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Second Year M.Sc. (Nursing) Degree Examination - May 2012

[Time: 3 Hours] [Max. Marks: 80]

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

NURSING SPECIALITY II PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING II (Revised Scheme 2)

Q.P. CODE: 9621

Your answers should be specific to the questions asked. Draw neat labeled diagrams wherever necessary. Answer all questions LONG ESSAY 1. 2. 4 X 15 = 60 Marks

Discuss the various emerging roles and challenges of community mental health nursing in the light of the development and trends in community mental health. a) Define mental retardation. b) List down the classifications of mental retardation. c) Discuss the role of nurse in prevention of Mental retardation. a) Discuss the psycho social problems of the clients with Dementia. b) Describe the various treatment modalities and nursing approaches for care of Dementia clients. a) Explain the psychodynamics of Depressive disorder. b) Draw a nursing care plan for a patient with the diagnosis of Depression. 2 X 10 = 20 Marks

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SHORT ESSAY (answer any two) 5. 6. 7. 8. Discuss mental health and continuum. Discuss in brief Mental Health Act of India. Compare and contrast catatonic and paranoid schizophrenia. Discuss the psychiatric nursing management of a patient with HIV / AIDS.

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