MOHAP Nursing Exam study guide
MOHAP Nursing Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The MOHAP Nursing Exam is the licensure assessment used by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention for nurses seeking to practise in facilities under its jurisdiction. It is aimed at registered nurses, practical nurses and midwives - both UAE-trained graduates and internationally educated applicants - who must demonstrate that their knowledge meets the standard expected of a nurse practising in the Emirates. The MOHAP Nursing Exam study guide has 10 sections and about 2,612 words.
01Fundamentals of Nursing and Basic Nursing Skills
Fundamentals questions test whether you can prioritise safely using a structured framework rather than recall trivia. Know the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation), Maslow's hierarchy, and ABC (airway, breathing, circulation) as the default prioritisation lens.
280 words, about 1 min02Medical-Surgical Nursing
Medical-surgical content rewards pattern recognition around fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base interpretation, perfusion, oxygenation, and perioperative care. Build a mental map for each major system: cardiac (angina versus infarction, heart failure, arrhythmia), respiratory (asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism), renal (acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease), endocrine (diabetes, thyroid, adrenal), gastrointestinal, and neurological conditions.
277 words, about 1 min03Maternal and Newborn Nursing
Maternal-newborn questions cluster around antenatal risk, labour progression, postpartum haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and newborn transition. Know the stages of labour, fetal monitoring categories, APGAR scoring, and the normal ranges for newborn vital signs and glucose.
257 words, about 1 min04Pediatric Nursing
Paediatric nursing tests developmental appropriateness, weight-based dosing, and early recognition of deterioration in children. Know paediatric vital-sign ranges by age, dehydration assessment, respiratory distress signs, and immunisation schedules.
262 words, about 1 min05Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
Psychiatric nursing questions focus on safety, therapeutic communication, and medication effects. Know risk assessment for suicide and self-harm, the signs of withdrawal and delirium tremens, the therapeutic relationship boundaries, and the major psychotropic side effects (extrapyramidal symptoms, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonin syndrome, lithium toxicity).
261 words, about 1 min06Community and Public Health Nursing
Community health questions test population-level thinking: levels of prevention, epidemiology basics, screening principles, health education, and the nurse's role in outbreak response and immunisation programmes. Know incidence versus prevalence, sensitivity versus specificity, and the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
258 words, about 1 min07Critical Care and Emergency Nursing
Emergency and critical care questions reward systematic assessment and rapid escalation. Know the primary survey (airway with cervical spine control, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure), shock types, arrhythmia recognition, and the basics of ventilation and vasoactive infusions.
233 words, about 1 min08Pharmacology and Medication Administration
Pharmacology questions combine the rights of medication administration with drug-specific knowledge and monitoring. Know the rights (patient, drug, dose, route, time, documentation, reason, and the patient's right to refuse), high-alert medication handling, and the key monitoring parameters for anticoagulants, insulin, digoxin, opioids, and aminoglycosides.
255 words, about 1 min09Infection Prevention and Control
Infection control questions test standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, aseptic technique, sterilisation versus disinfection, and safe sharps handling. Know the chain of infection and where each intervention breaks it.
243 words, about 1 min10Professional Practice, Ethics, and UAE Health Law
This domain tests professional accountability, ethical principles, consent, confidentiality, advocacy, and the UAE regulatory framework. Know the four ethical principles (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice), the elements of valid consent, and the nurse's duty to report unsafe practice and errors.
286 words, about 1 min