OSSSC Staff Nurse case studies
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OSSSC Staff Nurse refers to nursing recruitment conducted by the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC), the state body that advertises and examines candidates for subordinate posts under the Government of Odisha. This independent study page is for candidates preparing for that recruitment. The OSSSC Staff Nurse case studies are 5 cases and about 3,172 words.
1Postpartum haemorrhage at a peripheral health centre: act or wait?
At 9:40 pm, a 24-year-old woman (G2P1) delivered a 3.1 kg baby at a peripheral health centre 48 km from the district hospital. The placenta was expelled intact 10 minutes later.
661 words, about 3 min2A 9 kg toddler with diarrhoea: calculating Plan B and resisting unnecessary drugs
A 14-month-old boy weighing 9 kg is brought to the OPD at 11 am with 3 days of watery diarrhoea (8–10 stools/day), vomiting twice this morning, and no urine for 8 hours. He is irritable but drinks eagerly when offered ORS.
595 words, about 3 min3Cyclone orange alert: preparing a coastal PHC with no cold chain at the shelter
The India Meteorological Department issues an orange alert for a cyclonic storm expected to make landfall near a coastal block in Puri district in about 36 hours. The primary health centre is 2.5 km from the sea and serves 22,000 people.
667 words, about 3 min4Building a 24-hour roster with five nurses: when the constraint makes it impossible
A 30-bed medical ward has 20 patients. The local staffing standard used in this hospital is a minimum of one nurse for every 6 patients on the day shift (8 am–8 pm) and one nurse for every 10 patients on the night shift (8 pm–8 am), rounded up.
657 words, about 3 min5Reading a messy handover: an ambiguous note and a missed ECG change
At 6:30 am you take over a 12-bed male ward. The outgoing nurse leaves this handwritten note: 'Pt Ram 52 yrs c/o chest pain since 2 am, ECG done, Dr.
592 words, about 3 min