KABALE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY: SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT: HEALTH SCIENCE
PROGRAMME: BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE (BNS)
YEAR: ONE
SEMESTER : TWO
COURSE NAME: ADVANCED NURSING SKILLS.
COURSE CODE: BNS 125
DATE:
INSTRUCTIONS:
(I) Attempt 4(four) questions, Question No 1.is compulsory .
(II) Start every new number on a fresh page
(III) Time allowed : 3Hours

1. One of the roles of a Bachelor Nurse is to work with the community with an aim of
understanding their health needs and identify strategies of solving health related problems.

a). Define the following terms as related to community health assessment .

I. Community interest (2mks)

II. Community capacity (2ks)
III. Community health assessment (2mks)
IV. Community asset (2mks)
V. Community needs (2mks)

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b).Outline the Steps of community health assessment 10 (mks)

c) Outline 5(five) benefits of community assessment (5mks)

2.The course coordinator is responsible for preparing for advanced nursing clinical practice prior to
actual location; he/she is expected to identify responsible mentors and ensure the affiliated hospitals
have the expected minimum requirements.

a) Outline 6 minimum requirements to qualify a hospital for a clinical practice placement (12mks)

b) State the objectives you would take to the hospital as you deliver student allocations to the hospital
relevant to the following specialties.

I. Ward management(4mks)
II. Direct patient care (6mks)
III. Special nursing care(3mks)

3. As regards advanced nursing, the nurse is able to identify gaps in the nursing care
practice and qualifies to develop a project or work with an organization in a project to
address the identified gaps.

a).Define the term project as regards advanced nursing practice (2mks)

b).State five areas of concern your place of work that you would develop projects with an
intention to improve nursing practice (5mks)

c) Describe six stages /phases that have been identified in the evolution of projects (12mks)

d).i. State three ways you would use to maintain interests of the project stake holders as
strategies for improving (enhancing) project viability (3mks).

ii. State three ways you would use to improve operational plans and procedures as strategies for
improving (enhancing) project viability (3mks).

4. Competences are specific knowledge, skills, judgment and personal attributes required for a
graduate nurse to practice safely and ethically in a designated role and setting.

a). Describe the core competences of an advanced nurse categorized as Professional role, responsibility
and accountability considering the following areas.

I. Clinical practice (10)

II. Leadership (6)

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 III. Research(5ks)
IV. Collaboration, consultation and referral(4ks)

5. Nursing research has been in place and growing with nursing history i.e. nursing profession has
been developing, nursing research has also been in place developing .However ,most of it in an
informal trend untill F. Nightingale initiated formal research about 150 years ago.

a) Define the term nursing research(2mks)

b) Define the term variable as applied in nursing research and with examples list two types
of variables.( 3mks)
c) Outline 6(six) characteristics of nursing research(6mks)
d) Outline the steps you would apply to carry out nursing research (14mks)

GOOD LUCK

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