Viva Preparation Most Common Questions for Nursing Students
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- Viva preparation: most common questions on programmes
- Viva preparation: most common questions on History
- Viva preparation: most common questions on Discovery
- Viva preparation: most common questions on Abbreviations
- Viva preparation: most common questions on Waste management/ Disinfection
- Viva preparation: most common questions on the causative organism
- Viva preparation: most common questions on signs and symptoms
- Viva preparation: most common questions on disease transmission
- Viva preparation: most common questions on vaccination
- Viva preparation: most common questions on test and diagnosis
- Viva Preparation: most common questions on treatment
- Viva Preparation: most common questions on MCH
- Viva preparation: most common questions on the health centre
- Viva preparation: most common questions on vitamins
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Viva preparation: most common questions on programmes
When Midday meal applied nutritional programme was started in India?
To improve the nutritional level of children Indian govt. started a national programme of nutritional support to primary education (NP-NSPE) on 15th August 1995.
When Minimum Need Programme was launched?
In 1974, MNP was introduced during the fifth five-year plan.
When National Goiter Control Programme (NGCP) was started?
In 1962, it was renamed in 1992 from NGCP to NIDDCP (National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme).
When 20 point programme was launched?
In 1975, initially launched by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Nutritional anaemia prophylaxis programme was started?
In 1970, to prevent nutritional anemia among mothers and children.
National prophylaxis programme against blindness was started?
In 1970, (due to Vitamin A deficiency), to prevent nutritional blindness due to Keratomalacia.
When special nutrition programme was started?
During 1970-71, to provide supplementary feeding to preschooler children (300 calories and 10 gram of protein) and Nursing mothers (500 calories and 25 gram of protein) 6 days in a week.
When Balwadi Nutrition programme was started?
In 1970, for the age group 3 to 6 years in rural area.
When integrated child development services was started?
Viva preparation: most common questions on History
Who introduced the term social medicine?
Jules Gurien, in 1848.
When Indian Red Cross Society was established?
1920 by Henry Dunnant.
When Indian nursing council was constituted?
1949.
When Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh was founded?
1950.
When the first five-year plan was started in India?
1951.
When National Family Planning program was launched?
1952.
When prevention of the food adulteration Act was started?
1954.
When National Tuberculosis programme was started?
1960.
When India was declared free from smallpox?
April 1977
When WHO has declared the world free from smallpox?
May 1980
When First National Health Policy was formulated?
1983
When was the first case of HIV found in India?
Chennai in 1986
When was the first case of AIDS found in India?
Viva preparation: most common questions on Discovery
Who introduces the Germ theory of disease?
Louis Pasteur.
Who discovered HIV?
Luc Montagnier
Who is the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
Who is the Father of immunology?
Adward Jenner, developed first vaccine in 1796 against smallpox
Who is the pioneer of immunization?
The Chinese they practiced variolation to prevent smallpox
Who discovered the Mantoux test?
Van Pirquet and Mantoux in 1907
Viva preparation: most common questions on Abbreviations
What is the full form of HIV?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS stands for?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
What is the Full form of BFHI?
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
Hib stands for?
Heamophilus Influenza Type-B
ASHA stand for?
Accredited Social Health Activist
IPHS stand for?
Indian Public Health Standards
NPR Stand for?
National Population Register
AYUSH stand for?
Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy
FRU stands for?
First Referral Unit
PRI stands for?
Panchayati Raj Institutions
What is the full form of USHA?
Urban Social Health Activist
What is the full form of IMNCI?
Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness
What is the full form of JSY?
Janani Suraksha Yojana
What is the full form of NSSK?
Navjat Shishu Shuraksha Karakram
What is the full form of NRHM?
National Rural Health Mission
What is the full form of NUHM?
National Urban Health Mission
What is the full form of SBA?
Skilled Birth Attendants
What is the full form of TBA?
Trained birth attendant
Viva preparation: most common questions on Waste management/ Disinfection
Explain the color-coded biomedical waste management?
Yellow bags: Infectious waste including Bandages Gauzes or nay other things in contact with body fluids, human body parts, placenta Red bags: Plastic waste such as catheters, injections, syringes, I.V. bottles, tubing’s Blue bags: All types of glass bottles and broken glass articles, outdated and discarded medicines Black bags: Sharps and all metal articles Needles without syringes, blades,
Which one is the most common method used in hospitals for disinfection?
Incineration
Which powder is used for disinfection of the well?
Bleaching powder
Which is the most common method of household purification of water?
Boiling, its remove temporary hardness of water
How much chlorine is used to disinfect water?
1 tablet of 0.5 gm chlorine is used to disinfection of 20 liter water
Viva preparation: most common questions on the causative organism
Name the causative organism for chickenpox?
Vericella zoster virus (VZV) (Member of Human Herpesvirus)
Name the causative organism for smallpox
Veriola virus (Member of Genus orthopoxvirus)
Name causative organism for amoebic dysentery producing severe infection?
Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba Histolytica
Which bacteria cause tetanus?
Clostridium tetanie bacteria
Cholera is a bacterial disease caused by
Vibrio cholarae
The causative organism for measles is?
Rubeola Virus (Paramyxovirus family)
Whooping cough is caused by?
Bordetella pertusis known as pertusis
Diphtheria is a disease caused by
Corynebactrerium diphtheria
Name the causative organism for dengue fever?
Aedes aegypti mosquito
Name the causative organism for tuberculosis?
Micobectirium Tuberculosis
Which virus causes AIDS disease?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV virus)
Trench fever is caused by?
Bacterium Bartonella (Rickettsia Bartonella) also called as 'five days fever' or quintan fever
Leprosy disease caused by?
Mycobacterium Leprae bacteria and also know as Hanson's disease
The causative organism for plague is
Yerisinia pestis
Tetanus is a bacterial disease caused by?
Chlostritham tetanae
Kwasiorkar and marasmus are?
Nutritional deficiency disorders
Viva preparation: most common questions on sign and symptoms
Characteristics symptoms of mumps
Enlargement and tenderness of parotid gland
In which disease rashes first appears on the face?
Measles and rubella
In which disease rashes first appears on the trunk?
Chicken pox
What is the typical characteristic of cholera followed by acidosis and anuria
Rice water stool
What are the features of a case with polio?
Flaccid paralysis, fever, sore throat
What is the characteristic feature of cholera?
Profuse watery diarrhea followed by vomiting
What is a characteristic feature of rabies?
Hydrophobia
Viva preparation: most common questions on disease transmission
What is the route of TB transmission?
Its droplet infection
Can HIV transmit through Physical contacts?
HIV is not transmitted through Physical contacts
Can HIV transmit genetically?
HIV cannot transmitted genetically
Vector for dengue fever transmission
Aedes aegypti mosquito
Which is the most common route of transmission for ascariasis?
Faecal-oral route
Which is the most common route of transmission for amoebic dysentery?
Faecal-oral route
Sleeping sickness is transmitted by
Tsetse fly (Glossina Species)
Route of transmission in hepatitis B?
Sexual, blood and blood products
What is the mode of transmission in hepatitis A?
Feaco-oral route
Route of transmission in diphtheria and whooping cough
It’s a Droplet infection
An infection transmitted through animals to man is called as?
Zoonosis (Zoonotic disease)
Viva preparation: most common questions on vaccination
BCG vaccine is to prevent from?
Tuberculosis
Route of Salk vaccine
Salk is a killed vaccine given parenterally (IM or Sc)
What is walk-in the room?
It’s made to store vaccine for 3 months and serve 4-5 districts
WHO/UNICEF recommends a schedule of immunization for HIV positive infants?
Normal schedule of immunization
How artificial active immunity is conferred By
Vaccination
In which infection Hib vaccine is used?
Meningococcal and pneurnococcal infections
What is the schedule for the hepatitis B vaccine?
0, 1, and 6 month
What is the cold chain?
Process to storage and transportation of vaccines
Why ILR (ice lined refrigerator) is commonly used?
To store vaccines at PHC
What is Active Immunization?
Powerful and cost effective method for prevention of communicable diseases
Triple vaccine DPT stands for
Diphtheria Pertusis Tetanus
What is the temperature to store the polio vaccine?
Polio vaccine is stored at – 20*C
What is the full form for the trivalent MMR vaccine?
Measles Mumps Rubella
Viva preparation: most common questions on test and diagnosis
WIDAL test is used to diagnose
Typhoid disease to rule out S. Typhae
VDRL test is used to diagnose?
It is a standard flocullation test used for syphilis
Shick test is used in?
Diphtheria ( intra- dermal)
Indication of positive Shick test
Red flushes within 24-36 hours indicate positive Shick test
Indication of negative Shick test?
If no reaction on test site after administering toxins indicate negative reaction
Mantoux test is used for?
Tuberculosis
Which part or site of the body is used to perform the Mantoux test?
Usually forearm. Mantoux test is done by administering 0.1ml PPD toxins intradermally and observes for reaction
When Mantoux test is called positive?
If diameter of indurations and erythma is exceeding 10 mm
When Mantoux test call doubtfully?
If diameter of indurations and erythma is between 6-9mm
When Mantoux test is called negative?
If diameter of indurations and erythma is less than 5 mm
Histamine and Lepromin test is used for?
Leprosy
Viva Preparation: most common questions on treatment
In which disease MDT treatment is used?
MDT is used in treatment of leprosy
In which disease DOT’s treatment is used
bDOT’s direct observation treatment strategy is treatment regiment used for TB
What are bactericidal drugs used in the treatment of TB?
Rifampicin, Isoniazid and streptomycin
What are the drugs used in the treatment of multibacillary leprosy?
Combination of Rilampcin, Depsone, Clofazimine
What are the drugs used in the treatment of paucibacillary leprosy?
Combination of Rifampcin, Depsone
Viva Preparation: most common questions on MCH
The safe period or rhythm method is also known as
Calendar method
The mortality rate is concerned with?
It is concerned with death rate
The morbidity rate is concerned with?
It is concerned with sickness rate
How many visits should be done during the antenatal period?
Minimum 4 visits
What are the permanent methods of sterilization?
Vasectomy in males and Tubectomy in females
Name the first generation of intrauterine contraceptive devices?
Lippe's loop IUD's
Name the second generation intrauterine contraceptive devices
Copper IUD's
Name the third generation intrauterine contraceptive devices?
Hormonal releasing
When is the appropriate time for IUD insertion?
After 5th day and within 10 days of menstrual cycle
How many days or weeks is taken by normal infant umbilical cord to dries and shrunken up and separates
Within one week i.e.5-8 days by aseptic necrosis
Example of subdermal implant contraceptive?
Norplant contraceptive
What is the life span of sperm?
Life span of sperm as fertilized form is 48-72 hours
Explain the term GOBI
G-Growth chart O-Oral rehydration therapy B-Breast feeding I-Immunization
Viva preparation: most common questions on the health centre
Who is the head of PHC?
Medical officer
How many populations are covered by health centres?
CHC 80, 000-1, 20,000 PHC 30,000 Sub center 3,000- Hilly areas, 5,000 -Plain areas
What is the strength of manpower at PHC?
15
What is the radius of the area of the silence zone around a hospital?
100 meters radius
Viva preparation: most common questions on vitamins
Other name of Vitamin A?
Retinol because it produce pigments in eye
Benefits of vitamin A
It maintains health teeth, bones, tissues and skin.
Deficiency of vitamin A can cause
Night Blindness, Xerophthalmia
Other name of Vitamin B1
Thiamine
Benefits of vitamin B1
Prevent complication related to nervous system, brain, heart, muscles, stomach etc.
Deficiency of vitamin B1 can cause
Beri beri
Other name of Vitamin B2
Riboflavin
Benefits of vitamin B2
Helps in carbohydrate, proteins and fats breakdown, which to produce energy
Deficiency of vitamin B2 can cause
Angular cheillitis (ariboflavinosis) (Creak at corners of mouth) etc.
Other name of Vitamin B3
Niacin
Benefits of vitamin B3
Lowers LDL Cholesterol, prevent heart disease, boost brain etc.
Deficiency of vitamin B3 can cause
Pellagra
Other name of Vitamin B6
Pyridoxine
Benefits of vitamin B6
Helps in growth and development of body and brain, convert food in to energy
Deficiency of vitamin B6 can cause
Microcytic anemia, dermatitis with cheilosis
Other name of Vitamin B12
Cobalamin
Benefits of vitamin B12
Helps in formation of RBC, Prevent anemia etc.
Deficiency of vitamin B12 can cause
Pernicious anemia
Other name of Vitamin C
Ascorbic acid
Benefits of vitamin C
Protect cells, maintain healthy skin, bones, cartilage, blood vessels etc.
Deficiency of vitamin C can cause
Scurvy
Richest source of vitamin C
Amla
Other name of Vitamin D
Sunshine vitamin
Benefits of vitamin D
Regulate absorption of phosphorus, calcium, growth and development of bones, teeth etc.
Deficiency of vitamin D can cause
Rickets
The richest source of vitamin D
Sunlight
Other name of Vitamin E
Tocopherol
Deficiency of vitamin E can cause
Infertility, reproduction failure and liver necrosis
Other name of Vitamin K
Clotting vitamin
Deficiency of vitamin K can cause
Blood coagulation/hemorrhagic conditions
Which are the fat-soluble vitamins?
Fat soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K
Which are the soluble vitamins?
Water soluble vitamins are B and C
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