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Curated exam deep-dives for the DHA nursing licensing exam — the key facts, values and traps, organised the way the exam tests them. The clinical syllabus is shared across the Gulf authorities, so these notes apply whichever exam you sit. Read the opening of each free; unlock the full note with Premium.
Unofficial study aid, not endorsed by any licensing authority. Content is reviewed for the exam context — always confirm clinical specifics against current local protocols and official guidance.
ACS, heart failure, the arrhythmias you must recognise and the shock states — priority actions, medication safety, and the traps that lose marks.
Read note →COPD's oxygen trap, acute asthma, TB precautions, safe oxygen delivery, and a step-by-step method for reading an ABG. Airway and breathing decide a lot of marks.
Read note →Insulin safety, hypoglycaemia, DKA versus HHS, thyroid storm and myxoedema, adrenal crisis, SIADH and diabetes insipidus — with the priority action for each.
Read note →Fluid deficit and overload, the six electrolytes the exam tests most, AKI and CKD, and a repeatable method for acid-base and ABG questions.
Read note →Peptic ulcers and GI bleeding, IBD, obstruction, cirrhosis, hepatitis, pancreatitis and gallbladder disease — plus safe care of NG and GI tubes.
Read note →One idea drives the whole cluster: the brain sits inside rigid bone. GCS, raised ICP, stroke, status epilepticus, meningitis and autonomic dysreflexia.
Read note →Whenever a drug appears in a stem, the examiner is testing safe administration. The rights, high-alert drugs, antidotes, interactions and error prevention.
Read note →The most reliably scorable questions on the paper. Conversions, desired-over-have, IV flow and drip rates, reconstitution, and weight-based paediatric doses.
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