20 single-best-answer questions in the style of the DOH 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 180 minutes |
| Pass mark | 60% (working target) |
| Delivered by | Pearson VUE |
Formats change between cycles. Confirm the current details with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (formerly HAAD) — our exam guide links the official sources.
A nurse is assessing the contractions of a woman in established labour by abdominal palpation. To record their FREQUENCY correctly, the nurse times the interval from the:
A ward blood glucose meter is used for several patients each shift. Correct nursing practice is to:
A patient with recurrent gout is started on allopurinol between attacks. The nurse teaches the patient that this medicine:
A ward is changing from handover in the office to handover at the patient's bedside. The MAIN benefit the nurse can explain is that it:
A patient has used a xylometazoline nasal spray every day for six weeks and says the nose is now more blocked than before. The nurse should explain that the patient should:
A nurse is increasingly distressed at repeatedly giving invasive treatment she believes is prolonging a dying patient's suffering, although the plan has been agreed by the medical team. The nurse should:
A nurse accidentally touches a sterile glove package to a wet counter before opening it. What should the nurse do?
The parent of a 12-year-old girl asks the school nurse why the human papillomavirus vaccine is offered at this age. The nurse explains that it:
A woman with long-standing varicose veins has a tender, reddened, cord-like segment of vein below the knee; the calf is soft and not swollen and she is afebrile. The nurse should:
In mass-casualty (disaster) triage using the colour system, which colour identifies a patient needing immediate, life-saving intervention with a good chance of survival?
A nurse sustains a needlestick injury from a hollow-bore needle used on a patient with unknown status. What is the immediate first action?
The charge nurse is making assignments. Which patient is MOST appropriate to assign to the nursing assistant to support (under RN oversight)?
A patient with Alzheimer's disease becomes restless, agitated and tearful each evening as the ward lights are dimmed. The nurse should:
On admission a patient hands the nurse a bag of tablets and inhalers brought from home. In the record the nurse should:
Two days after a fractured femur a young patient becomes confused and breathless with a petechial rash across the chest. The nurse should suspect:
A patient being investigated for a phaeochromocytoma has episodes of pounding headache, palpitations, sweating and severe hypertension. The nurse should:
Two days after starting an antipsychotic a patient has a temperature of 39.5 °C, severe muscle rigidity, confusion and a fluctuating blood pressure. The nurse should:
A patient's arterial blood gas shows pH 7.30, PaCO2 55 mmHg, HCO3 24 mmol/L. How does the nurse interpret this?
An 8-month-old has episodes of screaming while drawing up the legs, is vomiting, and has passed a stool of blood-stained mucus. The nurse should:
A 22 kg child is prescribed maintenance intravenous fluid at 100 mL/kg for the first 10 kg, 50 mL/kg for the next 10 kg and 20 mL/kg for each kilogram above 20 kg. What volume is required over 24 hours?
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We model the DOH registered nurse exam as 150 single-best-answer questions in about 180 minutes. Formats change between exam cycles, so confirm the current figures with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (formerly HAAD) or Pearson VUE before you book.
We grade DOH practice against 60% as a working target. The official threshold is not always published as a percentage, so confirm it with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (formerly HAAD) before you rely on it.
No. They are original practice questions written in the single-best-answer style of the DOH exam. Real exam items are confidential, so treat any "leaked paper" you are offered as unreliable.
