NUS 117 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study
sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked
answers for each one.
Contributions of microbiology to medicine and nursing
Classification of microorganisms
Characteristics of bacteria, viruses, protozoa and parasites
Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Microorganisms of clinical importance
Disease process, infection and disease control
Basic immunology and immune response
Microbiological investigations and interpretation
Environmental sanitation
Waste management in disease control
A sample from this course
One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.
Introduction and history of microbiology
The introduction and history of microbiology covers the evolution of ideas from early humoral theories to the germ theory and the pioneers who proved that invisible microorganisms cause disease. Mastering this topic is essential for the exam because it sets the context for modern microbiological concepts, explains why certain historical experiments are still cited, and helps students appreciate the scientific method…
What you get for NUS 117
Every topic above, split into sessions and dated against your exam.
Practice questions per session, with answers that explain themselves.
Offline reading — the whole course is a few hundred KB on your phone.
An AI tutor that answers questions using this course's own material.