NURS 318 (NURS318)

B.Sc NURSING PROGRAM I. OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM The B.Sc. nursing degree program is a four-year fulltime program comprising eight semesters, which prepares a student to become a registered nurse qualified to practice in a variety of settings in either public/ government or private healthcare settings. It adopts credit system and semester system as per UGC guidelines. The program encompasses foundational, core and elective courses. The choice-based system is applicable to electives only an...

NURS 318 - Focus on Child Health Exam. An HIV-positive woman delivers an infant. The pediatrician prescribes testing for the newborn, and the nurse prepares for which action? A. Ask the laboratory to perform virologic testing Correct B. Obtain blood from the umbilical cord to send to the laboratory C. Perform a heelstick to obtain a specimen for a Western blot assay D. Perform a fingerstick to obtain a specimen for an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Rationale: Traditional HIV an...

NURS 318 - Focus on Child Health Exam/NURS 318 - Focus on Child Health Exam. An HIV-positive woman delivers an infant. The pediatrician prescribes testing for the newborn, and the nurse prepares for which action? A. Ask the laboratory to perform virologic testing Correct B. Obtain blood from the umbilical cord to send to the laboratory C. Perform a heelstick to obtain a specimen for a Western blot assay D. Perform a fingerstick to obtain a specimen for an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...