Israel RN Licensure Exam study plan
Israel RN Licensure Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Internal Medicine Nursing (Adult Medical Nursing)
Map the Internal Medicine domain into 8 systems (cardiac, respiratory, renal/fluid-electrolyte, endocrine, GI/hepatic, hematology, neuro, infectious) and allocate a study slot to each
Explain the pathophysiology, assessment findings, and nursing priorities for heart failure, COPD exacerbation, and acute kidney injury without notes
Build a one-page lab interpretation card (CBC, BMP, ABG, cardiac markers, HbA1c) and self-quiz until you score 90% or higher
Answer 60 Internal Medicine practice items and log every error by system and error type (knowledge gap vs misread vs priority confusion)
Your checkpoint
A written 8-system study map plus an error log spreadsheet with at least 60 tagged items
Internal Medicine Nursing (Adult Medical Nursing)
Apply a priority-setting framework (ABC, unstable-before-stable, acute-before-chronic) to at least 20 Internal Medicine scenarios and justify each choice in one sentence
Compare and contrast nursing management of diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, and hypoglycemia in a comparison table
Teach back the monitoring and complication-prevention plan for a patient receiving blood transfusion, anticoagulation, and insulin
Re-attempt all week-1 error items and confirm at least 80% are now answered correctly
Your checkpoint
A 20-scenario priority reasoning worksheet with justified answers and a re-test score on week-1 errors
Surgical Nursing (Perioperative and Postoperative Care)
Sequence the perioperative pathway from preadmission assessment through discharge and state the nurse's responsibility at each stage
Identify anesthesia-related and postoperative complications (airway, malignant hyperthermia, atelectasis, DVT, wound dehiscence, hemorrhage) and the first nursing action for each
Interpret postoperative monitoring data (vital signs trends, drain output, urine output, pain scores) and decide when to escalate
Answer 50 Surgical Nursing items and tag errors by phase of care (pre/intra/post)
Your checkpoint
A perioperative timeline poster with escalation triggers and a 50-item tagged error log
Internal Medicine Nursing (Adult Medical Nursing) & Surgical Nursing (Perioperative and Postoperative Care)
Complete a timed 100-item mixed Internal Medicine and Surgical Nursing block under exam conditions
Analyze the block by domain and by cognitive level (recall vs application vs priority) and name your three weakest subareas
Rewrite your personal study schedule for weeks 5-8 to weight the weakest subareas identified
Recite the surgical wound, drain, and stoma assessment checklist from memory
Your checkpoint
A timed 100-item block score report with a written remediation plan for the three weakest subareas
Maternal and Neonatal Nursing (Midwifery and Postpartum Care) & Pediatric Nursing
Trace normal labor, delivery, and the first postpartum hour and state the nurse's assessment and intervention priorities at each stage
Differentiate postpartum hemorrhage causes (uterine atony, retained placenta, laceration, coagulopathy) and the corresponding nursing actions
Explain neonatal adaptation, jaundice, hypoglycemia, and thermoregulation, and describe how to recognize deterioration in a newborn
Apply pediatric developmental and weight-based principles to medication calculation and fluid maintenance for at least 10 cases
Answer 60 combined Maternal/Neonatal and Pediatric items and tag errors by subarea
Your checkpoint
A maternal-newborn and pediatric quick-reference sheet plus a 60-item tagged error log
Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing & Geriatric and Community Nursing
Perform a mental status and suicide-risk assessment using a structured framework and state the immediate safety actions for high risk
Distinguish therapeutic communication techniques from non-therapeutic ones and rewrite 10 non-therapeutic responses
Describe legal and ethical boundaries relevant to involuntary admission, restraint use, and confidentiality in the Israeli context
Assess an older adult for falls, delirium versus dementia, polypharmacy, and elder abuse, and plan community-based interventions
Answer 50 combined Mental Health and Geriatric/Community items and tag errors
Your checkpoint
A risk-assessment and community-referral decision sheet plus a 50-item tagged error log
Emergency, Intensive Care and Critical Care Nursing & Pharmacology and Medication Safety
Run a systematic primary and secondary survey on 10 emergency scenarios and state the immediate intervention at each step
Interpret and act on hemodynamic and ventilatory data (ABG, lactate, MAP, capnography, ventilator alarms) in at least 15 critical care cases
Apply the rights of medication administration and high-alert medication safeguards (insulin, heparin, opioids, potassium) to 15 safety scenarios
Calculate weight-based and infusion-rate doses accurately on 20 practice problems with 100% accuracy before moving on
Answer 40 combined Emergency/Critical Care and Pharmacology items and tag errors
Your checkpoint
A high-alert medication double-check checklist plus a 40-item tagged error log with a 20/20 dose-calculation score
Professional Ethics, Law and Nursing Regulation in Israel & Infection Control, Patient Safety and Quality Assurance & Internal Medicine Nursing (Adult Medical Nursing) & Surgical Nursing (Perioperative and Postoperative Care)
Summarize Israeli nursing regulation and professional obligations: licensure, scope of practice, documentation, informed consent, reporting duties, and patient rights
Apply infection-control precautions (standard, contact, droplet, airborne) and patient-safety practices (hand hygiene, identification, falls, pressure injury, handoff) to 15 scenarios
Complete two full timed 150-item mixed simulations covering all ten domains and review every incorrect answer
Consolidate all eight weeks of error logs into a top-20 weakness list and rehearse each item until you can explain it aloud
Write and rehearse a one-page exam-day plan covering timing, flagging strategy, and anxiety control
Your checkpoint
Two full-length simulation score reports, a consolidated top-20 weakness list, and a written exam-day plan
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 75% on a 40-item Internal Medicine self-test and show that at least 80% of week-1 errors are corrected
Week 4: Score at least 70% on the timed 100-item Internal Medicine and Surgical block with a written remediation plan for the three weakest subareas
Week 6: Score at least 75% on a 50-item combined Maternal/Neonatal, Pediatric, Mental Health, and Geriatric/Community set
Week 7: Achieve 100% on the 20-item dose-calculation set and at least 75% on the 40-item Emergency/Critical Care and Pharmacology set
Week 8: Score at least 75% on both full-length 150-item simulations and demonstrate the consolidated top-20 weakness list is fully reviewed