AIIMS NORCET case studies
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AIIMS NORCET (Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test) is the computer-based multiple-choice screening examination used by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for recruitment to Nursing Officer posts, and it is the gateway through which registered nurses enter India's premier public tertiary-care system. It is written for candidates who already hold a recognised nursing qualification and registration, and who are preparing for a career in a large, high-acuity, teaching-hospital environment rather than a single narrow specialty. The AIIMS NORCET case studies are 5 cases and about 3,939 words.
1Day-1 after laparotomy: is this bleeding or sepsis?
R, 58 years, 82 kg, is 14 hours after emergency laparotomy with omental patch repair of a perforated duodenal ulcer. He has a nasogastric tube on free drainage, a Foley catheter, a closed suction drain and a right internal jugular triple-lumen catheter.
809 words, about 4 min2Postpartum haemorrhage at a Community Health Centre
A 26-year-old G2P1 delivers a 3.6 kg boy at a Community Health Centre at 02:10 after a six-hour labour. She received 10 IU oxytocin intramuscularly within one minute of birth and controlled cord traction was used.
790 words, about 4 min3Severe acute malnutrition with diarrhoea: the fluid decision
A 14-month-old girl is brought to a district hospital in July with four days of watery diarrhoea and two days of vomiting. She weighs 7.2 kg and is 71 cm long, her mid-upper arm circumference is 11.0 cm, and she has bilateral pitting oedema to the dorsum of both feet.
739 words, about 4 min4Alcohol withdrawal delirium on a general ward
A 44-year-old man with a 15-year history of daily country liquor use is admitted to a general hospital ward for observation after a fall. He had his last drink 36 hours ago.
727 words, about 4 min5Diarrhoeal outbreak in a flood-affected hamlet
You are the community health nurse at a sub-centre covering a village of 3,400 people in a flood-prone district. Over 72 hours, 38 people from the 420 households in the low-lying hamlet have come to your weekly clinic with acute watery stools; nine had severe dehydration, two children aged 3 and 5 years died at home, and four more are being brought in now.
874 words, about 4 min