Cambodia Nursing Exit Exam study guide
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The Cambodia Nursing Exit Exam is the school-leaving assessment that nursing students in Cambodia sit at the end of their diploma or degree programme, before they move into internship, licensure and practice. It is designed for final-year students and recent graduates who need to demonstrate that they can apply classroom theory to real Cambodian clinical settings - provincial referral hospitals, health centres, and community outreach. The Cambodia Nursing Exit Exam study guide has 10 sections and about 2,833 words.
01Medical-Surgical Nursing
The Medical–Surgical domain tests whether you can assess an adult systematically, spot deterioration early, and deliver the monitoring and interventions that accompany the conditions most often managed in Cambodian provincial and referral hospitals: dengue, tuberculosis, typhoid, stroke, diabetes, cirrhosis, COPD and post-operative care. Use ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure) before a systems review.
313 words, about 2 min02Maternal and Newborn Nursing (Antenatal, Intrapartum, Postpartum, Neonatal Care)
This domain covers antenatal, intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal care, emphasising the leading causes of maternal death in Cambodia: postpartum haemorrhage, eclampsia, sepsis and obstructed labour, plus newborn asphyxia and infection. Book early and complete at least eight contacts.
288 words, about 1 min03Pediatric and Child Health Nursing
Paediatric questions test whether you can triage a sick child quickly, classify illness using IMCI logic, and calculate treatment by weight rather than by age. Any child with inability to drink or breastfeed, vomiting everything, convulsions, lethargy or unconsciousness, chest indrawing, stridor at rest, or severe malnutrition needs urgent referral.
300 words, about 2 min04Community Health Nursing and Primary Health Care
Community health questions test the organisation of care in Cambodia and the primary health care principles behind it: equitable access, community participation, intersectoral collaboration, appropriate technology and a referral system that works. Health post and village health support group: health promotion, referral, tracing defaulters.
275 words, about 1 min05Fundamentals of Nursing and Basic Nursing Skills
Fundamentals tests safe, reproducible basic care: vital signs, hygiene and asepsis, positioning, nutrition, elimination, wound care, documentation and patient safety. Adult resting ranges: temperature 36.5–37.5 °C, pulse 60–100/min, respirations 12–20/min, blood pressure around 120/80 mmHg, SpO₂ 95% or above.
259 words, about 1 min06Pharmacology and Medication Administration
Pharmacology questions test the rights of administration, accurate calculation, and recognition of high-alert drugs and their adverse effects. Cambodia's national guidelines rely on a short list of essential medicines, so know those well.
251 words, about 1 min07Infection Prevention and Control
Infection prevention questions test standard precautions for every patient, transmission-based precautions for some, safe waste handling and post-exposure action. Treat every patient as potentially infectious.
296 words, about 1 min08Emergency, Critical Care and First Aid
Emergency questions test the first five minutes: recognise cardiac arrest, act, and treat life threats before making a diagnosis. Airway with cervical spine protection, Breathing with oxygen and auscultation, Circulation with pulse, blood pressure and capillary refill, Disability with AVPU or the Glasgow Coma Scale, Exposure with temperature control.
261 words, about 1 min09Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
Mental health questions test recognition of common conditions, safe communication, risk assessment and the interface between physical and psychological care - an area where stigma still delays treatment in Cambodia. Use a mental state examination: appearance, behaviour, speech, mood and affect, thought content and form, perception, cognition and insight.
281 words, about 1 min10Professional Ethics, Law, Nursing Regulation and Communication
Professional practice questions test the legal and ethical framework of Cambodian nursing, plus the communication skills that keep patients safe. The Nursing Council regulates registration and licence renewal under Ministry of Health guidance; scope of practice is defined by law and ministerial regulation (prakas).
309 words, about 2 min