NORCET.
From nursing student to Nursing Officer at AIIMS.

The single biggest block in every NORCET paper: systems, diseases, procedures and the nurse's role in each.

• Cardiovascular, respiratory and renal disorders
• GI, hepatic and endocrine disorders (diabetes, thyroid)
• Neurological and musculoskeletal nursing
• Fluid, electrolyte and acid–base balance
• Pre-, intra- and post-operative care
• Oncology, burns, emergency and critical care
• Blood transfusion, shock and ICU monitoring

Procedures, vital signs, infection control and the nursing process. These questions separate careful from careless.

• Nursing process and documentation
• Vital signs, positions and body mechanics
• Asepsis, hand hygiene and biomedical waste
• Medication administration and IV therapy
• Oxygen therapy, suctioning and specimen collection
• Wound care, pressure injuries and first aid
• Patient safety, restraints and comfort measures

Midwifery from antenatal care to postnatal complications, heavily case-based in Stage II.

• Antenatal care, fetal development and high-risk pregnancy
• Stages of labour, partograph and normal delivery
• Complications: PPH, eclampsia, obstructed labour
• Postnatal care, breastfeeding and newborn care
• Family planning methods and counselling
• Gynaecological disorders and infertility basics

National health programmes, epidemiology and the health-care system. Direct, factual and very scoring.

• Primary health care and the Indian health-care system
• National health programmes (NTEP, NLEP, NVBDCP, NPCDCS)
• Immunisation schedule and cold chain
• Epidemiology, screening and biostatistics basics
• Environmental health, water and sanitation
• Maternal & child health services, ASHA and ANM roles
• Occupational health and school health

Growth, milestones, childhood illnesses and the newborn. Many numbers, many repeats.

• Growth and development milestones
• Neonatal care, prematurity and neonatal emergencies
• IMNCI and common childhood illnesses
• Nutritional disorders and immunisation
• Congenital anomalies and paediatric procedures
• Play therapy, the hospitalised child and parent education

Disorders, therapeutic communication and psychiatric drugs. The section students under-prepare most.

• Therapeutic communication and the nurse–patient relationship
• Schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders
• Substance use, personality and childhood disorders
• Psychopharmacology and ECT nursing care
• Crisis intervention, suicide and violence management
• Mental Healthcare Act and community psychiatry

Systems-wise structure and function, the foundation that Medical-Surgical questions silently test.

• Cell, tissues and the skeletal system
• Cardiovascular and respiratory physiology
• Digestive, renal and endocrine systems
• Nervous system and special senses
• Reproductive system and blood

Drug classes, doses, side effects and antidotes, asked as ward situations rather than definitions.

• Pharmacokinetics, routes and dosage calculation
• Antibiotics, analgesics and anaesthetics
• Cardiac, respiratory and endocrine drugs
• Emergency drugs, antidotes and drug interactions
• Drug scheduling, storage and the nurse's responsibilities

Organisms, sterilisation and hospital infection control.

• Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites of clinical importance
• Sterilisation and disinfection methods
• Immunity, vaccines and hospital-acquired infections
• Specimen handling and biomedical waste

Nutrients, therapeutic diets and deficiency disorders.

• Macronutrients, vitamins and minerals
• Therapeutic diets (renal, diabetic, cardiac)
• Deficiency disorders and nutritional assessment
• Enzymes, metabolism and common lab values

Learning, personality, family and social factors in health.

• Learning, memory, motivation and personality
• Developmental psychology
• Family, community and culture in health
• Social problems and health behaviour

Research designs, sampling and basic statistics.

• Research process and study designs
• Sampling, data collection and tools
• Measures of central tendency and dispersion
• Ethics in research and evidence-based practice

Teaching methods, ward management and supervision.

• Teaching–learning methods and curriculum basics
• Ward management, staffing and budgeting
• Leadership, supervision and quality assurance
• Records, reports and material management

INC, professional bodies, legal duties and nursing history.

• INC, TNAI and nursing regulation in India
• Code of ethics, patient rights and consent
• Legal responsibilities and negligence
• History of nursing and professional organisations

The 20 non-nursing questions in Stage I: health-flavoured current affairs, simple maths, reasoning and English.

• Current affairs with a health and science focus
• Indian polity, geography and general science basics
• Number series, coding-decoding and logical reasoning
• Percentages, ratios and simple arithmetic
• English grammar, vocabulary and comprehension