Vol 1
This book is written based on the revised INC syllabus; it is developed on the rich knowledge and clinical expertise of the
authors, co-authors and contributors around various specialties of nursing.
• It is indexed, well-organized, updated with recent information, and enhanced with the inclusion of OSCE checklists and
procedure skills as per requirement of the new syllabus.
• The authenticity of the contents of the manual rests with a strong literature review from various indexed textbooks of nursing.
• The individual patient differences, patient preferences, patient conditions and situations are considered before or while
putting a procedure into practice.
Vol 2
• Developed by a team of authors and contributors who have brought in their rich and varied experiences in nursing practice
and education
• Assembled based on the latest INC syllabus and new procedure guidelines
• Includes practical procedures of all clinical nursing specialities
• Constitutes checklists for procedures against which competencies can be fairly evaluated
• Is a ready reference for nursing care plan of common clinical conditions
• Includes short- and long-case scenario discussions
• Comprises key topics for viva voce in practical examinations
• Highlights the important areas of health education
• Caters to practical examination preparation of student nurses across 4 years of education
Key Features
Vol 1
This book is written based on the revised INC syllabus; it is developed on the rich knowledge and clinical expertise of the
authors, co-authors and contributors around various specialties of nursing.
• It is indexed, well-organized, updated with recent information, and enhanced with the inclusion of OSCE checklists and
procedure skills as per requirement of the new syllabus.
• The authenticity of the contents of the manual rests with a strong literature review from various indexed textbooks of nursing.
• The individual patient differences, patient preferences, patient conditions and situations are considered before or while
putting a procedure into practice.
Vol 2
• Developed by a team of authors and contributors who have brought in their rich and varied experiences in nursing practice
and education
• Assembled based on the latest INC syllabus and new procedure guidelines
• Includes practical procedures of all clinical nursing specialities
• Constitutes checklists for procedures against which competencies can be fairly evaluated
• Is a ready reference for nursing care plan of common clinical conditions
• Includes short- and long-case scenario discussions
• Comprises key topics for viva voce in practical examinations
• Highlights the important areas of health education
• Caters to practical examination preparation of student nurses across 4 years of education
Author Information
By Lizzie Ravindran, Professor and Principal, GEM College of Nursing, Coimbatore; Manjula G.B., Assistant Professor,College of Nursing, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia; Deborah Packiajothi, Professor, Vice -principalGEM College of Nursing, Coimbatore and Anees A
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Vol 1)AU Names
PART AA
SECTION 1 NURSING FOUNDATIONS AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
CHAPTER 1 HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENT Dr Deborah
1.1 ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL
1.2 DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL
CHAPTER 2 HEALTH ASSESSMENT BASIC TO NURSING CARE Dr Deborah
2.1 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
2.2 GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION - HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT
2.3 BODY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT
2.4 NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
2.5 GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 3 BIOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT BASIC TO NURSING CARE Dr Deborah
3.1 VITAL SIGNS ASSESSMENT
3.2 PAIN ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 4 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE COMFORT NEEDS OF PATIENTDr Deborah
4.1 BED MAKING
4.2 COMFORT DEVICES
4.3 POSITIONING OF PATIENT
4.4 TRANSFERING OF PATIENT
CHAPTER 5 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE HYGIENIC NEEDS OF PATIENTDr Deborah
5.1 ORAL HYGIENE
5.2 BED BATH
5.3 CARE OF SKIN AND PRESSURE AREAS
5.4 HAIR SHAMPOOING
5.5 PEDICULOSIS TREATMENT
CHAPTER 6 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTDr Deborah
6.1 PREPARATION OF FLUID DIET
6.2 FEEDING A CONSCIOUS PATIENT
6.3 NASO-GASTRIC TUBE INSERTION
6.4 NASO- GASTRIC TUBE FEEDING
6.5 NASO- GASTRIC TUBE REMOVAL
6.6 GASTROSTOMY FEEDING
6.7 JEJUNOSTOMY FEEDING
CHAPTER 7 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE ELIMINATIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTDr Deborah
7.1 INSERTION OF FLATUS TUBE
7.2 INSERTION OF SUPPOSITORIES
7.3 INSERTION OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER
7.4 CATHETER CARE
7.5 REMOVAL OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER
7.6 CLEANSING ENEMA
7.7 BOWEL WASH
7.8 BLADDER IRRIGATION
CHAPTER 8 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO ALTERATIONS IN BODY PHYSIOLOGY OF PATIENTDr Deborah
8.1 PULSE OXYMETRY
8.2 OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION
8.3 NEBULIZATION THERAPY
8.4 ENDO-TRACHEAL SUCTIONING
8.5 TRACHEOSTOMY CARE
8.6 ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG) ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 9 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO MEDICATION THERAPYDr Deborah
9.1 ORAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
9.2 PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION - INTRA-MUSCULAR INJECTION
9.3 SUB-CUTANEOUS INJECTION
9.4 INTRA-DERMAL INJECTION
9.5 TOPICAL MEDICATION APPLICATION
CHAPTER 10 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO FLUID AND BLOOD ADMINISTRATIONDr Deborah
10.1 VENEPUNCTURE / INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION
10.2 INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
10.3 BLOOD TRANSFUSION
10.4 TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION THERAPY
CHAPTER 11 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTIONDr Deborah
11.1 RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES
11.2 TRACTION CARE
11.3 CRUTCH WALKING
CHAPTER 12 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF A SURGICAL PATIENTDr Deborah
12.1 SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT AND OPERATION THEATRE TECHNIQUE
12.2 PRE, INTRA & POST OPERATIVE CARE
12.3 SURGICAL DRESSING
12.4 SITZ BATH
12.5 SUTURE REMOVAL
CHAPTER 13 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO HOT/ COLD APPLICATIONSDr Deborah
13.1 HOT APPLICATIONS
13.2 COLD APPLICATIONS
13.3 STEAM INHALATION
CHAPTER 14 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDUREDr Deborah
14.1 ASSISTING WITH THORACENTESIS
14.2 ASSISTING WITH ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS
14.3 ASSISTING WITH LUMBAR PUNCTURE
14.4 ASSISTING WITH BONE MARROW ASPIRATION
14.5 ASSISTING WITH ENDOSCOPY
14.6 ASSISTING WITH COLONOSCOPY / SIGMOIDOSCOPY
14.7 ASSISTING WITH ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIO PANCREATOGRAPHY
14.8 GLUCOMETER RBS CHECKING
14.9 SPECIMEN COLLECTION
14.10 URINE TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF ALBUMIN AND SUGAR
CHAPTER 15 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF PATIENT RECEIVING SPECIFIC TREATMENTDr Deborah
15.1 OSTOMY CARE
15.2 CARE OF PATIENT RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY
15.3 CARE OF PATIENT RECEIVING RADIATION THERAPY
15.4 CARE OF PATIENT WITH BURNS
CHAPTER 16 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICESDr Deborah
16.1 STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION OF INSTRUMENTS
16.2 BIO-MEDICAL WASTE (BMW) MANAGEMENT
16.3 HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE
16.4 DONNING AND REMOVING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
CHAPTER 17 NURSING ACTION S BASIC TO EMERGENCY CAREDr Deborah
17.1 TRIAGING
17.2 CARDIO – PULMONARY RESUSCITATION
CHAPTER 18 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO END OF LIFE CAREDr Deborah
18.1 CARE OF THE DEAD BODY
SECTION 2 CHILD HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 19 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF NEWBORN AND INFANTDr Lizzie
19.1 NEWBORN SCREENING AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT
19.2 CARE OF NEWBORN DURING PHOTOTHERAPY
19.3 INCUBATOR CARE
19.4 CARE OF BABY IN RADIANT WARMER
19.5 KANGAROO MOTHER CARE
19.6 ASSISTING WITH UMBILICAL CORD CATHETERIZATION
19.7 ASSISTING WITH EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION
19.8 USE OF RESTRAINTS IN CHILDREN
19.9 BLOOD SAMPLE COLLECTION BY HEEL PRICK METHOD
19.10 NEONATAL RESUSCITATION
19.11 BREAST FEEDING TECHNIQUE
19.12 EXPRESSED BREAST MILK AND HUMAN MILK PRESERVATION
19.13 PREPARATION OF FORMULA FEEDS
19.14 PALADAI FEEDING
19.15 BURPING THE BABY
19.16 ASSESSMENT SIGNS FOR PROPER LATCHING
19.17 ASSESSMENT OF HEAD CONTROL
19.18 ASSESSMENT OF PINCER GRASP
CHAPTER 20 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF CHILDRENDr Lizzie
20.1 MEASUREMENT OF STANDING HEIGHT OF A CHILD
20.2 MEASUREMENT OF MID UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE
20.3 ASSESSMENT OF MASS, LENGTH, LIQUID AND MASS
20.4 ASSESSMENT OF VITAL SIGNS
- MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE
- MEASUREMENT OF RESPIRATION
- MEASUREMENT OF PULSE
20.5 ADMINISTRAION OF MEDICATIONS
20.6 ADMINISTRATION OF INTRA-MUSCULAR INJECTION
20.7 INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION FOR NEWBORN, INFANT AND TODDLER
20.8 INSTILLATION OF EYE DROPS
20.9 INSTILLATION OF EAR DROPS
20.10 APPLICATION OF SUPPOSITORY
20.11 NEBULIZATION FOR A CHILD
20.12 USE OF A METER DOSE INHALER WITH SPACER AND MASK
20.13 SETTING UP OF SYRINGE PUMP
20.14 SETTING UP OF INFUSION PUMP
20.15 CARE OF CHILD ON VENTILATOR
20.16 SUCTIONING OF ENDOTRACHEAL OR TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE
20.17 SELECTING NASOPHARYNGEAL OR OROPHRAYNGEAL AIRWAY
20.18 OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN
20.19 SETTING A CPAP
20.20 USE OF PEAK FLOW METER
20.21 COLLECTION OF URINE SPECIMEN
20.22 CARE OF BABY WITH COLOSTOMY
20.23 DEHYDRATION ASSESSMENT
20.24 ASSESSMENT OF PAIN USING FACES PAIN SCALE
20.25 NASO-GASTRIC TUBE INSERTION AND FEEDING FOR CHILDREN
SECTION 3 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 21 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MENTALLY ILL PATIENTSDr Deborah
21.1 HISTORY TAKING SPECIFIC TO MENTALLY ILL PATIENT
21.2 MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION
21.3 PROCESS RECORDING
21.4 CARING, TREATING & HANDLING MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS
21.5 CARE OF PATIENT ON ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPHY (ECT )
21.6 ASSISTING WITH VARIOUS THERAPIES
- BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
- PSYCHOTHERAPY
- RELAXATION THERAPY
- ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF NURSE IN ASSISTING WITH
PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES
SECTION 4 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGICAL NURSING
CHAPTER 22 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MOTHER IN THE ANTENATAL PERIODDr Lizzie
22.1 ANTENATAL CARE AND EXERCISE
22.2 ANTENATAL ASSESSMENT AND PALPATION
22.3 ANTENATAL ENEMA
22.4 ANTENATAL URINARY CATHETERIZATION
CHAPTER 23 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MOTHER DURING LABOURDr Lizzie
23.1 PREPARATION OF MOTHER FOR NORMAL LABOUR AND SETTING UP OF TROLLEY FOR NORMAL DELIVERY
23.2 ASSESSMENT OF MOTHER IN LABOUR
23.3 TAKING A PARTOGRAM
CHAPTER 24 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MOTHER AND NEWBORN IN THE POSTNATAL PERIODDr Lizzie
24.1 PLACENTAL EXAMINATION
24.2 PERINEAL AND EPISIOTOMY CARE
24.3 POSTNATAL ASSESSMENT
24.4 POSTNATAL EXERCISE
24.5 NEW BORN ASSESSMENT AND WEIGHING OF NEWBORN
24.6 BREAST FEEDING TECHNIQUE
24.7 CORD CARE
24.8 BABY BATH
24.9 IMMUNIZATION OF NEWBORN
CHAPTER 25 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO ASSISTING WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL PROCEDURESDr Lizzie
25.1 ASSISTING WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
25.2 SETTING UP OF TROLLEY FOR DILATION AND CURETTAGE (D & C)
25.3 PAP SMEAR COLLECTION
25.4 COPPER -T INSERTION & REMOVAL
SECTION 5 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 26 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF PEOPLE IN THE HOME SETTINGDr Lizzie + Dr Deborah
26.1 ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF INFANT
26.2 ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF PRE –SCHOOLER
26.3 ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF ADULT
26.4 ASSESSMENT OF VITAL SIGNS AT HOME
26.5 ANTENATAL ASSESSMENT AT HOME
26.6 CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF BREAST
26.7 NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN
26.8 NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF ADULT
26.9 TESTING URINE FOR SUGAR AND ALBUMIN
26.10 HAND WASHING
26.11 BAG TECHNIQUE
26.12 FIRST AID FOR FRACTURE
26.13 FIRST AID FOR DOG BITE
26.14 DISPOSAL OF WASTE AT HOME
TABLE OF CONTENTS (VOL 2)
PART B-PROCEDURAL SKILL STATIONS CHECKLISTS
SECTION 1 NURSING FOUNDATIONS AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
CHAPTER 1 HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENT
1.1 ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL
1.2 DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL
CHAPTER 2 HEALTH ASSESSMENT BASIC TO NURSING CARE
2.1 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
2.2 GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION - HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT
2.3 BODY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT
2.4 NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
2.5 GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 3 BIOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT BASIC TO NURSING CARE
3.1 VITAL SIGNS ASSESSMENT
3.2 PAIN ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 4 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE COMFORT NEEDS OF PATIENT
4.1 BED MAKING
4.2 COMFORT DEVICES
4.3 POSITIONING OF PATIENT
4.4 TRANSFERING OF PATIENT
CHAPTER 5 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE HYGIENIC NEEDS OF PATIENT
5.1 ORAL HYGIENE
5.2 BED BATH
5.3 CARE OF SKIN AND PRESSURE AREAS
5.4 HAIR SHAMPOOING
5.5 PEDICULOSIS TREATMENT
CHAPTER 6 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENT
6.1 PREPARATION OF FLUID DIET
6.2 FEEDING A CONSCIOUS PATIENT
6.3 NASO-GASTRIC TUBE INSERTION
6.4 NASO- GASTRIC TUBE FEEDING
6.5 NASO- GASTRIC TUBE REMOVAL
6.6 GASTROSTOMY FEEDING
6.7 JEJUNOSTOMY FEEDING
CHAPTER 7 NURSING ACTIONS TO MEET THE ELIMINATIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENT
7.1 INSERTION OF FLATUS TUBE
7.2 INSERTION OF SUPPOSITORIES
7.3 INSERTION OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER
7.4 CATHETER CARE
7.5 REMOVAL OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER
7.6 CLEANSING ENEMA
7.7 BOWEL WASH
7.8 BLADDER IRRIGATION
CHAPTER 8 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO ALTERATIONS IN BODY PHYSIOLOGY OF PATIENT
8.1 PULSE OXYMETRY
8.2 OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION
8.3 NEBULIZATION THERAPY
8.4 ENDO-TRACHEAL SUCTIONING
8.5 TRACHEOSTOMY CARE
8.6 ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG) ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 9 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO MEDICATION THERAPY
9.1 ORAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
9.2 PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION - INTRA-MUSCULAR INJECTION
9.3 SUB-CUTANEOUS INJECTION
9.4 INTRA-DERMAL INJECTION
9.5 TOPICAL MEDICATION APPLICATION
CHAPTER 10 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO FLUID AND BLOOD ADMINISTRATION
10.1 VENEPUNCTURE / INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION
10.2 INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
10.3 BLOOD TRANSFUSION
10.4 TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION THERAPY
CHAPTER 11 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION
11.1 RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES
11.2 TRACTION CARE
11.3 CRUTCH WALKING
CHAPTER 12 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF A SURGICAL PATIENT
12.1 SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT AND OPERATION THEATRE TECHNIQUE
12.2 PRE, INTRA & POST OPERATIVE CARE
12.3 SURGICAL DRESSING
12.4 SITZ BATH
12.5 SUTURE REMOVAL
CHAPTER 13 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO HOT/ COLD APPLICATIONS
13.1 HOT APPLICATIONS
13.2 COLD APPLICATIONS
13.3 STEAM INHALATION
CHAPTER 14 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
14.1 ASSISTING WITH THORACENTESIS
14.2 ASSISTING WITH ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS
14.3 ASSISTING WITH LUMBAR PUNCTURE
14.4 ASSISTING WITH BONE MARROW ASPIRATION
14.5 ASSISTING WITH ENDOSCOPY
14.6 ASSISTING WITH COLONOSCOPY / SIGMOIDOSCOPY
14.7 ASSISTING WITH ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIO PANCREATOGRAPHY
14.8 GLUCOMETER RBS CHECKING
14.9 SPECIMEN COLLECTION
14.10 URINE TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF ALBUMIN AND SUGAR
CHAPTER 15 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF PATIENT RECEIVING SPECIFIC TREATMENT
15.1 OSTOMY CARE
15.2 CARE OF PATIENT RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY
15.3 CARE OF PATIENT RECEIVING RADIATION THERAPY
15.4 CARE OF PATIENT WITH BURNS
CHAPTER 16 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES
16.1 STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION OF INSTRUMENTS
16.2 BIO-MEDICAL WASTE (BMW) MANAGEMENT
16.3 HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE
16.4 DONNING AND REMOVING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
CHAPTER 17 NURSING ACTION S BASIC TO EMERGENCY CARE
17.1 TRIAGING
17.2 CARDIO – PULMONARY RESUSCITATION
CHAPTER 18 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO END OF LIFE CARE
18.1 CARE OF THE DEAD BODY
SECTION 2 CHILD HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 19 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF NEWBORN AND INFANT
19.1 NEWBORN SCREENING AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT
19.2 CARE OF NEWBORN DURING PHOTOTHERAPY
19.3 INCUBATOR CARE
19.4 CARE OF BABY IN RADIANT WARMER
19.5 KANGAROO MOTHER CARE
19.6 ASSISTING WITH UMBILICAL CORD CATHETERIZATION
19.7 ASSISTING WITH EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION
19.8 USE OF RESTRAINTS IN CHILDREN
19.9 BLOOD SAMPLE COLLECTION BY HEEL PRICK METHOD
19.10 NEONATAL RESUSCITATION
19.11 BREAST FEEDING TECHNIQUE
19.12 EXPRESSED BREAST MILK AND HUMAN MILK PRESERVATION
19.13 PREPARATION OF FORMULA FEEDS
19.14 PALADAI FEEDING
19.15 BURPING THE BABY
19.16 ASSESSMENT SIGNS FOR PROPER LATCHING
19.17 ASSESSMENT OF HEAD CONTROL
19.18 ASSESSMENT OF PINCER GRASP
CHAPTER 20 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF CHILDREN
20.1 MEASUREMENT OF STANDING HEIGHT OF A CHILD
20.2 MEASUREMENT OF MID UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE
20.3 ASSESSMENT OF MASS, LENGTH, LIQUID AND MASS
20.4 ASSESSMENT OF VITAL SIGNS
- MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE
- MEASUREMENT OF RESPIRATION
- MEASUREMENT OF PULSE
20.5 ADMINISTRAION OF MEDICATIONS
20.6 ADMINISTRATION OF INTRA-MUSCULAR INJECTION
20.7 INTRAVENOUS CANNULATION FOR NEWBORN, INFANT AND TODDLER
20.8 INSTILLATION OF EYE DROPS
20.9 INSTILLATION OF EAR DROPS
20.10 APPLICATION OF SUPPOSITORY
20.11 NEBULIZATION FOR A CHILD
20.12 USE OF A METER DOSE INHALER WITH SPACER AND MASK
20.13 SETTING UP OF SYRINGE PUMP
20.14 SETTING UP OF INFUSION PUMP
20.15 CARE OF CHILD ON VENTILATOR
20.16 SUCTIONING OF ENDOTRACHEAL OR TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE
20.17 SELECTING NASOPHARYNGEAL OR OROPHRAYNGEAL AIRWAY
20.18 OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN
20.19 SETTING A CPAP
20.20 USE OF PEAK FLOW METER
20.21 COLLECTION OF URINE SPECIMEN
20.22 CARE OF BABY WITH COLOSTOMY
20.23 DEHYDRATION ASSESSMENT
20.24 ASSESSMENT OF PAIN USING FACES PAIN SCALE
20.25 NASO-GASTRIC TUBE INSERTION AND FEEDING FOR CHILDREN
SECTION 3 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 21 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS
21.1 HISTORY TAKING SPECIFIC TO MENTALLY ILL PATIENT
21.2 MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION
21.3 PROCESS RECORDING
21.4 CARING, TREATING & HANDLING MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS
21.5 CARE OF PATIENT ON ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPHY (ECT )
21.6 ASSISTING WITH VARIOUS THERAPIES
- BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
- PSYCHOTHERAPY
- RELAXATION THERAPY
- ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF NURSE IN ASSISTING WITH
PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES
SECTION 4 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGICAL NURSING
CHAPTER 22 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MOTHER IN THE ANTENATAL PERIOD
22.1 ANTENATAL CARE AND EXERCISE
22.2 ANTENATAL ASSESSMENT AND PALPATION
22.3 ANTENATAL ENEMA
22.4 ANTENATAL URINARY CATHETERIZATION
CHAPTER 23 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MOTHER DURING LABOUR
23.1 PREPARATION OF MOTHER FOR NORMAL LABOUR AND SETTING UP OF TROLLEY FOR NORMAL DELIVERY
23.2 ASSESSMENT OF MOTHER IN LABOUR
23.3 TAKING A PARTOGRAM
CHAPTER 24 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF MOTHER AND NEWBORN IN THE POSTNATAL PERIOD
24.1 PLACENTAL EXAMINATION
24.2 PERINEAL AND EPISIOTOMY CARE
24.3 POSTNATAL ASSESSMENT
24.4 POSTNATAL EXERCISE
24.5 NEW BORN ASSESSMENT AND WEIGHING OF NEWBORN
24.6 BREAST FEEDING TECHNIQUE
24.7 CORD CARE
24.8 BABY BATH
24.9 IMMUNIZATION OF NEWBORN
CHAPTER 25 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO ASSISTING WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES
25.1 ASSISTING WITH GYNAECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
25.2 SETTING UP OF TROLLEY FOR DILATION AND CURETTAGE (D & C)
25.3 PAP SMEAR COLLECTION
25.4 COPPER -T INSERTION & REMOVAL
SECTION 5 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 26 NURSING ACTIONS BASIC TO CARE OF PEOPLE IN THE HOME SETTING
26.1 ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF INFANT
26.2 ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF PRE –SCHOOLER
26.3 ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF ADULT
26.4 ASSESSMENT OF VITAL SIGNS AT HOME
26.5 ANTENATAL ASSESSMENT AT HOME
26.6 CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF BREAST
26.7 NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN
26.8 NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF ADULT
26.9 TESTING URINE FOR SUGAR AND ALBUMIN
26.10 HAND WASHING
26.11 BAG TECHNIQUE
26.12 FIRST AID FOR FRACTURE
26.13 FIRST AID FOR DOG BITE
26.14 DISPOSAL OF WASTE AT HOME
PART C- RESPONSE STATIONS
SECTION 1 NURSING FOUNDATIONS AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
CLINICAL CASE ASSESSMENT
1.1 Station name: COGNITIVE WRITING OF SHORT CASES
1.1a Urinary tract infection
1.1b Pressure ulcer
1.1c Deep vein thrombosis
1.2 Station name: DEVELOPING NURSING CARE PLANS
COPD
Pneumonia
Bronchial asthma
Myocardial Infarction
Congestive cardiac failure
CABG
Thyroidectomy
Diabetic Keto Acidosis
Pancreatitis
Acute Kidney Injury
Chronic Kidney Disease
Intestinal Obstruction
Cirrhosis Liver
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Fracture
Mastectomy
Burns
Stroke
Head Injury
1.3 Station name: INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION
1.4 Station name: DRUG IDENTIFICATION
CHAPTER 2 PATIENT CARE ASSESSMENT
Station name: Short clinical questions
Station name: Arrhythmia interpretation
Station name: ABG interpretation
Station name: Numerical skill
CHAPTER 3 COMMUNICATION SKILL ASSESSMENT
Station name: Topics for viva voce
Station name: Topics for health education
SECTION 2 CHILD HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 4 CLINICAL CASE ASSESSMENT
Station name: COGNITIVE WRITING OF SHORT CASES
Sickle cell anemia
Meningo myelocoele
Tetralogy of Fallot
Station name: DEVELOPING NURSING CARE PLAN
Seizure
Nephrotic syndrome
Diarrhoea
Preterm baby
Intussusception
Hemophilia
Leukemia
Fracture
CHAPTER 5 PATIENT CARE ASSESSMENT
Station name: Short clinical questions
Station name: Numerical skill
CHAPTER 6 COMMUNICATION SKILL ASSESSMENT
Station name: Topics for viva voce
Station name: Topics for health education
SECTION 3 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 7 CLINICAL CASE ASSESSMENT
Station name: COGNITIVE WRITING OF SHORT CASES
Delirium
Alcohol Use Disorder
Delirium Tremens
Disulfiram Ethanol Reaction
Catatonic Stupor
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Dissociative fugue
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Conversion Disorder
Station name: DEVELOPING NURSING CARE PLAN
Dementia
Delirium
Alcohol Use Disorder
Schizophrenia
Manic episode
Depressive episode
Anxiety Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Somatoform Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Borderline Personality Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Station name: DRUG IDENTIFICATION
CHAPTER 8 PATIENT CARE ASSESSMENT
Station name: Short clinical questions
Station name: Case identification
CHAPTER 9 COMMUNICATION SKILL ASSESSMENT
Station name: Topics for viva voce
Station name: Topics for health education
SECTION 4 OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGICAL NURSING
CHAPTER 10 CLINICAL CASE ASSESSMENT
Station name: COGNITIVE WRITING OF SHORT CASES
Management of antenatal complications
Management of intranatal complications
Diameters of Pelvic Brim
Diameters of Foetal Skull
Minor Ailments of Pregnancy
Minor Ailments of Newborn
Collecting Antenatal history
Station name: DEVELOPING NURSING CARE PLAN
Post Partum Hemorrhage
Post natal mother
Newborn Baby
Lower Segment Cesarean Section
Gestational Hypertension
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Station name: INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION
Station name: CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION
Station name: DRUG IDENTIFICATION
Station name: FORCEPS IDENTIFICATION
CHAPTER 11 PATIENT CARE ASSESSMENT
Station name: Short clinical questions
Station name: Procedural competence
Station name: Numerical skills
CHAPTER 12 COMMUNICATION SKILL ASSESSMENT
Station name: Topics for viva voce
Station name: Topics for health education
SECTION 5 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
CHAPTER 13 COMMUNITY CASE ASSESSMENT
Station name: COGNITIVE WRITING OF SHORT CASES
Iodine deficiency disorder
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Dengue fever
Protein Energy Malnutrition
Cholera
Station name: DEVELOPING NURSING CARE PLAN
Preschooler with Diarrhea & underweight
Infant with Acute respiratory infection
Postnatal mother and newborn
Adult with Tuberculosis & his wife with Obesity
Adult with Diabetes Mellitus & smoking
Adult with Hypertension, & adolescent with Anaemia
Geriatric person with Hemiparesis
CHAPTER 14 PATIENT CARE ASSESSMENT
Station name: Short community case questions
Station name: Numerical skill
Station name: Contraceptive device identification
Station name: Drug identification
CHAPTER 15 COMMUNICATION SKILL ASSESSMENT
Station name: Topics for viva voce
Station name: Topics for health education
