20 single-best-answer questions in the style of the DHA registered nurse exam, weighted towards the topics the paper tests most. Answer each one to see the key, the reasoning and the trap candidates fall into.
| Questions | 150 single-best-answer |
|---|---|
| Time | About 165 minutes |
| Pass mark | 50% (RN) |
| Delivered by | Prometric |
Formats change between cycles. Confirm the current details with the Dubai Health Authority — our exam guide links the official sources.
A patient colonised with MRSA is admitted. Which transmission-based precaution is required in addition to standard precautions?
A patient resuscitated with large volumes of intravenous fluid for severe acute pancreatitis now has a tense, distended abdomen, rising ventilator airway pressures and a urine output that has fallen to 10 mL/hour. The nurse should:
A patient who takes long-term immunosuppressive treatment attends the clinic for vaccination. The nurse should recognise that he must not be given:
A woman who has just been told that she has advanced cancer says quietly, 'I don't know how I will tell my children,' and begins to cry. The nurse's MOST therapeutic response is to:
A man with type 2 diabetes has a firm cord in the palm and can no longer straighten the ring finger, which will not lie flat when he places the hand on a table. The nurse should:
A confused but not dangerous patient is tied into a chair for staff convenience, with no assessment or order. This is an example of:
A disease that is constantly present at a fairly stable, expected level within a particular region is described as:
A patient stabilised on warfarin is prescribed a two-week course of oral fluconazole for a fungal infection. The nurse should:
A patient admitted with pneumonia has had intravenous antibiotics for three days; he is now afebrile, his early warning score is zero and he is eating and drinking normally. At the ward round the nurse should:
A nurse is about to insert a nasogastric tube as prescribed. What should the nurse do FIRST?
A nurse is about to give a prescribed dose of oral morphine solution from the ward controlled-drug stock. Correct practice is to:
A patient on peritoneal dialysis has cloudy drainage fluid with abdominal pain and a fever. The nurse should:
The mother of a 3-day-old points out small, firm white spots along the midline of the baby's hard palate; the baby is feeding well and the spots do not wipe away. The nurse should:
A child weighing 22 kg needs maintenance intravenous fluid calculated as 4 mL/kg/hour for the first 10 kg, 2 mL/kg/hour for the next 10 kg and 1 mL/kg/hour for each kilogram above 20 kg. What hourly rate should the nurse set?
A nurse records an unexpectedly high blood pressure in a patient with a large upper arm using a standard adult cuff. The nurse should:
Completing an electronic nursing assessment, the nurse sees that yesterday's entries have been carried forward automatically, including a wound description that no longer matches the wound. The nurse should:
A nurse checks a patient's blood pressure and records it as 90/50 mmHg. Which step of the nursing process does taking the blood pressure represent?
Before entering the room of a patient nursed under contact precautions, the nurse puts on personal protective equipment. The correct order is:
A newborn has not passed meconium in the first 48 hours, has a distended abdomen and now vomits bile-stained fluid. The nurse should suspect:
A young man punched on the nose two hours ago can breathe through neither nostril, and the nurse sees a soft, boggy purple swelling on both sides of the nasal septum. The nurse should:
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We model the DHA registered nurse exam as 150 single-best-answer questions in about 165 minutes. Formats change between exam cycles, so confirm the current figures with the Dubai Health Authority or Prometric before you book.
The DHA computer-based test guideline lists 50% for registered nurses. DHA releases the result as pass or fail on Sheryan, not as a numeric score. Aim for about 70% in practice to leave a margin.
No. They are original practice questions written in the single-best-answer style of the DHA exam. Real exam items are confidential, so treat any "leaked paper" you are offered as unreliable.
