20 single-best-answer questions in the style of the SCFHS 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 | 200 single-best-answer |
|---|---|
| Time | About 240 minutes |
| Pass mark | 60% (working target) |
| Delivered by | Prometric |
Formats change between cycles. Confirm the current details with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties — our exam guide links the official sources.
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 patient taking isoniazid for tuberculosis is also prescribed pyridoxine (vitamin B6). The nurse explains that the pyridoxine is given to:
A nurse delegates blood-glucose monitoring to a nursing assistant trained and competent in the task for a stable patient. This BEST demonstrates the right:
During a general anaesthetic a patient develops jaw rigidity, a rapidly rising end-tidal carbon dioxide and a temperature climbing above 40°C. The nurse anticipates:
Shortly after the dialysis needles are removed, blood begins to spurt from a needle site on a patient's forearm arteriovenous fistula. The nurse should:
An adult with a mild learning disability is listed for an investigation, and his sister offers to sign the consent form on his behalf. The nurse should:
A patient is admitted to the surgical ward and the nurse completes the venous thromboembolism risk assessment. Correct documentation practice is to:
A young adult is admitted with suspected meningococcal meningitis. Until 24 hours of effective antibiotic therapy have been given, the nurse should:
A nurse is about to redress a surgical wound using an aseptic non-touch technique. Which action BEST protects the patient?
A hairdresser has months of dry, cracked, itchy skin on both hands that clears during her annual leave and returns within days of going back to work. The nurse should advise her to:
A term newborn with hyperbilirubinaemia is commenced on phototherapy. Nursing care should include:
A nurse plans to teach a patient who does not speak the nurse's language fluently. The MOST appropriate action to ensure effective learning is to:
A client abruptly stops taking a long-term high-dose benzodiazepine. The nurse should monitor for which withdrawal risk?
A patient falls on the ward and sustains a wrist fracture. As well as completing the incident report, the nurse's professional duty is to:
An 18-month-old cries loudly and clings whenever the mother leaves the ward. The most appropriate nursing action is to:
A patient with a newly formed ileostomy has watery output of about 1,500 mL in 24 hours. The nurse should:
The daughter caring alone at home for her mother with dementia is exhausted and tearful, and says she cannot keep going much longer. The community nurse should FIRST:
A woman with severe pre-eclampsia is prescribed a loading dose of magnesium sulfate 4 g intravenously. The stock ampoule is labelled magnesium sulfate 50% w/v, 5 g in 10 mL. What volume should the nurse draw up?
A ward patient is being prepared for a magnetic resonance imaging scan. To keep the patient safe, the nurse must:
Which activity may the RN appropriately hand over to a UAP?
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We model the SCFHS registered nurse exam as 200 single-best-answer questions in about 240 minutes. Formats change between exam cycles, so confirm the current figures with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties or Prometric before you book.
We grade SCFHS practice against 60% as a working target. The official threshold is not always published as a percentage, so confirm it with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties before you rely on it.
No. They are original practice questions written in the single-best-answer style of the SCFHS exam. Real exam items are confidential, so treat any "leaked paper" you are offered as unreliable.
