Nursing and Healthcare Questions

Endemic, Epidemic and Pandemic
Example question. Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question What is the difference between an Endemic, Epidemic and Pandemic? Answer Epidemiology is the collective term for the study of global causes, patterns and effects of health and disease conditi...

How was the smallpox vaccine first developed?
Example question. Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question How was the smallpox vaccine developed? Answer Smallpox is thought to have originated from northeast Africa approximately 10,000 BC; skin lesions resembling smallpox have been reported on the...

What current trends exist with regards to educational standards, continuing professional development and the promotion of leadership?
Example question. Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question What current trends exist with regards to educational standards, continuing professional development and the promotion of leadership? Answer Navigating the current health and social care cris...

An analysis of how the organisational system and processes are managed to promote participation and independence of users of health and social care
Example question. Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question analyse how organisational system and processes are managed to promote participation and independence of users of health and social care Answer Clinical governance is a key strategy of evalua...

HIV- positive women and pregnancy
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Introduction: Question HIV- positive women and pregnancy Answer Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne virus transmitted through sexual intercourse, intravenous drug use and from mother to child throug...

How can breast care nurses support the women experiencing the emotional impact of reconstructive surgery after breast cancer treatment?
Example question. Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question How can breast care nurses support the women experiencing the emotional impact of reconstructive surgery after breast cancer treatment? Answer In a recent article (The Times, 2016a), televisi...

Physical Therapy in outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation services
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Introduction: Question Compare and contrast the role of the physical therapist in the outpatient setting with the inpatient setting. Answer Physical therapists (PTs) are healthcare professionals that work with pati...

Protecting vulnerable patients from MRSA found in supermarket pork
Example question. Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question What can nurses do to protect vulnerable patients from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) found in supermarket pork? Answer An article in ‘i’, newspaper, recently, stated ...