Q.P. CODE: 203010 Reg. No: …………………...
Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Examinations October 2017
Pharmacology
Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 75
Answer all questions
Draw diagram wherever necessary
Essays
1. Classify the β lactam antibiotics with one example each . Explain the mechanism of action,
therapeutic uses and adverseeffects of penicillin. What precaution do you take
whileadministering penicillin to your patient
2. Classify antihypertensive drugs. Mention the adverse effects of any two of them.
Short notes on the following giving emphasis on nursing implications
3. Name four oral anti diabetics. What advice will you give to the patient with diabetes mellitus?
4. Uses of prednisolone
5. First line anti tubercular drugs
6. Paracetamol
7. Diazepam
Dosage calculation
8. Find the quantity of sodium chloride required for preparing 200ml of a 0.9% solution.
Differentiate between
9. Oral and parenteral routes
10.Cholinergics and anticholinergics
11.Oestrogen and progesterone
12.Emetics and anti-emetics
Define the following
13.Antibiotics
14.Drug
15.Anticoagulants
16.Drug tolerance