Registered Nurse (NNLE) study guide
Registered Nurse (NNLE) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Nepal Nursing Council (NNC) is the regulatory body established under the Nepal Nursing Council Act 2052 (1996), which came into force on 2053-03-02 (16 June 1996). It sits at Bansbari, Kathmandu, and describes its services as "New Registration / Licensing Exam," "Licence Renewal," and "Institution Inspection." For a candidate, the credential that matters is entry on the NNC register and the licence that follows: the Council's published registration status shows 88,583 Registered Nurses, 37,625 ANMs, 264 BMS, 2,090 Specialists and 858 Foreign Nurse/Midwife registrants, a total of 129,420. The Registered Nurse (NNLE) study guide has 4 sections and about 1,851 words.
01Nursing Registration and Licensing
The NNLE tests Nursing Registration and Licensing as a legal gate: who may use a nursing title, what entry-to-practice evidence is required, and how a licence stays valid. The governing statute is the Nepal Nursing Council Act, 2055 (1998) ; the Nepal Nursing Council (NNC) is the regulator.
391 words, about 2 min02Nursing Practice and Clinical Care
The Nursing Practice and Clinical Care domain tests safe, evidence-based decisions across assessment, medication, infection prevention, maternal and child care, chronic care and documentation. Questions usually ask what the nurse should do first or next , so link assessment findings to escalation.
364 words, about 2 min03Nursing Regulation
Nursing Regulation tests how the NNC governs education, registration, practice standards and discipline. Regulation is not the same as employer management: a hospital can appoint staff, but only the NNC can register a nurse or remove a name from the register.
339 words, about 2 min04Ethics and Law
Ethics and Law tests whether you can apply ethical principles and Nepali law to bedside decisions: consent, confidentiality, negligence, reproductive rights and professional boundaries. The Constitution of Nepal, 2072 recognises the right to health and privacy; professional conduct is also governed by the NNC.
757 words, about 4 min