Telangana MHSRB Nursing Officer (Staff Nurse) Syllabus
SYLLABUS FOR WRITTEN TEST (GNM LEVEL SYLLABUS)
1. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: (i) Introduction to anatomical
terms, organisation of the human body: (ii) Introduction to detailed structure
of the body (iii) Blood (iv) The circulatory system (v) The Lymphatic System
(vi) The Respiratory System (vii) The Digestive System (viii) The Excretory
System (ix) The Endocrine System (x) The Reproductive System (xi) The Nervous
System (xii) The Sense Organ (xiii) The Skeleton (xiv) The Muscular System
2. MICROBIOLOGY: (i) Introduction (ii) Micro Organisms
(iii) Infection and its transmission (iv) Immunity (v) Control and destruction
of Microbes (vi) Practical Microbiology
3. PSYCHOLOGY: (i) Introduction (ii) Structure of the mind
(iii) Psychology of Human Behavior (iv) Learning, Thinking and Reasoning,
Observation and Perception (v) Personality (vi) Intelligence
4. SOCIOLOGY: (i) Introduction (ii) Individual (iii) The
Family (iv) Society (v) The Community
5. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING: (i) Introduction to Nursing
(ii) Nursing care of the patient (iii) Meeting the Basic Needs of a patient
(iv) Assessment of patient/client (v) Infection control (vi) Therapeutic
Nursing Care (vii) Introduction to clinical Pharmacology
6. FIRST AID (i) Introduction (ii) Procedures and
Techniques in First Aid (iii) First Aid in emergencies (iv) Community
Emergencies & Community Resources
7. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING – I (i) Introduction to
Community Health (ii) Community Health Nursing (iii) Health Assessment (iv)
Principles of Epidemiology and Epidemiological methods (v) Family Health
Nursing Care (vi) Family Health Care Settings Home Visit: (vii) Referral System
(viii) Records and reports (ix) Minor Ailments
8. ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE: (i) Introduction (ii)
Environmental Factors Contributing to Health (iii) Community organizations to
promote environmental health
9. HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS: (i)
Communication Skills (ii) Health Education (iii) Counseling (iv) Methods and
Media of Health Education
10. NUTRITION: (i) Introduction (ii) Classification of food
(iii) Normal Dietary Requirements (iv) Food Preparation, Preservation &
Storage (v) Therapeutic Diet (vi) Community Nutrition (vii) Preparation of diet
/ practical
11. MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING- I (i) Introduction (ii)
Nursing assessment (iii) Pathophysiological mechanism of disease (iv) Altered
immune response (v) Fluid and electrolyte balance and Imbalance (vi) Operation
theatre technique (vii) Management of patient undergoing surgery (viii) Nursing
management of patient with gastro intestinal disorders (ix) Nursing management
of patients with metabolic and endocrinal disorders (x) Nursing management of
renal and urinary disorders (xi) Nursing management of patients with
neurological disorders (xii) Nursing Management of Patients with Connective
Tissue and Collagen Disorders (xiii) Nursing management of the elderly (xiv)
Nursing management of patient with impaired respiratory function and gaseous
exchange.
12. MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING- II (i) Oncology Nursing (ii)
Nursing Management of patients with disorders of Breast (iii) Nursing
Management of patient with diseases and disorders of integumentary system (iv)
Ophthalmology And Ophthalmic Nursing (v) Nursing Management of Patient with
Disorders and Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat (vi) Nursing Management of
Patient with cardio vascular, circulatory and Hematological disorders (vii)
Nursing Management of Patients with communicable diseases (viii) Nursing Management
of Patients with Sexually Transmitted diseases (ix) Nursing Management of
Patients with Musculo-skeletal disorders and diseases (x) Emergency Management
(xi) Emergency and Disaster Nursing
13.MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: (i) Introduction (ii) History of
Psychiatry (iii) Mental Health Assessment (iv) Therapeutic nurse-patient
relationship (v) Mental Disorders and Nursing Interventions (vi) Bio – Psycho
& Social Therapies (vii) Community Mental Health (viii) Psychiatric
Emergencies and Crisis Intervention (ix) Forensic Psychiatry / Legal Aspects
14. CHILD HEALTH NURSING: (i) Introduction (ii) Growth &
Development (iii) The sick child (iv) Disorders and health problems of a child
(v) Child with congenital disorders (vi) Children with various disorders and
diseases (vii) Child welfare services
15.MIDWIFERY AND GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING:
a) MIDWIFERY NURSING
(i) Introduction (ii) Reproductive system (iii) Embryology and foetal
development (iv) Normal pregnancy and its management (v) Normal labour and its
management (vi) Management of newborn (vii) Management of normal puerperium
(viii) Management of complications during pregnancy (ix) Management of high
risk labour (x) Management of complications of puerperium (xi) High risk and
sick newborn (xii) Obstetric operations (xiii) Drugs used in obstetrics (xiv)
Ethical and legal aspects related to midwifery
b) GYNECOLOGIAL NURSING (i) Introduction (ii) Puberty (iii)
Fertility and infertility (iv) Pelvic infections (v) Gynaecological disorders
(vi) Breast disorders (vii) Menopause
16. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING-II (i) Heath system in India
(ii) Health care delivery system (iii) Health planning in India (iv)
Specialized community health services and nurse’s role (v) National health
problems (vi) National Health programme (vii) Demography and family welfare
(viii) Health Team (ix) Health Information System (x) Health Agencies
17.NURSING EDUCATION: (i) Introduction (ii) Teaching
learning process (iii) Methods of teaching
18. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH: (i) Introduction (ii) Research
process (iii) Research approaches and designs (iv) Data collection process (v)
Analysis of data (vi) Introduction to statistics (vii) Utilization of research
in nursing practice
19. PROFESSIONAL TRENDS AND ADJUSTMENT: (i) Nursing as a
profession (ii) Professional ethics (iii) Personal and professional development
(iv) Legislation in nursing (v) Profession and related organizations
20.NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND WARD MANAGEMENT: (i) Introduction (ii) Management process (iii) Administration of hospital/department/unit/ ward (iv) Management of equipment supplies (v) Cost and financing of health care