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Past Questions — 2018

Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Health worker female will register:

A) pregnant women from 3 months of pregnancy onwards
B) married women in the reproductive period
C) children through systematic home visits and at clinics
D) all of these
Registration/contacts include pregnant women, eligible women and children under the service package.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Incubation period of Pneumonia in children is

A) 1- 2 days
B) 1- 3 days
C) 2- 4 days
D) 2- 6 days
Many common bacterial pneumonias have short incubation, around 1–3 days.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

The process of fusion of the spermatozoon with the mature ovum is called

A) Fertilization
B) Implantation
C) Ovulation
D) Oogenesis
Fusion of sperm and ovum is fertilization.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Treatment for Rheumatic fever in children includes

A) bed rest & diet
B) penicillin
C) suppressive therapy
D) all of these
Management includes bed rest/dietary support, penicillin and suppressive therapy as indicated.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

For the care and rehabilitation of mentally ill persons, Mental Health Act 1987 came into force in

A) 1991
B) 1992
C) 1993
D) 1994
The Mental Health Act, 1987 came into force in 1993.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Pentavalent 1st dose is given at

A) birth
B) 6 weeks
C) 10 weeks
D) 14 weeks
The routine pentavalent series begins at 6 weeks.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Children born with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) may become symptomatic .......after birth

A) any time
B) 1- 2 weeks
C) 2- 4 weeks
D) 4- 6 weeks
TOF can become symptomatic at different ages depending on the severity of right ventricular outflow obstruction.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

A large cube, painted blue on all six faces, is cut into 27 smaller identical cubes. How many of the smaller cubes have exactly one face painted blue?

A) 4
B) 8
C) 6
D) 10
A painted 3×3×3 cube has six face-center cubes with exactly one painted face.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Indications for episiotomy may include EXCEPT

A) rigid perineum
B) anticipating perineal tear
C) all cases of vaginal delivery
D) previous perineal surgery
Routine episiotomy for all vaginal births is not indicated.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

A pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted and develops outside the normal uterine cavity is called

A) vaginal fistula
B) ectopic pregnancy
C) hydramnios
D) hydatiform mole
Ectopic pregnancy is extrauterine implantation.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

The advantages of using chalkboard as an AV Aids are as mentioned below Except

A) it does not cause any noise
B) produces dust
C) can be used anywhere
D) mistakes can be corrected immediately
Producing dust is a disadvantage, not an advantage, of a chalkboard.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Transition from the 1st stage to 2nd stage of labour is evidenced by

A) increasing intensity of uterine contractions
B) appearance of bearing down effort
C) urge to defecate with descent of the presenting part
D) all of these
Increasing contractions, bearing-down and urge to defecate accompany transition.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

The most peripheral contact point between the primary health care system and the community is

A) Community health centres (CHC)
B) Primary health centres (PHC)
C) Sub centre (SC)
D) None of these
The sub-centre is the most peripheral public-health contact point.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Severe anaemia during pregnancy may contribute to complications such as

A) pre-eclampsia
B) heart failure
C) pre-term labour
D) all of these
Severe anemia can contribute to heart failure and obstetric complications including preterm labor.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

To uphold the dignity and honour of the nursing profession, Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI) was formed in

A) 1908
B) 1918
C) 1949
D) 1946
1918 is the year keyed in this historical nursing item.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

Find the odd word out

A) Yen
B) Rupee
C) Euro
D) Ringgit
Yen, rupee and euro are commonly associated with major national/regional currencies; ringgit is the odd one under the source’s classification.
Nursing Officer • 2018 • Paper-II

An example of physiological barrier of communication is

A) congestion
B) emotional disturbance
C) illiteracy
D) difficulties in hearing
Hearing impairment is a physiological barrier.
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