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A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...health and social care A nurse had been working with a patient who had a chronic venous leg ulcer for several years. All options of treatment that the medical staff were aware of had been tried and the ulcer was not improving. They discussed this with the patient and explained that there might be other dressings or treatments available, suggesting that a photograph be...
Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change

...health reasons as they not only point out meat consumption, they certainly point also at the excess of sugar and fat consumption. So we can consider that staying within some guidelines for health can also help for the environment. RH: And how much meat eating per week would that mean? JFS: You would not find this easily in any of the WHO recommendations, so I think we...
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...health ministry is a much stronger pitch. Use various sources Include some information about who you are going to talk to, demonstrating a mix of independent sources and those involved in the story. Many editors like to see a minimum of two sources, at least one of them independent from the main source. Watch the detail Ensure clarity and accuracy. Do a spell check and...
60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...health. In the future we intend to send humans on much longer missions, back to the Moon, Mars and beyond, so bed rest studies will be very important. But the greatest beneficiaries of bed rest studies are our current human population on Earth. Many parts of the world have aging populations, but especially Western Europe, America and Japan. People living here have...
What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...health problems. Cations are also important. For example, calcium salts contribute to the hardness of water and water treatment uses aluminium compounds. Additionally oxidising agents, such as ozone or chlorine, are vital in the disinfection of water. This OpenLearn course focuses on the chemistry of the p-block elements in Groups 13 to 18 of the Periodic Table...Do you...
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...mental capacity of a two year old for life. He doesn't at all. He defied everything that they said would happen to him, and he's still fighting. Obviously, he's not playing, but I really feel like your passion as a … you have to want to live to live. FABRICE MUAMBA Football has always been something that I enjoyed doing. And when I was young, I used to play football a...
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...health define the term antibiotic and give examples describe the importance of antibiotics in modern health care analyse antibiotic data and make simple deductions about antibiotic use and resistance patterns discuss the consequences of a future without antibiotics. Although this is an introductory course to antibiotic resistance, it assumes that you have a basic...
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...health and wellbeing, and how homes in different climates are designed differently to maximise the benefits of the Sun. You’ll start by seeing the consequences of living without enough light, before going on to think about how building shapes and orientations can affect our comfort levels in terms of warmth and light. You’ll complete some practical exercises in your...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs