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CHUKA
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
6. Gastric emptying time for one to two months of age infant is:
a. 2 to 3 hours
b. 3 to 6 hours
c. 4 to 8hours
d. 3 to 8hours
7. Complications of Long-term problems of cleft lip/palate include the following except
a. Defective Speech
b. Social adjustment problems
c. Smiling problems
d. Recurrent otitis media
8. In addition to the symptoms of pallor, loss of appetite, tiredness, the nurse would expect an
infant with acute no lymphoid leukemia to demonstrate:
a) Oliguria
b) Few stem cells
c) Difficulty swallowing
d) Depressed bone marrow
9. When vomiting is uncontrolled in an infant, the nurse should observe for signs of:
a) Tetany
b) Acidosis
c) Alkalosis
d) Hypersensitivity
10. A disorder, following a streptococcal infection, characterized by swollen joints, fever, and the
possibility of endocarditis and death is:
a) Tetanus
b) Measles
c) Rheumatic fever
d) Whooping cough
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4. State six (6) Nursing Interventions and Rationales of a child with meningitis.(6marks)
7. State five (5) signs and Symptoms of Hypertrophic Pyloric stenosis . (5marks)
1. Sara a 4year old child is admitted in a pediatric ward with nephrotic syndrome.
a. Define Nephrotic syndrome. (2marks)
c. Describe the Nursing management to Sara for the first 24hours. (14marks)
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