Nursing & Health Sciences
Anatomy and physiology, fundamentals of nursing care, public health and pharmacology for university students.
About Nursing & Health Sciences on DigiTransact Mastermind
Anatomy and physiology, fundamentals of nursing care, public health and pharmacology for university students.
Each of the 8 Nursing & Health Sciences skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 52 Nursing & Health Sciences questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Nursing & Health Sciences work is filed under University, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
Tertiary and college foundations - Advanced study
8 Nursing & Health Sciences skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Learning outcomes
After working through the Nursing & Health Sciences practice sets you should be able to:
- Body Systems Overview: Structure and function of the major organ systems.
- Infection Prevention & Control: Hand hygiene, asepsis and standard precautions.
- Community & Public Health: Prevention, immunisation and health promotion, with a Ghanaian context.
- Maternal Health & Antenatal Care: Understand antenatal care, safe delivery and postnatal care essentials.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Nursing & Health Sciences question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
The World Health Organization recommends a minimum of how many antenatal care contacts?
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 10
Working: WHO’s 2016 model recommends at least eight antenatal contacts to reduce perinatal deaths.
Primary prevention of disease aims to
- stop disease before it occurs, for example through immunisation
- cure disease after diagnosis
- rehabilitate after illness
- only treat symptoms
Working: Primary prevention reduces risk; secondary detects early; tertiary limits complications.
The basic structural and functional unit of the human body is the
- cell
- organ
- tissue
- system
Working: Cells form tissues, tissues form organs, and organs form systems.
Main topics and skills
Nursing & Health Sciences is organised into 4 topic groups covering 8 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
Anatomy & Physiology
Fundamentals of Nursing Care
Public Health & Pharmacology
Maternal & Child Health
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Frequently asked questions
What stage of school does Nursing & Health Sciences suit?
Nursing & Health Sciences currently covers University. Every skill carries its own level tag, so you can start at the stage you are studying and move up once the earlier work is secure.
How is Nursing & Health Sciences organised here?
The Nursing & Health Sciences bank is grouped into 4 groups such as Anatomy & Physiology, Fundamentals of Nursing Care, Public Health & Pharmacology and Maternal & Child Health, and every group breaks down further into separate skills.
How many Nursing & Health Sciences questions are there?
The bank holds 52 Nursing & Health Sciences questions spread over 8 skills, each one paired with the reasoning behind the correct answer.
Can I revise for tertiary coursework with this?
The Nursing & Health Sciences skills are grouped by the levels sat for tertiary coursework, and they are labelled Tertiary foundation coursework. Filter by level to focus on the stage you are being examined on.
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Related subjects
Free nursing & health sciences courses to watch alongside
Full video courses from universities and educators, free to watch and listed on their own pages here.
How this page was produced
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