Community health and HSM Medical Physiology

Community health and HSM Medical Physiology (University of Nairobi) Community health and HSM Medical Physiology (University of Nairobi) COMMUNITY HEALTH/ HSM REVISION QUESTIONS PART II: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS: MARKS Q: 1: State three (3) objectives of solid waste disposal. 3 Q: 2: State the five (5) phases of home visiting. 5 Q: 3: State five (5) major causes of treatment failure in gonorrhea. 5 Q: 4: List six (6) pathologic causes of halitosis. 3 Q: 5: Outline the four (4 ) steps involved in the staffing process in a health care organization. 4 Q: 6: With the aid of a diagram, illustrate the lifecycle of Schistosomiasis. 5 Q: 7: Explain the stages of major polio illness. 6 Q: 8: a) Define counselling in family planning. 1 b) State four (4) Rights of a family planning client. 4 Q:9: State four (4) anthropometric measures used to perform nutritional assessment. 4 PART III: ESSAY/LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS: MARKS Q: 1: Due to political instability, large populations are moving from Somalia to refugee camps in Kenya therefore raising concern about the spread of measles. a) Outline four (4) factors that lead to failure of measles vaccination. 4 b) Describe the control and preventive measures of measles in the camps. 10 c) State six (6) complications of measles. 6 Q: 2: You have been posted as the new county nurse in a newly formed county where school health services are non-existent. You therefore decide to initiate school health services in this county . a) State five (5) advantages of school health programme. 5 b) State three (3) components of school health. 3 1 Downloaded by Austine Wanjala ()lOMoARcPSD| c) Describe the steps taken to set up a school health programme. 12 PART II: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS. MARKS Q: 1: Explain the clinical stages of cholera. 5 Q: 2: Outline five (5) causes of adverse events following immunization. 5 Q: 3: State five (5) roles of a community health nurse in home visiting. 5 Q: 4: State five (5) preventive and control measures of dental decay. 5 Q: 5: State five (5) elements of primary health care which were added by the Kenyan government. 5 Q: 6: Outline four (4) basic concepts used in sociology. 4 Q: 7: State six (6) principles of disaster management. 6 Q: 8: Outline five (5) benefits of oral contraceptives. 5 PART III: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (ESSAY) MARKS Q: 1: Bilharzia is one of the diseases contributing to anemia in Africa. Mr. Koo is admitted in the medical ward with a diagnosis of bilharzia. a) With the aid of a diagram, illustrate the life cycle of bilharzia. 5 b) List four (4) signs and symptoms present in the established infection stage of bilharzia. 2 c) Describe the management of Mr. Koo from admission till discharge. 10 d) State three (3) control measures you will put in place to prevent the occurrence of bilharzia. 3 Q: 2: As the nursing officer in-charge of the maternity unit, you have been informed that some nurses in the maternity unit were engaged in a conflict. a) Define conflict. 1 b) State three (3) types of conflict. 3 c) List six (6) factors contributing to a conflict. 6 2 Downloaded by Austine Wanjala ()lOMoARcPSD| d) Describe how you will resolve this situation. 10 PART II: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS: MARKS Q: 1: State five (5) principles of community health nursing. 5 Q: 2: State three (3) methods of water sterilization. 3 Q: 3: State five (5) major causes of treatment failure in gonorrhea. 5 Q: 4: State four (4) benefits of play in relation to growth and development. 4 Q: 5: State six (6) common time wasters in an organization. 6 Q: 6: With the aid of a diagram, illustrate the lung passage of Ascaris larva 5 Q: 7: Outline six (6) preventive and control measures for enterobiasis. 6 Q: 8: State three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of natural family planning. 6 PART III: ESSAY/LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS: MARKS Q: 1: Due to the drought situation, large populations are moving from Somalia to refugee camps in Kenya therefore raising concern about the spread of measles. a) Outline four (4) factors that lead to failure of measles vaccination. 4 b) Describe the control and preventive measures of measles in the camps. 10 c) State six (6) complications of measles. 6 Q: 2: The ultimate goal of primary health care is better health for all. The world health organization identified key elements towards achieving this goal. Explain ten (10) elements of primary health care. 20 3