DHA Assistant Nurse

Exam at a glance

Questions

150

Duration

180 minutes

Pass mark

50 %

Sections

1

Exam type

Written

Language

English

Authority

DHA

Curriculum

Built from the question bank and updated automatically when new questions are added. 12 modules · 2,457 questions · Last updated: 29 October 2026

1. 01Nursing fundamentals & health assessment292 questions · 11.9 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • The nursing process, documentation and the law
   • Vital signs and physical assessment
   • Essential daily care and patient-centred practice
   • Foundations: safe medication administration and injections
   • Foundations: preventing and staging pressure injuries
   • Foundations: patient positions and peripheral intravenous cannulas
   • Foundations: urinary catheters and nasogastric tubes
   • Foundations: hand-rub technique and personal protective equipment

   Sample question

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   On the third day after surgery a nurse compares a 58-year-old man's pain score and walking distance with the outcomes written on admission and decides whether the care plan should continue. Which step of the nursing process is this?

   AAssessmentBPlanningCImplementationDEvaluation

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2. 02Patient safety & fundamentals172 questions · 7 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • Safe foundations: patient identification, prioritisation and delegation
   • Pressure injuries: risk assessment, prevention and staging
   • Falls, restraints, fire and safe vital signs
   • Oxygen therapy, enteral feeding and basic procedures
   • Consent, documentation, errors and incident reporting

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   Before giving a medication, which identifiers should the nurse use?

   AFull name and date of birthBRoom number and bed numberCDiagnosis and doctor's nameDRoom number onlyEThe patient's appearance

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3. 03Medication & calculations162 questions · 6.6 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • Safe medication administration: the rights, prescriptions and error prevention
   • Drug calculations: tablets, liquids, units and weight-based doses
   • Intravenous infusions: pump rates, drip rates and high-alert infusions
   • Insulin, anticoagulants and opioids: managing the highest-risk drugs
   • Routes, injection technique, adverse drug reactions and antidotes
   • Foundations: dosage forms and inhaler technique
   • Foundations: the concentration–time curve and receptor types

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   A doctor prescribes 500 mg of an oral suspension. The stock is 250 mg in 5 mL. How many millilitres should be given?

   A10 mLB5 mLC15 mLD2.5 mLE20 mL

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4. 04Medical-surgical nursing202 questions · 8.2 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • Perioperative care, wounds and pain
   • Electrolytes and diabetes emergencies
   • Cardiac and respiratory nursing
   • Renal and gastrointestinal care: dialysis, stomas and tubes
   • Neurological observations and raised intracranial pressure
   • Foundations: anatomy of the heart
   • Foundations: conduction system and cardiac cycle
   • Foundations: circulation and blood vessels
   • Foundations: anatomy of the respiratory tract
   • Foundations: alveoli and gas exchange
   • Foundations: mechanics and control of breathing
   • Foundations: patient positions and peripheral intravenous cannulas

   Sample question

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   Which measure is most effective in preventing pressure injuries in a bedbound patient?

   ARegular repositioning according to a care planBMassaging reddened bony prominencesCUsing ring (doughnut) cushionsDKeeping the skin moist with a damp sheetEStrict bed rest without movement

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5. 05Perioperative & surgical nursing170 questions · 6.9 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • Before theatre: assessment, consent and the safety checklist
   • Anaesthesia and the recovery room
   • On the ward after surgery: complications, pain and recovery
   • Foundations: abdominal anatomy and the acute abdomen
   • Foundations: hernias and the biliary system
   • Foundations: wound healing and perioperative basics
   • Foundations: the skeleton, spine and pelvis
   • Foundations: shoulder, wrist and hand
   • Foundations: hip fractures, knee and ankle ligaments

   Sample question

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   A 60-year-old woman attends the pre-assessment clinic two weeks before an elective open bowel resection. When is the best time to teach her deep breathing, supported coughing and leg exercises?

   AIn the recovery unit as soon as she is awakeBOn the first day after surgery, once her pain is well controlledCIf she develops a chest infection after surgeryDAt this pre-assessment visit, with a return demonstration

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6. 06Infection prevention131 questions · 5.3 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • The chain of infection, standard precautions and hand hygiene
   • Transmission-based precautions, PPE and resistant organisms
   • Sharps safety, needlestick injuries and post-exposure prophylaxis
   • Cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation and aseptic technique
   • Device-associated infections: CAUTI, CLABSI and VAP
   • Foundations: bacteria, the Gram stain and antibiotic targets
   • Foundations: infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship
   • Foundations: hand-rub technique and personal protective equipment
7. 07Emergency & critical care200 questions · 8.1 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • Cardiac arrest: basic and advanced life support
   • Recognising the deteriorating patient: NEWS2, SBAR, triage and shock
   • Sepsis, septic shock and anaphylaxis
   • Arterial blood gases and the ventilated patient
   • Transfusion safety, diabetic ketoacidosis and burns
   • Foundations: ABCDE approach and airway basics
   • Foundations: life-threatening chest emergencies
   • Foundations: shock, burns and sepsis
8. 08Maternal & newborn300 questions · 12.2 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • Pregnancy basics: dating, physiology and antenatal care
   • Labour, birth and fetal monitoring
   • Complications of pregnancy: hypertension, bleeding and diabetes
   • Postpartum care and postpartum haemorrhage
   • Care of the newborn
   • Foundations: female pelvic anatomy
   • Foundations: placenta, pregnancy physiology and fetal circulation
   • Foundations: labour and the fetal skull
   • Foundations: the menstrual cycle in the ovary, endometrium and cervix
   • Foundations: breast anatomy and lymphatic drainage
9. 09Paediatric nursing257 questions · 10.5 % of the bank

   Chapters

   • Growth, development and the child in hospital
   • Immunisation and childhood infections
   • Common acute illness: dehydration, respiratory problems and febrile seizures
   • Paediatric assessment, pain, medication safety and emergencies
   • Chronic and serious conditions of childhood
   • Foundations: the newborn and the transition after birth
   • Foundations: growth and development
   • Foundations: the child's airway, vital signs and resuscitation
10. 10Mental health nursing168 questions · 6.8 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Therapeutic relationship, communication and mental status assessment
    • Mood disorders, anxiety and suicide risk
    • Psychosis and antipsychotic medication
    • Substance use, eating disorders and cognitive disorders
    • Safety, aggression, legal and ethical aspects
11. 11Community & public health nursing198 questions · 8.1 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Foundations of public health nursing and the levels of prevention
    • Epidemiology for nurses: measures, screening and outbreaks
    • Immunisation programmes and the cold chain
    • Health promotion, chronic disease and special community settings
    • Environmental health, communicable disease control and disaster nursing
12. 12Leadership, ethics & professional practice205 questions · 8.3 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Prioritisation, delegation and team communication
    • Law, consent, confidentiality and documentation
    • Patient safety and quality improvement
    • Leadership, management and conflict

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