Nursing Qualification Level Assessment (Kazakhstan) study guide
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The Nursing Qualification Level Assessment in Kazakhstan (often searched as «Медбике мамандығы бойынша біліктілік деңгейін бағалау» or «Оценка уровня квалификации по специальности "Сестринское дело"») is a knowledge-check used to confirm that a practicing nurse or nursing graduate meets the expected competency level for the specialty. It is aimed at nurses, feldshers and midwives preparing for category or qualification review, and at graduates entering practice who need a structured self-check before a formal attestation. The Nursing Qualification Level Assessment (Kazakhstan) study guide has 11 sections and about 3,410 words.
01Nursing Fundamentals and Professional Ethics
This domain checks whether you can apply the legal and ethical framework of nursing practice in Kazakhstan to everyday decisions: scope of practice, consent, confidentiality, professional boundaries, delegation, and reporting. Practise within your licence and facility protocols; do not perform procedures reserved for physicians or specially trained nurses.
344 words, about 2 min02Infection Control, Disinfection and Sterilization
This domain assesses standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization in Kazakhstani healthcare facilities, including how to choose the correct reprocessing method and verify it. Break the chain of infection: hand hygiene, PPE, safe sharps, clean environment, and separation of clean from dirty flows.
322 words, about 2 min03Patient Assessment, Monitoring and Vital Signs
This domain tests systematic patient assessment, accurate vital-sign measurement, recognition of deterioration, and timely escalation, including documentation and reassessment. Assess in a structured sequence: airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure (ABCDE), then focused history and pain.
329 words, about 2 min04Medication Administration and Pharmacology for Nurses
This domain covers safe prescribing support, medication calculation, administration routes, high-alert drugs, adverse reactions, and documentation within the nurse’s legal scope. Verify the right patient using two identifiers, right drug, dose, route, time, reason, documentation, and response.
318 words, about 2 min05Therapeutic Nursing: Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
This domain focuses on nursing care of adults with common internal-medicine conditions and older adults: chronic disease control, functional assessment, geriatric syndromes, nutrition, mobility, and goals of care. Assess function, not only diagnosis: ADLs, mobility, falls risk, cognition, mood, continence, nutrition, and skin integrity.
294 words, about 1 min06Surgical Nursing, Perioperative Care and Wound Management
This domain covers preoperative preparation, intraoperative safety, postoperative monitoring, and evidence-based wound care, including recognition of surgical-site infection. Preoperative: verify identity, consent, fasting status, allergies, medications, dentures, jewellery, and site marking.
300 words, about 2 min07Maternal, Newborn and Pediatric Nursing
This domain tests safe care during pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period, the newborn transition, and common paediatric conditions, with weight-based practice and family-centred communication. Recognize maternal danger signs: severe headache, visual changes, epigastric pain, vaginal bleeding, fever, reduced fetal movement, and convulsions.
306 words, about 2 min08Emergency Care and Resuscitation
This domain tests recognition of cardiac arrest, choking, anaphylaxis, shock, stroke, and acute coronary syndrome, plus correct basic life support and emergency handover. Follow the chain of survival: recognize, call emergency services (103/112 in Kazakhstan), start CPR, use an AED, and hand over to advanced care.
307 words, about 2 min09Sanitary-Epidemiological Requirements and Healthcare Law of Kazakhstan
This domain checks knowledge of Kazakhstan’s public-health and healthcare legislation, patient rights, medical secrecy, sanitary-epidemiological rules, notifiable diseases, and safe waste management. The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan No.
324 words, about 2 min10Primary Health Care, Prevention and Health Promotion
This domain covers primary health care nursing in Kazakhstan: patronage, screening, immunization, chronic disease prevention, health education, and referral. Primary care is the first point of contact: assess needs, provide evidence-based prevention, and coordinate referral.
277 words, about 1 min11Medical Documentation, Quality and Patient Safety
This domain covers accurate documentation, patient identification, handover, incident reporting, and quality-improvement methods that reduce preventable harm. Document contemporaneously, objectively, and legibly: what was observed, done, by whom, when, and the patient’s response.
289 words, about 1 min