HAAD (Abu Dhabi), SCH - SUPREME COUNCIL
OF HEALTH QATAR TESTING, PROMETRIC EXAM (SAUDI ARABIA), DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY
- DHA, CRNE - CANADIAN REGISTERED NURSES EXAM (CANADA) and NCLEX (USA)
Nursing Licensing Exams are important for nurses to be recognized as
international nurses all over the world. Nursing licensing exams will determine
ability of the nurses to work in international level and to work in different
countries as registered nurse, these exams are very important.
Why we need to
write Nursing Licensing Exams?
To be registered nurses in particular country like United Arab Emirates,
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, Canada and USA, licensing exams are required. These
exams will hold key to determine level of nursing skills and ability to work in
different pressure related situations of such areas.
Is there a separate
nursing licensing test for different countries?
Yes. Nurses need to write separate nursing test for different countries.
Each country has own set of exams to check ability of nurses to work in
different work situations.
Let’s
review few of such primary tests for different countries:
ü Licensing exams -
HAAD (Abu Dhabi)
HAAD mean Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. This institution is responsible
for regulating the practice of nursing in Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This
examination is conducted to ensure that nurses are secure to practice within
the guidelines framed by HAAD policy and regulation. This licensing exam will
determine the nurses to suit to practice as Registered Nurse (RN) and Practical
Nurse (PN).
Various private institutions offer training to clear HAAD exams to work
in Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Choosing right institution to clear this exam is the
primary challenge for nurses because only few dedicated institutions are ready
to help and achieve this major challenge.
Requirement and considerations for Nurses Licensure:
1.
Nurses should be graduate from
National and/ or International recognized Nursing College/University.
2.
Applicants must hold a valid
License/Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last
employment.
3.
Assistant Nurses and Assistant
Midwives cannot work independently and shall work under a registered nurse and
midwife.
4.
All nurses must hold a minimum of
current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to scope of
nurses.
Qualifications Requirement for Registered Nurse for Nursing
Licensure in Abu Dhabi:
1.
Candidate should have Bachelor
Degree in Nursing.
2.
For Canada and USA citizens, they
should have minimum of two years of course duration and completion of national
exam: NCLEX-RN for USA and Licensing Exam for Canada Applicant.
3.
Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery of
minimum of 3 and half years course duration.
4.
Diploma in Nursing of minimum three
years course duration.
Experience
Requirement for Registered Nurse for Nursing Licensure in Abu Dhabi:
Minimum two years clinical experience post qualification.
Qualifications
Requirement for Assistant Nurse:
1.
Diploma in nursing with less than 3
years course duration.
2.
Assistant Nurse Program with
minimum of 18 months course duration.
3.
Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery of
18 months to three years course duration.
Experience
Requirement for Assistant Nurse:
Minimum one year Clinical Experience post qualification
Qualifications
Requirement for Specialty Nurse:
Qualification as Registered Nurse and post graduate certificate in one of
the nursing specialties with minimum one year full time course duration.
Qualifications Requirement for Nurse Practitioner:
1.
Fulfill requirements of Registered
Nurse and completion of a Clinical Master/Doctoral Degree in Nursing in:
1. Pharmacology for prescribing drugs as nurse practitioner
2. Differential diagnosis, ordering and interpretation of diagnostic
tests.(Radiological and Pathological test)
3. Advanced Health Assessment.
Experience
Requirement for Nurse Practitioner:
Two years experience post qualification as a Nurse Practitioner.
FAQs about HAAD
LICENSURE
For Nursing and Midwifery, Registered Nurse, Assistant Nurse, School
Nurse and Nurse Practitioner need to take Computer Based Testing (CBT). CBT
include multiple choice questions.
Computer- based testing (CBT)
100-120 MCQs: 2 Hours
150 MCQs: 3 hours
Result will be declared as “Pass” or “Fail” in the test. The candidates
are allowed to take 3 attempts to pass the assessment in HAAD. After third
attempt, test taker is not allowed to apply for a lower or equivalent title.
ü PROMETRIC EXAM
(SAUDI ARABIA)
All foreign nurses need to pass in Prometric Examination to be allowed to
work as Registered Nurse in Saudi Arabia. The test will be conducted for 2
hours to complete 70 questions of multiple choice format. The test will be
conducted as Computer-Based Test and the results will be declared immediately
after the test. They given percentage to pass in several specialty, for nurse
technicians, the passing score is 45%, for nurse specialists, it is 50%.
The questions format for nursing tech consists of Nursing Fundamentals
(28%), Medical (23%), Surgical (20%), Pediatrics (16%) and Community (13%). For
Nurse Specialist, test will be conducted on assessment (10%), Nursing Problem
(6%), Planning (20%), Implementation (50%) and Evaluation (14%).
To book a Prometric Exam, candidates need to visit the website and choose
either Nurse Technicians or Nursing Specialists.
ü SCH - SUPREME
COUNCIL OF HEALTH QATAR TESTING
For foreign nurses, they need to seek registration and licensure given by
Supreme Council of Health to practice nursing in Qatar. The SCH has partnered
with Prometric MENA to provide computer based medical licensing examination to
assess the competency for nurses to work in the State of Qatar.
For more Details about Registration and Licensure in Supreme Council of
Health Qatar, visit the URL:
For Registration and Licensure process visit the URL:
The candidates need to give specific test conducted by Prometric
Examination. The test will be conducted for Registered General Nurse and
Registered Midwife.
For Registered General Nurse, the format of examination consists of 100
MCQs and time duration will 2 hours and 30 minutes. The cut off score to pass
is 50% for Registered General Nurse.
For Registered Midwife, the format of examination consists of 100 MCQs
and time duration will be 2 hours and 30 minutes. The cut score to pass is 50%
for Registered Midwife.
About Eligibility and Information about Supreme Council of Health Qatar
Testing, visit the URL:
ü DUBAI HEALTH
AUTHORITY – DHA
Like Abu Dhabi, the Dubai Health Authority conducts licensing exams to
qualify for nurses to work in Emirate of Dubai. Dubai Health Authority is mainly
concerned to improve the health care services and the Safety of population with
high quality care.
DHA is computer based test. For nursing professionals, the test will be
included different subjects such as Fundamentals of Nursing, Medical and
Surgical, OBG, Oncology and Pharmacology.
DHA- Prometric
Examination
DHA-Prometric Examination is conducted for different specialties such as
Assistant Nurse, Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife. The test will be
multiple Choice questions and test duration will be 2 hours. There will be 70
multiple choice questions and need to choose best answer to each question.
Candidates need to obtain 60% score to clear the DHA-Prometric Exam, nearly 42
questions should be correct.
CRNE - CANADIAN
REGISTERED NURSES EXAM (CANADA)
CRNE test format will be multiple choice questions, it comprises of 200
multiple choice questions. The examination results will be reported as “Pass”
or “Fail”. The questions will be both independent and case-based questions.
Case-based questions will be based on health-case scenario. The test determines
the competencies of nurses in four broad categories such as Professional
Practice, Nurse-Client Partnership, Health and Wellness, and Changes in Health.
NCLEX (USA)
The NCLEX test is conducted to test the knowledge, skills and
competencies required for the safe and effective practice of nursing at entry
level. NCLEX is a computer based test. Questions are multiple choice type,
answer will be marked as either right or wrong. There will be 75 to 265 items
will listed as questions, out of this, 15 are pre-test items that are not
scored. The time duration is about 6 hours.
The NCLEX-PN examination contains 85 to 205 items. From these items, 25
are pre-test items that are scored. The test duration is about 5 hours.
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