MOHAP Nursing Exam

It is a computer-based, multiple-choice examination. Questions are single-best-answer and often presented as short clinical scenarios rather than isolated facts. You answer on screen and cannot return to a section once it closes. The Ministry publishes the current structure and any recent changes on its official website, so check there before you book.

The Ministry sets the current question count and time allowance and publishes them with the candidate handbook and scheduling information. Because these details are revised periodically, do not rely on figures from older forums or prep courses. Confirm the current numbers on the official MOHAP site when you register.

Most candidates find it moderate: the content is familiar undergraduate nursing, but the questions demand clinical judgement rather than recall. The passing standard is set by the Ministry and published officially; it is not a fixed public percentage you can assume. Aim to be consistently strong across every domain rather than excellent in one.

Retake and reattempt rules, including any waiting period, number of attempts and additional fees, are set by the Ministry and can change. Check the official MOHAP guidance or contact them directly before assuming a timeline. Build a remediation plan around your weakest domains rather than simply rebooking immediately.

Start with fundamentals and pharmacology, since medication safety, assessment and basic skills underpin every other domain. Then move to medical-surgical nursing, which carries the heaviest weighting. After that, work through maternal, paediatric, critical care, mental health and community, and finish with infection control and UAE law and ethics, which are smaller but easy marks to secure.

Three patterns dominate: reading the question stem too quickly and missing what is actually being asked, choosing the textbook-correct action instead of the priority action for that scenario, and neglecting low-weight domains such as infection control or law. Weak drug-calculation skills and unfamiliarity with UAE-specific professional and legal expectations also cost marks.

Yes. Expect questions requiring you to calculate doses, infusion rates or weight-based doses from information given in the stem. Practise until the arithmetic is quick and reliable, and pay attention to units and rounding. Always sanity-check whether the calculated dose is plausible before selecting an answer.

Yes. Professional practice, ethics and UAE health law form a distinct domain, covering areas such as consent, confidentiality, scope of practice, mandatory reporting and professional accountability. Do not skip it because it feels unfamiliar; it is a small portion of the exam but a reliable source of marks for candidates who review it.

It depends on how recently you trained and how much you use this content clinically. Most candidates benefit from six to ten weeks of regular, focused study rather than a short intensive block. Use practice questions early to diagnose gaps, then spend your remaining time on the domains where your accuracy is lowest.