DOH Abu Dhabi Nursing Exam study plan

Map the 10 heaviest Medical-Surgical topics (cardiac, respiratory, endocrine, renal, neuro, GI, hematology, musculoskeletal, oncology, fluid/electrolyte) to a weighted checklist

Outline the pathophysiology, hallmark assessment findings, and priority interventions for each mapped topic from memory, then verify against a reference

Write 40 practice items on cardiac and respiratory content and log every wrong answer with the underlying knowledge gap

Draft a one-page priority-intervention cheat sheet for the five most frequently tested med-surg emergencies

Apply the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to six med-surg case scenarios and justify each step

Rank nursing diagnoses by priority using Maslow and ABC frameworks across 15 short vignettes

Explain the rationale for each stage of the nursing process in writing, without referencing notes

Complete 50 mixed med-surg and fundamentals items under timed conditions and review each rationale

Interpret arterial blood gases and identify respiratory/metabolic acidosis and alkalosis in 20 worked examples

Sequence the first five nursing actions for shock, cardiac arrest, and rapid deterioration scenarios

Calculate weight-based and IV drip-rate medication doses across 25 problems with 100% accuracy before moving on

List the high-alert medications, their monitoring parameters, and the safety checks required before administration

Compare the stages of labor, expected maternal assessments, and priority interventions at each stage

Identify fetal monitoring patterns and the corresponding nursing response for 15 tracings described in text

Differentiate pediatric assessment findings and developmental milestones across infancy, toddler, school-age, and adolescent groups

Explain pediatric medication safety principles, including weight-based dosing and family-centered teaching

Classify major psychiatric disorders by hallmark symptoms and match each to appropriate therapeutic communication techniques

Demonstrate de-escalation and safety prioritization in five written crisis scenarios

Apply standard and transmission-based precautions to 15 clinical situations and justify each choice

Describe the correct sequence for donning and doffing PPE and the rationale for each step

Explain safe handling, isolation, and reporting requirements for a sharps or bloodborne exposure

Outline the nurse's role in screening, notifiable disease reporting, and health education at the community level

Identify the components of a root-cause analysis and a quality-improvement cycle applied to a clinical error

Apply the four ethical principles to eight dilemma scenarios and state the correct action and rationale

Describe how to disclose and report a medication error and a near miss through the correct channels

Summarize DOH licensing, scope-of-practice, and delegation rules relevant to the registered nurse in Abu Dhabi

Map the UAE health system structure and the nurse's reporting and escalation pathways

Revisit the nursing process with a focus on documentation standards and legal accountability

Complete 40 mixed items spanning UAE health system, ethics, and fundamentals, then review all misses

Re-drill the weakest 30 items from every prior error log until each is answered correctly twice

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record domain-level scores

Review every mock-exam miss and assign a corrective action to each

Consolidate all cheat sheets into a single final review packet