Fiji Nursing Registration Exam case studies
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The Fiji Nursing Registration Examination is the assessment pathway through which nurses who trained in Fiji or overseas demonstrate that they meet the standards required to practise as a registered nurse in Fiji. It is intended for new graduates of approved nursing programmes, for nurses returning to practice after a break, and for internationally educated nurses seeking registration with the Fiji Nursing Council. The Fiji Nursing Registration Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,373 words.
1Controlled Drug Discrepancy on a Night Shift
At 2200 on a 36-bed subdivisional hospital ward, the RN in charge begins the controlled-drug count with a second RN. The register records eight ampoules of pethidine 50 mg; the locked tray contains six.
716 words, about 4 min2Severe Leptospirosis in a Rural Health Centre
During a week of heavy rain, a 46-year-old iTaukei farmer is brought to a rural health centre in Vanua Levu with five days of fever, severe calf pain, headache, red eyes and vomiting. He has passed little urine since yesterday.
650 words, about 3 min3Postpartum Haemorrhage with Retained Placenta at a Rural Health Centre
At a rural health centre 90 minutes by road from the provincial hospital, a 29-year-old woman, G4P3 at 39 weeks, delivers a live baby after a short labour. Thirty minutes later the placenta has not delivered and she is bleeding.
665 words, about 3 min4First-Episode Psychosis, Family Resistance and Limited Mental Health Access
At 1600, a 21-year-old man is brought to a health centre by his parents. For three weeks he has slept little, spoken rapidly about being ‘chosen’, and become verbally aggressive at home.
691 words, about 3 min5Needlestick Injury from a Patient with Unknown Blood-Borne Status
At 2030 on a 24-bed hospital ward, a newly graduated RN has just given an intramuscular injection to a 38-year-old man admitted with confusion and fever. While recapping the needle, she sustains a deep needlestick injury to the pad of her left index finger; the device is visibly blood-stained.
651 words, about 3 min