DoH Nursing Exam (Abu Dhabi)

What you will practice:

Scope of practice, ethical decision-making, legal accountability, documentation, and culturally safe care within UAE healthcare settings.

• Scope of practice, accountability, and professional boundaries
• Patient advocacy and multidisciplinary role clarity
• Ethical principles: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, confidentiality
• Legal responsibilities: consent, incident reporting, patient rights, negligence
• Therapeutic communication, SBAR handover, and accurate documentation
• Cultural competence: multicultural care, Islamic health considerations, gender-sensitive care

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Assessment, early recognition of deterioration, prioritisation frameworks, delegation, and safe supervision in busy clinical environments.

• Focused assessment and recognition of abnormal findings
• Linking symptoms to pathophysiology and risk escalation
• Prioritisation tools: ABCs, Maslow, stable vs unstable, acute vs chronic
• Delegation decisions: RN vs assistant roles, task assignment, accountability
• Supervision and follow-up of delegated care
• Time management: reprioritising under pressure and workload organisation

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Core safety science including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation, medication safety, incident reporting, and quality improvement basics.

• Standard precautions, PPE selection, aseptic and sterile technique
• Transmission-based precautions and isolation protocols
• Patient safety: falls, safe transfers, equipment and oxygen safety
• Medication safety: 7 rights, high-alert meds, error prevention and reporting
• Environmental safety: fire and electrical safety, home safety education
• Quality improvement: incident reporting, sentinel events, root-cause awareness

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

High-yield adult health conditions across body systems, with emphasis on assessment, nursing interventions, monitoring, and complication prevention.

• Cardiovascular: hypertension, heart failure, MI, dysrhythmias, PVD
• Respiratory: COPD, asthma, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, oxygen therapy
• Neurological: stroke, seizures, head injury, raised ICP, neurodegeneration
• Gastrointestinal: GERD, PUD, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction
• Renal/endocrine: AKI/CKD, dialysis care, diabetes, thyroid/adrenal disorders
• Musculoskeletal/hematology/immune: fractures, arthritis, anemia, clotting, HIV/autoimmune

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Medication administration principles, calculations, major drug classes, adverse effects, IV therapy complications, and safe blood transfusion practice.

• Routes of administration, documentation, and safe preparation/administration
• Dosage calculations and infusion rate calculations
• Major drug categories: antibiotics, cardiovascular, antidiabetics, analgesics, anticoagulants, psych meds
• Adverse effects, contraindications, drug interactions, monitoring parameters
• IV therapy: peripheral IV care, infiltration, extravasation, phlebitis, infusion pumps
• Blood transfusion: compatibility basics, reaction recognition, immediate interventions

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Antenatal assessment, labour and delivery basics, postpartum complications, breastfeeding support, and essential newborn care.

• Prenatal assessment, screening, and identification of high-risk pregnancy
• Common pregnancy complications and nursing priorities
• Stages of labour and basic fetal monitoring interpretation
• Obstetric emergencies and initial nursing actions
• Postpartum care: haemorrhage, infection, breastfeeding support
• Newborn care: APGAR, thermoregulation, feeding, and jaundice management

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Growth and development, common paediatric conditions, weight-based medication safety, safeguarding, and injury prevention.

• Developmental milestones and age-appropriate assessment/care
• Common conditions: respiratory infections, dehydration, congenital issues
• Paediatric medication safety: weight-based dosing and safe administration
• Fluid balance and dehydration management
• Child safety: injury prevention, immunisation principles, safe environments
• Recognition and reporting of child abuse/neglect

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Therapeutic communication, management of common psychiatric disorders, crisis intervention, de-escalation, and psychosocial care across the lifespan.

• Therapeutic communication: active listening, boundaries, rapport
• De-escalation and management of acute agitation
• Common disorders: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
• Suicide risk assessment and immediate safety interventions
• Substance use: withdrawal recognition and supportive management
• Grief, coping, chronic illness adaptation, and end-of-life psychosocial support

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Bedside fundamentals including ADLs, nutrition, skin integrity, mobility, elimination care, and non-pharmacological comfort measures.

• ADLs: hygiene, feeding, toileting, and patient dignity
• Nutrition and hydration: therapeutic diets, enteral feeding, I&O
• Mobility assistance, safe positioning, ROM exercises, and fall prevention basics
• Skin integrity: pressure injury prevention and turning schedules
• Pain assessment tools and non-pharmacological interventions
• Elimination care: catheter care and ostomy basics

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.

What you will practice:

Recognition and initial response to unstable clients: shock, sepsis, respiratory compromise, electrolyte disturbances, post-op complications, and trauma basics.

• Early recognition and immediate nursing actions in shock and sepsis
• Respiratory emergencies: airway basics, oxygen delivery devices, suctioning
• Fluid and electrolyte imbalance: dehydration, overload, key electrolyte disturbances
• Wounds, drains, and dressing care with output monitoring
• Postoperative monitoring: complications, DVT prevention, pain control
• Acute emergencies: cardiac arrest response, trauma priorities, acute bleeding

Tip: After topic practice, do mixed sets under time pressure and review missed questions immediately.