RGUHS Question Bank, the following topics are highly predicted for the December 2025 examination:
I. Long Essays (10 Marks each)
* Material Management & Inventory Control: Frequently asked as a major essay. Be prepared to define material management, explain its process in detail, or discuss methods of inventory control (ABC analysis, VED analysis).
* Planning: A core management process often appearing as a long essay. Focus on the definition, principles, advantages, and specific steps in operational planning.
* Budgeting: Highly recurring topic. Study the definition, principles, types (like zero-based budgeting), and the steps involved in preparing a budget estimate for a hospital or nursing unit.
* Performance Appraisal: Focus on defining the term, listing tools used, and being able to prepare a model performance appraisal for staff nurses.
* Recruitment and Selection: Understanding the methods of recruitment and the process of selecting students or staff.
* Supervision: Definition and techniques of supervision in nursing practice.
II. Short Essays (5 Marks each)
* Theories of Management: Specifically Henri Fayol’s principles, Human Relations theory, or theories of motivation.
* Patient Assignment Methods: Describe various methods like team nursing, functional method, or primary nursing.
* Nursing Audit: Definition, types (internal vs. external), and the auditing process.
* Quality Assurance: Steps in the quality assurance cycle and the role of standards and protocols in nursing care.
* Leadership Styles: Critical analysis of different styles (Autocratic, Democratic, Laissez-faire) including their advantages and disadvantages.
* In-Service Education: Definition, components, and factors affecting these programs for nursing staff.
* Curriculum Planning: Factors to consider when planning a curriculum and the role of the principal in this process.
* Adult Learning: Principles of adult learning and their application in in-service education.
III. Short Answers (2 Marks each)
* Definitions & Terms: POSDCORB, delegation, procurement, induction, pedagogy, and fraud.
* Expansion of Acronyms: PERT, CPM, TNAI, INC, and LAMA.
* Professional Advancement: Continuing education, collective bargaining, and the importance of journals.
* Legal & Ethical Issues: Malpractice, torts, informed consent, and the patient's bill of rights.
* Staffing & Schedules: Self-scheduling, clinical rotation, and categories of nursing personnel.
