20 single-best-answer questions in the style of the NHRA 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 150 minutes |
| Pass mark | 50% (working target) |
| Delivered by | Prometric |
Formats change between cycles. Confirm the current details with the National Health Regulatory Authority, Bahrain — our exam guide links the official sources.
A fire breaks out in a patient care area. According to the RACE mnemonic, what is the correct order of actions?
The prevalence of a disease is best defined as:
A patient being discharged with chronic heart failure asks how to pick up fluid build-up early at home. The nurse advises the patient to:
Some weeks after a partial gastrectomy a patient has cramping, sweating and palpitations shortly after eating. The nurse advises the patient to:
A patient with newly prescribed warfarin says, 'I should eat lots more green leafy vegetables than usual now.' The nurse recognises this statement indicates:
A patient is being discharged on the day of an open inguinal hernia repair. The nurse's discharge teaching should be to:
A student who fails an exam blames the teacher for writing 'unfair questions.' This is an example of which defense mechanism?
A leg wound is soaking through its gauze dressing within a few hours and the surrounding skin is becoming macerated. The most appropriate dressing choice is:
Before a feed the nurse aspirates a fine-bore nasogastric tube and the aspirate tests at pH 6.5. The nurse should:
The charge nurse is assigning patients. Which patient is most appropriate to assign to a newly graduated RN still on orientation?
A patient is prescribed oral metronidazole and asks why alcohol must be avoided. The nurse explains that the combination can cause:
A woman who is six weeks pregnant has sudden severe one-sided lower abdominal pain and shoulder-tip pain, and is pale with a rising pulse. The nurse should:
On the fourth day after an anterior resection a patient has a temperature of 38.7°C, a heart rate of 122/min, generalised abdominal pain and brown, faeculent fluid in the pelvic drain. The nurse should:
A woman taking a combined oral contraceptive pill telephones to say that she missed one pill and remembered it eleven hours late. The nurse should advise her to:
A nurse feels overloaded after being given an unsafe number of patients. The most professional response is to:
A nurse realises that a patient admitted to another ward is her neighbour, and is tempted to open the electronic record to find out what is wrong. The nurse should:
The nurse is recording the weight of a 4-month-old baby who was born at 30 weeks' gestation on her growth chart. Correct practice is to plot the weight against:
An 8-month-old admitted with bronchiolitis screams and clings to his mother whenever the nurse comes near the cot. The nurse should:
A patient colonised with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a wound requires precautions. What is the correct isolation category?
An IV is running at 125 mL/hour using a giving set with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What is the rate in drops per minute?
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We model the NHRA registered nurse exam as 150 single-best-answer questions in about 150 minutes. Formats change between exam cycles, so confirm the current figures with the National Health Regulatory Authority, Bahrain or Prometric before you book.
We grade NHRA practice against 50% as a working target. The official threshold is not always published as a percentage, so confirm it with the National Health Regulatory Authority, Bahrain before you rely on it.
No. They are original practice questions written in the single-best-answer style of the NHRA exam. Real exam items are confidential, so treat any "leaked paper" you are offered as unreliable.
