MNB/LJM Nursing Examination study guide
MNB/LJM Nursing Examination · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The MNB/LJM Nursing Examination is a multiple-choice licensure-style assessment used to evaluate whether a candidate has the entry-level nursing knowledge expected for safe practice. It is aimed at nursing graduates and candidates preparing for registration or appointment through the MNB/LJM route, and at those who need a structured benchmark of their clinical knowledge before sitting an official paper. The MNB/LJM Nursing Examination study guide has 13 sections and about 3,788 words.
01Fundamentals of Nursing and Basic Nursing Skills
Fundamentals of Nursing and Basic Nursing Skills tests whether you can apply the nursing process, perform safe core skills, and recognize when a stable patient is deteriorating. Questions often present a scenario with four plausible actions and ask for the first or priority action.
326 words, about 2 min02Medical-Surgical Nursing (Adult Health)
Medical-Surgical Nursing (Adult Health) covers fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, perioperative care, and management of common adult conditions such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, COPD, stroke, and diabetes. Interpret ABGs in steps: pH, then PaCO2, then HCO3, then compensation.
297 words, about 1 min03Maternal and Newborn Nursing
Maternal and Newborn Nursing tests labor and birth, fetal surveillance, postpartum complications, and newborn transition and feeding. First stage: latent to about 6 cm, then active to full dilation.
303 words, about 2 min04Pediatric Nursing
Pediatric Nursing tests growth and development, family-centered care, recognition of pediatric deterioration, and weight-based treatment. Use pediatric norms: respiratory rates fall and blood pressure rises with age.
289 words, about 1 min05Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing tests therapeutic communication, mental status assessment, suicide and violence risk, psychotropic medication monitoring, and legal boundaries of care. Therapeutic communication is specific, present, and nonjudgmental: use open questions, reflection, clarification, and silence.
296 words, about 1 min06Community Health and Public Health Nursing
Community Health and Public Health Nursing tests levels of prevention, epidemiology, screening, immunization, outbreak response, and care of populations rather than individuals. Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs: immunization, seat belts, fluoride, health education.
306 words, about 2 min07Pharmacology and Medication Administration
Pharmacology and Medication Administration tests the rights of administration, pharmacokinetics, high-alert medications, calculations, and recognition of adverse effects and antidotes. Rights: right patient, drug, dose, route, time, documentation, reason, and response; many services add the right to refuse.
287 words, about 1 min08Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology
Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology tests structure-function relationships, homeostasis, and the mechanisms that produce clinical signs. Cells adapt by hypertrophy, hyperplasia, atrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia, and neoplasia.
282 words, about 1 min09Infection Control
Infection Control tests the chain of infection, standard and transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, sterilization, and healthcare-associated infection prevention. Chain: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host.
290 words, about 1 min10Safety and Quality Improvement
Safety and Quality Improvement tests human factors, error prevention, adverse event reporting, root cause analysis, and improvement methods. A sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence causing death or serious harm; it triggers immediate investigation and disclosure.
280 words, about 1 min11Professional Ethics
Professional Ethics tests ethical principles, informed consent, capacity, confidentiality, advocacy, and resolution of ethical dilemmas. Autonomy respects a competent patient's choice; beneficence acts for the patient's good; nonmaleficence avoids harm; justice distributes fairly; veracity requires truthfulness; fidelity requires keeping promises.
267 words, about 1 min12Law and Nursing Regulation
Law and Nursing Regulation tests licensure, scope of practice, negligence, documentation, consent, confidentiality, and mandatory reporting. Negligence requires four elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages.
271 words, about 1 min13Nursing Leadership, Management and Delegation
Nursing Leadership, Management and Delegation tests prioritization, delegation, supervision, conflict resolution, staffing, and change management. Delegation transfers a task, not accountability.
294 words, about 1 min