SBBS1203_SEM MAY 08/F_NS

PART A

INSTRUCTIONS

Part A contains TEN questions. Answer ALL questions.

QUESTION Marks

1. a) What is feminism? (1)

b) Feminism has contributed to womens movement. (3)
State the THREE benefits of the womens movement towards
nursing.

2. a) List FIVE images of nursing. (2.5)

b) Describe ONE from the above images that you feel is most (1.5)
important to nursing profession.

3. a) What is autonomy in nursing? (1)

b) Explain briefly how a nurse could develop autonomy in clinical (3)

decision making.

4. a) Name FOUR types of political power. (2)

b) Briefly explain any two of the above mentioned political power (2)
with relevant examples.

5. a) List FOUR nursing theorists. (2)

b) State TWO theories which are suitable to apply in your clinical (2)
setting.

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6. a) List the steps in nursing process. (1)

b) State SIX critical thinking points relevant to the first stage of (3)
nursing process.

7. Describe briefly the activities involved in developing critical analysis (4)

skills of reflective practice.

8. Compare the differences between Advanced Nurse Practitioners and (4)

Clinical Nurse Specialists.

9. a) What is collaborative practice? (1)

b) Describe an example of collaborative practice in patient care. (3)

10. Describe briefly the role of a nurse consultant following the preparation (4)
of research proposal.

(Total: 40)

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PART B

INSTRUCTIONS

Part B contains FIVE questions. Answer THREE questions only.

QUESTION Marks

1. Nursing profession in Malaysia is in the process of achieving the status

of professionalism.
a) Define professionalism. (2)
b) Discuss SIX strategies that you would take to ensure professionalism (18)
in your discipline.
(Total: 20)

2. a) State FIVE methods on how nurses could participate in continuous (5)

professional development (CPD).
b) Discuss FIVE strategies to promote CPD among Malaysian (15)
nurses towards professionalisation.

(Total: 20)

3. Nursing associations play an important role in promoting

professionalism in nursing and society.
a) Name THREE major constituents of most nursing associations. (3)
b) Explain why nurses need to establish a nursing association. (9)
c) Discuss the strategies to recruit members to the Malaysian Nurses (8)
Association.
(Total: 20)

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4. Empowerment in nursing is becoming important in order to ensure the

optimum outcome of patient care.
a) What is empowerment in nursing? (2)
b) Describe FOUR aspects of empowerment in nursing. (8)
c) Explain FIVE methods in the empowerment process that could be (10)
considered in motivating nurses to provide better patient care in the
clinical areas.
(Total: 20)

5. The issue of role expansion of nurses has emerged in the nursing

profession in Malaysia.
a) Define the expanded role in nursing. (3)
b) Describe FOUR areas of nursing practices that nurses are (8)
expanding their roles.
c) Explain the expanded role within the Malaysian context. (9)
(Total: 20)

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