DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
Second Semester
HOSPITAL SUPPORT SERVICES
(Upto 2012-13 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — X 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. List some clinical support services known to you and
explain them briefly.
2. Outline the significance of clinical nutrition and dietetics
in hospitals.
3. Describe the need for environment cleanliness and
patient care in ward management.
4. "A medical record is a legal document providing a
chronicle of a patient's medical history and care"
Discuss.
5. Enlist the precautions to be taken to ensure fire safety in
hospitals.
6. What is a blood bank? Discuss how stand alone mobile
blood banks operate.
7. Why does operation theatre laundry require special care?
8. How is food distributed in hospitals at ward level
specialist unit level?
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PART B — X 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. "We need to design hospitals that respond to
present needs while anticipating future changes"
Discuss.
10. Outline the responsibilities of nurses. What are the
different types of nursing services required in hospitals?
11. What is an emergency? What are the different types of
emergency services in hospitals?
12. How do you ensure the following in hospitals?
Fire safety
Electrical safety
Life safety
Environmental safety.
13. Examine the features of a good blood bank and trace its
significance in trauma care.
14. Describe the objectives of laundry services in hospitals.
Explain the difference between rental system and in
plant system in laundry service.
15. What are the core functions of a hospital catering
department? Explain them in detail.
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