WEST BENGAL NURSING COUNCIL

Final General Nursing-Midwifery (3½ years) Examination, December-2008
Subject: Midwifery and Gynaecology (Objective)

5. Match the Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’

6. Fill up the blanks

a) Occipito-frontal diameter is 11.5 cm.

b) Common causative organism of omphalitis is Staphylococcus aureus.

c) The suture between the parietal and occipital bone is called Lambdoid suture.

d) The drug of choice for the management of PPH is Oxytocin.

e) Foetal heart sound can be auscultated by fetoscope after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

7. Mark (✓) the most appropriate answer

i) The cause of antepartum haemorrhage except: c) Malnutrition
ii) Management protocol of uterine perforation is:

• Observation of pulse and blood pressure
  • Assess the size and site of perforation and the amount of haemorrhage
  • Laparotomy followed by repair

 d) All of the above

iii) Cause of puerperal pyrexia is: b) Puerperal sepsis
iv) Skin is covered with lanugo during: b) 20 weeks of post-conception

8. Place ‘T’ against True and ‘F’ against False

a) Biparietal diameter is 8.5 cm. — F (Correct: 9.5 cm)

b) Anterior fontanelle closes at the age of 18 months. — T

c) Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions are termed as missed abortion. — F (It is called Habitual/Recurrent abortion.)

d) Hydrops fetalis is not a serious form of Rh haemolytic disease. — F

e) Route of exchange transfusion should preferably be through the umbilical vein. — T