Amref Virtual Nursing School College Final Examination Paper Four (Child Health, Mental Health, Research and Nursing Education)

The paper of Thursday 13 November 2009. Multiple choice items on the common cause of hearing loss in children, the condition associated with childhood cataracts, the major neural tube defects, the true statement about meningitis, fungal infection in a one-year-old, the pentavalent vaccine and how antidepressants work. Short answers cover the nursing care of a five-year-old with acute tonsillitis, the organs of the respiratory system, suicide prevention, the three features of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with two drugs and their side effects, the components of a curriculum, factors in developing a lesson plan, research designs and non-probability sampling. The long answers are Master P, two years old with severe dehydration from diarrhoea, and a 37-year-old alcoholic brought to the psychiatric unit with tremors, restlessness, disorientation and visual hallucinations.