NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikwe Express Way, Jabi, Abuja, FCT

Faculty of Health Sciences

Department of Nursing Sciences

July, 2018

Programme – Bachelor of Nursing Science
Course Code – NSS402
Course Credit Unit – 4
Course Title – Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing II
Time Allowed – 2 hours
Total Score – 70 marks
Instruction: Answer ALL questions
QUESTION1
Schizophrenia has been described as the ‘grand-father’ of mental disorders.
a.      Define schizophrenia.                                                                                 (1 mark)
b.      Enumerate the aetiologic factors of schizophrenia.                               (4marks)
c.      List five (5) Kurt Schneider’s first rank symptoms of schizophrenia. (5marks)
d.      List the types of schizophrenia.                                                                 (7 marks)
e.      Outline the interventions and rationales for a schizophrenic patient identified as having “Sensory-perceptual alteration: Auditory/visual”              (8 marks).
 
QUESTION 2
Anxiety disorders are said to be the most common types of mental disorders globally.
a.      In a tabular form, differentiate between psychosis and neurosis         (10 marks)
b.      Discuss briefly ‘phobia’                                                                                   (8 marks)
c.      Outline the key nursing intervention for the specific phobia                 (7 marks)
 
QUESTION 3
a.       List any four (4) methods of assessments in psychiatry                                 (4marks)
b.      Outline any six (6) basic elements of Mental Status Examination                 (6mks)
c.       Identify the goals of community mental health nursing                                 (5mks)
d.      List any five (5) methods used in practicing community psychiatry              (5mks)
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, NnamdiAzikwe Express Way, Jabi, Abuja, FCT

Faculty of Health Sciences

January, 2018

Programme: Bachelor of Nursing   Science
Course Code: NSS402
Course Credit Unit: 4
Course Title – Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing II
Time Allowed: 2 hours
Total Score: 70 marks
Instruction: Answer question All questions
 
1. (a). Discuss the following etiologic theories of mood disorders.
i. Genetic hypothesis
ii. Biochemical theories
iii. Psychoanalytic theory:
iv. Cognitive theory
v. Sociological theory:                                                                                        (3 marks each)
 
(b)..Highlights the Classification of mood disorders according to ICD10 (F3)         (5 marks)
 
2.It is natural for an individual to be anxious when preparing for an examination. However, this can be exaggerated and thus become pathological.
(a). Define Phobia                                                                                                                   1 mk.
(b). Identify and describe six (6) types of Phobia                                                                  6 mks.
(c). Discuss the Medical and Nursing Management of a patient experiencing Phobia.          9 mks.
(d). list four clinical types of dissociative disorders                                       4 mks.
 
3 (a). Define crisis.                                                                                            (2 marks)
( b) Explain four (4) phases of crisis  according to Caplan (1964)(6 marks)
(c) How does someone become “crisis prone?”according to Hendricks (1985)(5 marks)
(d). Describe your role as a nurse in crisis intervention                                          (7 marks)
4. You have been asked to address a group of parents, teachers, and high school administrators concerning the prevention and treatment of substance use and abuse. They want to discuss what attempts have not worked (so they can avoid them), as well as what has been effective in preventing what they see as an epidemic of drug use. What will you tell them?   (10 marks)
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, NnamdiAzikwe Express Way, Jabi, Abuja, FCT

Faculty of Health Sciences

EXAM QUESTION: JULY, 2017

Course Title:    Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing II
Course Code: NSS 402
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Instruction:    Answer All Questions
1a). Write short notes on the following;
i. Phobic Anxiety Disorder
ii. Generalised anxiety Disorder
iii. Panic disorder
iv. Obsessive-compulsive disorders                                                                 (5 marks each).
1b). Briefly discuss good history taking in the management of psychiatric client.                   (5 marks).
2). Discuss briefly the types of crisis (use examples to illustrate your points)                         (15 marks)
3a). What are the diagnostic criteria for disorders associated with alcohol abuse and dependence
(5marks).
b). Discuss the four major types of alcoholism and their complications                                   (10 marks)
 
4a). Identify the role of nurses in the diagnosis, management and prevention of dementia       (7 marks)
b). Discuss Schizophrenia using the following 4 major headings
i. Aetiology
ii. signs and symptoms
iii. 4A’s
iv. management and prevention                                                                                               (8 marks)
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

14/16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MARCH/APRIL 2014 EXAMINATION

 
 
COURSE CODE: NSS402
COURSE TITLE: MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING II
TIME ALLOWED: 3 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS ONLY
 
1.         a. Classify mood disorder according to ICD 10 [F3].                                              (5 marks)
b. Discuss the clinical features of an acute manic episode.                                   (15 marks)
 
2.       write short notes on the following:
a.       Group therapy
b.       Therapeutic milieu
c.        Building self-esteem
d.       Electro-convulsive therapy                                                                          (5 marks each)
 
3.        a. Enumerate 10 guidelines for self protection as a nurse when handling an aggressive patient.
(10 marks)
b. Enumerate 5 characteristics of withdrawn behavior pattern.                               (10 marks)
 
4.       a. Define dementia   (2 marks)
b. Enumerate the stages of dementia and the symptoms in each stage. (18 marks)
 
5.       a. Differentiate between substance abuse and substance dependence. (4 marks)
b. Discuss 4 methods of combating drug abuse and drug addiction.     (16 marks)
 
6.       a. What are Antidepressants?  (5 marks)
b. Briefly discuss 5 Nurse’s responsibilities for a patient receiving antidepressants. (15 marks)
 
7.       Write on the following drugs using the guidelines below
Guidelines
a.       Carbamazepine (10 marks)
b.       Sodium valproate (10 marks)
Guidelines
 
i.                     Indication (2 marks)
ii.                    Dosage (1 mark)
iii.                  Route of administration (1 mark)
iv.                 Mechanism of action (2 marks)
v.                   Side effect (2 marks)
vi.                 Nurses responsibility (2 marks)
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