Kuwait MOH Nurse Exam case studies
Kuwait MOH Nurse Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Kuwait MOH Nurse Exam is the licensure assessment used by Kuwait's Ministry of Health for nurses seeking registration and permission to practise in the country. It is aimed at nursing graduates and internationally trained nurses who need to demonstrate that their knowledge meets Kuwaiti practice expectations before working in government hospitals, primary care centres and other MOH facilities. The Kuwait MOH Nurse Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,365 words.
1Postoperative Day 1: Tachycardia, Oliguria, and a Missed Insulin Dose
A 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes is 20 hours post open cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. He is drowsy but arousable.
893 words, about 4 min2Second Stage: Late Decelerations on the CTG
A 29-year-old primigravida at 40 weeks and 3 days is in the second stage of labor, fully dilated, pushing with contractions every 3 minutes lasting 60 seconds. She has an epidural in situ and has been pushing for 75 minutes.
836 words, about 4 min3A 4-Year-Old With Fever, Refusal to Walk, and a Limp
A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother with a 3-day history of fever up to 39.2 C, irritability, and reluctance to walk. He has been refusing food and is drinking poorly.
905 words, about 5 min4An Older Adult With Confusion After a Fall: Delirium or Dementia?
An 82-year-old woman is brought to the community clinic by her daughter after a fall at home. The daughter says her mother has been 'not herself' for two days - she is drowsy by day, awake and agitated at night, and has been seeing 'people in the room' who are not there.
876 words, about 4 min5Medication Error: A Tenfold Insulin Overdose
You are the nurse in charge of a busy medical ward during a night shift. A newly qualified nurse reports that she has just administered 10 units of rapid-acting insulin subcutaneously to a 70-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, instead of the prescribed 1 unit, because she misread the decimal point on the prescription.
855 words, about 4 min