RSMSSB ANM Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Are you aspiring to become an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) in Rajasthan? If so, it is essential to familiarize yourself with the RSMSSB ANM syllabus. The Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board (RSMSSB) conducts the ANM examination to select qualified candidates for this vital healthcare role. In this article, we will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the RSMSSB ANM syllabus to help you prepare effectively for the examination.

RSMSSB ANM Exam Pattern

The exam will be conducted in a traditional offline format, requiring students to be physically present. Participants will have 1 hour and 30 minutes (90 minutes) to complete the exam. The question paper will consist of multiple-choice questions, providing a variety of options to choose from. Thus, we have presented the latest RSMSSB ANM Exam Pattern below.

A total of 100 questions will be included in the paper, and it’s important to note that each question carries an equal weight in terms of marks. Specifically, every correct answer will earn 4 marks. However, it’s crucial to approach the exam with caution as there is a negative marking system in place. For each incorrect answer, a 1/4th mark will be deducted from the overall score.

RSMSSB ANM Exam Syllabus

• Concept of health, community health practices, health problems and policies, health organization, health agencies, referral system, health team, rural and urban community, community needs assessment, communication methods and media, counseling, and community-based rehabilitation.
• Essential nutrition, nutritional problem, nutritional assessment, and promotion of nutrition.
• Structure and functions of the human body system, digestive system, respiratory system, genitourinary system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, muscular system, endocrine system, special sensory organs, hygiene of the body, and optimal functioning of the body.
• Environmental Sanitation, sources of safe water, methods of water purification, disinfections of well, tube well, tanks, and ponds in a village and water-borne diseases and prevention, disposal of excreta and waste.
• Concept of mental health, defense mechanisms, maladjustment, mental illness aging process, needs and problems of elderly.
• Concept of disease, infection immunity, and body defense mechanism immunization, Collection of specimen, disinfection, sterilization, and waste disposal.
• Common Communicable diseases, Epidemiological concepts-Incidence, and prevalence, mortality, and morbidity, level of prevention, control & prevention of communicable diseases, and Epidemic management.
• Health assessment, identification of health problems, management of the sick with body system disorders and diseases, and care of handicaps.
• Different systems of Medicine: Allopathic & AYUSH, classification of drugs,
  Administration of drugs, standing order, drugs used in minor ailments, and common
  emergency drugs.
• Minor injuries & ailments, Need for first aid, fractures, and life-threatening conditions such as Bleeding, drowning, strangulation, etc.
• Growth & development in infants and children care in infants & children, accident cause, precautions and preventions, congenital anomalies & health problems, Children’s rights, care of the sick child, school children, and adolescents.
• Human Reproductive system, Menstrual Cycle, Process of Conception, Types of the pelvis, fetal Skull, Growth, and development of fetus, structure & function of the placenta, Normal & Abnormal pregnancies, Physiological changes during pregnancy, minor ailments during pregnancy, and their management, Antenatal care, normal labor, care during normal labor, normal puerperium, care of Newborn, High-risk newborn, High-risk pregnancies, abortion, abnormal childbirth, abnormal puerperium, surgical intervention in the mother during Labour, Medications used in midwifery, RTI’s & STI’s, Infertility and family welfare.
• Organization & functions of sub-center, maintenance of supplies, drugs, equipment, store, indenting, etc. Management information and evaluation Systems (MIES), Implementation of the National Health Programme, and continuing Education.
• General Knowledge about Rajasthan (Development of Rajasthan, Geography, History, Tradition and Heritage, Architecture. Important forts, monuments, folk fairs, music festivals, culture, tourist places, language, literary works and dialects, etc.)
• Prepare topics related to programs/ schemes run under the National Health Mission
• Current Events (international, national, and state level)
• Computer Related Topics
• Topics related to general medical health, nutrition, and hygiene.

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