persons
Hallucination and Delusion.
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The West
Bengal University of Health Sciences
B.Sc. (H) Nursing Part- III Examination, 200p8
Time: 3 hrs.
Subject: Mental Health Nursing
Full Marks: 75
Use separate answer script for each group
Answer any five questions,
taking at least hwo from each group

Group-A
INDe fine Nurse - Patient relationship. he noupeLdrt Kalav
2+8+5
b) Describe the phases of
B a r r iGldentity
e s ldentif
Nurse Patient relationship.
the factors that may hinder the process of Nurse - Patient relationship.

L.Ina, a 40 year old female is admitted in the psychiatric ward with hand washing rituals for last four
years which has disturbed her activities of daily leaving (ADL). She is diagnosed as a case of Obsessive

Compulsive Neurosis (OCN). 2+5+8

a) Define OCN.
b) Describe briefly the psychodynamics of OCN. FY EAd hicT C
Write dOwn the of
defen se mechaPL
nursing management Lina.
()neffeclrve eptng wulLANoun sn
Se Cornd d acttvity olefitut TdCgespenigo
(3 State the differences of the
followings(any three) 3 x5
F r i l i fit and Hvsteric fit.
-Feen O PeWelernem
Psychosis and Neurosis. Sociol igoloat
Primary prevention and Secondary prevention. A
d)Hallucination and Illusion. LtecoolRole ferfocarine e
Group home and halfway home. ALtene Sun nteg ru
Group -B

4.) Mrs. Ramala,

35 year old lady was admitted in
a
the psychiatric ward. She
because she believed that the food is
frequently refuses to eat
poisoned. She remained aloof from all other
diagnosed as a case of paranoid schizophrenia. patients. She is

A)Define paranoid schizophrenia. 2+5+8

List down the clinical features of
paranoid
Write down a
nursing care plan for Mrs. Ramala. schizophrenia.
a)
b)
Define preventive
psychiatry.
What are the different CmmunY Pykia/
Deseribe any one stage of of preventive
stages 2+3+10
c) psychiatry?
preventive psychiatry.
6.) Write short notes on any three of the following: Wovoro
aBehaviour therapy and its uses.
b Admission procedure of
Napo 3 x5
mentally ill patients!
Misconceptions about mental
Lithium therapy health Nansa
e) and nurses N R

Primary gain and secondary responsibilities,

gain. aleo

muwty fsy
sy
o ciod cie cep
C o m

BCN
Drpitet.si
P o o t

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