Iran Nursing Competency Exam study guide
Iran Nursing Competency Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Iran Nursing Competency Exam (آزمون صلاحیت حرفهای پرستاری) is the national assessment that Iranian nursing graduates must clear before they can register and practise as a licensed nurse. It is aimed at holders of a nursing degree or diploma from an Iranian institution, and at nurses returning to practice after a break, who need to demonstrate that their knowledge still meets the standard expected of a registered practitioner. The Iran Nursing Competency Exam study guide has 11 sections and about 3,403 words.
01Fundamentals of Nursing and Basic Nursing Skills
Fundamentals of Nursing and Basic Nursing Skills is the foundation block of the Iranian nursing competency exam (آزمون صلاحیت حرفهای پرستاری). Items here do not test definitions; they test whether you can apply the nursing process, interpret vital signs, keep technique aseptic and administer medication safely.
365 words, about 2 min02Medical-Surgical Nursing
Medical-Surgical Nursing dominates the blueprint because it is where adult assessment, pharmacology and priority-setting meet. Items reward the nurse who can name the first action and the parameter that must be watched afterwards.
325 words, about 2 min03Maternal and Newborn Nursing (Obstetrics)
Maternal and Newborn Nursing asks you to care for two patients simultaneously. The exam tests antenatal risk screening, intrapartum fetal surveillance, postpartum haemorrhage and the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, plus the newborn's first hours of transition.
286 words, about 1 min04Pediatric Nursing
Pediatric Nursing tests developmental assessment, age-specific normal values, weight-based dosing and the rapid deterioration pattern of children. The child is not a small adult: respiratory failure and dehydration dominate the clinical picture long before hypotension appears.
298 words, about 1 min05Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing tests therapeutic communication, risk assessment and psychopharmacology safety rather than diagnosis recall. Many items are answered by choosing the response that explores the patient's own meaning instead of offering advice.
287 words, about 1 min06Critical Care and Emergency Nursing
Critical Care and Emergency Nursing is tested through time-critical sequencing. The exam wants the first action within seconds, not a complete care plan, and it expects fluency with resuscitation numbers, sepsis bundles and arterial blood gas interpretation.
305 words, about 2 min07Community Health and Public Health Nursing
Community Health and Public Health Nursing examines prevention levels, epidemiology measures and knowledge of Iran's primary health care network, where the health house (خانه بهداشت) and the community health worker (بهورز) deliver first-contact care in villages, and urban health centres serve city populations. Primary prevention acts before disease (immunisation, sanitation, health education); secondary prevention detects early disease (screening, case finding); tertiary prevention limits disability (rehabilitation, chronic disease follow-up).
299 words, about 1 min08Nursing Ethics
Nursing Ethics tests the four principles plus the professional virtues that shape bedside decisions: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, veracity, fidelity and advocacy. Iranian items frequently place these principles inside an Islamic and family-centred cultural context, where the patient's wish still prevails over family preference.
271 words, about 1 min09Professional Regulations and Legal Aspects
Professional Regulations and Legal Aspects covers licensure, scope of practice, documentation and liability. In Iran the licence to practise (پروانه صلاحیت حرفهای) is issued by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education after passing this competency examination, and renewal depends on continuing education and an unblemished practice record.
318 words, about 2 min10Nursing Management, Leadership and Health Policy
Nursing Management, Leadership and Health Policy tests first-line manager competencies: organising care, delegating legally, handling conflict, staffing a unit and applying quality tools, together with awareness of Iranian health policy such as hospital accreditation by the Ministry of Health and the family physician referral programme. Planning, organising, directing and controlling form the cycle.
314 words, about 2 min11Infection Control, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Infection Control, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement is examined through scenarios where one action breaks the chain of transmission or prevents a never event. Expect items on standard precautions, sterilisation levels, post-exposure management and care bundles.
335 words, about 2 min