HEALTH SECTOR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FROM PSRS 2024

General Instructions for Health Sector Interviews 2024

1. The interviews consisted of two types:
   • Written Interview (Screening Test):
     • All candidates took the test to reduce the number of applicants.
     • Some wrote manually (for Diploma and below), while others took a computer-based Online Aptitude Test.
     • The test included 40-50 multiple-choice questions.
   • Oral Interview (Face-to-Face Interview):
     • Questions varied by field and panel.
     • Time limits and language (English) were specified for some roles.

Medical Doctor (MD) Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English

1. Tell us about your historical background.
2. What are the complications of severe malaria in children under five?
3. What factors should be considered when establishing a patient’s diagnosis?
4. What are the clinical features of a patient with hypothyroidism?
5. What are the complications of pulmonary TB?
6. What challenges did you face before completing the interview exercise?

Medical Laboratory Degree Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English | Time: 15 Minutes

1. Tell us your history from the schools you attended to where you are now.
2. Mention five red blood cell (RBC) indices.
3. List three functions of sterilization.
4. Name five types of immunoglobulins.
5. Mention five essentials of a quality management system.
6. List five laboratory safety precautions.
7. Describe the process of histological sample processing.

Nursing Officer II Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English

1. Explain your historical and professional experience background.
2. Mention five disadvantages of natural family planning methods.
3. State three purposes of patient education.
4. List five purposes of medicine review during nursing rounds.
5. Mention five components of patient documentation.
6. Outline five steps of intramuscular (IM) drug injection.
7. State five advantages of performing wound dressing on a clean wound.

Assistant Nursing Officer II Oral Interview Questions

Panel 1 | Language: English

1. Explain your educational and professional background.
2. What are the types of drugs administered via the oral route?
3. What is the purpose of nurses’ ward rounds?
4. What is the purpose of nursing diagnosis?
5. List daily activities performed by nurses.
6. Explain five causes of hypotension.
7. Name vaccines given in childhood, adulthood, and during the conceiving period.

Pharmacist II Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English

1. Explain your background from birth to the present.
2. Mention five cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor drugs.
3. List six factors affecting drug monitoring and evaluation.
4. What factors affect the storage of medicines?
5. What information is found in a dispensing register book?
6. Which document is used to control drugs in storage?
7. [Question not remembered].

Pharmacist-Technologist II Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English

1. What factors should be considered for organizing medicines and medical supplies in a store?
2. What are the key considerations when dispensing drugs to a patient?
3. What techniques would you use to ensure patients receive proper medication information?
4. What criteria are used to select essential medicines in your workplace?
5. What essential information is found on an individual medicine label?
6. What would you do if a patient arrives with a prescription, but the required medicine is out of stock?
7. Tell us about your journey from school to professional experience.

Medical Laboratory Technologist II Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English

1. Explain your educational and professional background.
2. Name five filarial worms.
3. List five infections transmissible through blood transfusion.
4. What are the effects of misdiagnosis? (List five).
5. What materials and reagents are used in blood grouping (tile/tube method)?
6. What information is present on a patient request form?
7. What details are recorded in a culture media preparation logbook?

Health Assistants II Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English

1. Explain your educational and professional background.
2. List diseases caused by poor sanitation.
3. Mention five qualities of a good health assistant.
4. Explain four common challenges you may face in the community.
5. Describe five indicators of unsafe or contaminated water in a community.
6. How would you encourage proper toilet usage in the community?
7. [Question incomplete].

Clinical Assistant (CA) Oral Interview Questions

Panel 4 | Language: English

1. Briefly explain your education and professional background.
2. What are the contraindications or limitations of ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution)?
3. Mention five signs of depression.
4. What are the complications of burn injuries?
5. What interventions are taken when a pregnant woman attends her first clinic visit?
6. What are the signs of an animal or insect bite?
7. What are the clinical skin manifestations of HIV in children under five?

Clinical Officer II Oral Interview Questions

Panel | Language: English

1. Explain yourself (background history and professional background).
2. What are the contraindications of gastric lavage?
3. [Additional questions not provided].

Additional Notes

• Some questions were repeated across different roles (e.g., background questions).
• The document emphasizes joining a WhatsApp channel for updates ("MAJIBU YA MASWALI NA AJIRA BONYEZA HAPA KUJIUNGA NA WHATSAPP CHANNEL").
• The interviews aimed to assess both technical knowledge and professional experience.

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