AIIMS M.Sc. Nursing study guide
AIIMS M.Sc. Nursing · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Nursing entrance examination is the selection test for admission to the postgraduate nursing programme offered at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - the institute whose official site identifies itself as "All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi" and lists its campus at Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029. The credential is aimed at registered nurses who already hold a B.Sc. The AIIMS M.Sc. Nursing study guide has 8 sections and about 2,894 words.
01Nursing Foundations and Fundamentals of Nursing
Nursing Foundations carries the largest share of fundamentals items: nursing theories and models, the nursing process, vital-sign interpretation, asepsis and infection control, medication safety, positioning and mobility, fluid balance, and documentation. AIIMS-style items are applied vignettes, so you must reason from a scenario rather than recall a definition.
382 words, about 2 min02Medical-Surgical Nursing
Adult health items dominate any nursing entrance paper: ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, COPD and asthma, diabetes and its emergencies, chronic kidney disease, stroke, acid–base and electrolyte disorders, perioperative care, shock, and high-alert drugs (insulin, heparin, digoxin, potassium). Acute MI: MONA-B - morphine, oxygen if hypoxaemic, nitrates (avoid in right ventricular infarct or sildenafil use), aspirin chewed.
348 words, about 2 min03Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
Antenatal dating and risk assessment, the stages and mechanics of labour, intrapartum fetal surveillance, postpartum haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, puerperal sepsis, contraception, gynaecological cancers and menopause. Naegele's rule: first day of the last menstrual period minus 3 months plus 7 days (plus 1 year).
361 words, about 2 min04Child Health (Paediatric) Nursing
Growth and development milestones, the Universal Immunization Programme schedule, diarrhoeal dehydration and ORS, neonatal care and reflexes, protein-energy malnutrition, acute respiratory infection, congenital heart disease, and paediatric drug-dose calculation. Weight milestones: birth weight doubles by about 5 months and triples by 1 year; expected weight at 1 year is roughly 3× birth weight.
382 words, about 2 min05Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing
Therapeutic communication, mental status examination, psychopathology, psychotropic drugs and their side-effects, crisis and suicide risk, de-addiction, electroconvulsive therapy, and the legal framework of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017. Mental status examination: appearance, behaviour, speech, mood and affect, thought form and content, perception, cognition, insight and judgement.
333 words, about 2 min06Community Health (Community Health Nursing)
This domain covers levels of prevention, epidemiology measures, the rural health infrastructure, national health programmes, family planning, the cold chain, maternal and child health indicators, and screening-test interpretation. Levels of prevention: primordial and primary (immunisation, health education, sanitation), secondary (screening, early diagnosis, treatment), tertiary (rehabilitation, disability limitation).
362 words, about 2 min07Nursing Education
This domain examines the teaching–learning process, Bloom's taxonomy, lesson planning, teaching methods and AV aids, clinical teaching, and evaluation with the psychometrics of test construction. Domains of learning: cognitive (knowledge), affective (attitudes, values), psychomotor (skills).
342 words, about 2 min08Nursing Administration and Nursing Research
Management theory and principles, nursing care delivery models, staffing and material management, quality assurance, and the research process from problem statement to statistics and ethics. Classical contributors: Taylor (scientific management), Fayol (14 principles, unity of command), Weber (bureaucracy), Maslow and Herzberg (motivation and hygiene factors).
384 words, about 2 min