NurseSim exams / United Arab Emirates

DHA Registered Nurse (Dubai): format and practice

Dubai Health Authority (DHA). United Arab Emirates

What the exam is

The DHA licenses health professionals in Dubai. Nurses sit a computer-based multiple-choice exam delivered by Prometric.

Regulator: Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Country: United Arab Emirates: Dubai.

Who takes it

Nurses who want a licence to work in Dubai's public or private health sector.

Format, as the regulator publishes it

ItemWhat the regulator says
Questions150 [1]
Time3 hours [1]
Pass score50% [1]
Listed feeUSD 240 in the DHA's manual; check the current fee [1]

The DHA lists the subject areas but, as far as we could read, not their weights.

How NurseSim covers it

NurseSim has 200 questions written for this exam, plus the shared pool of 4,354 registered-nurse questions: 4,554 in the practice pool. It offers 5 full-length mock exams that share no question.

Every answer comes with the reasoning behind it, and you can sit timed mock exams. Free: 5 questions a day, no card needed. DHA Registered Nurse is the name of an examination of Dubai Health Authority (delivered by Prometric), which is not affiliated with this program and has not endorsed it.

One question from the bank

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Try oneLeadership and management

The laboratory telephones a ward nurse with a critical result: serum potassium 6.9 mmol/L for one of her patients. What should she do first?

  1. AWrite down the result, read it back to the caller and get confirmation
  2. BThank the caller and wait for the result to appear in the electronic record
  3. CNote the result and pass it to the next shift at handover
  4. DAsk the laboratory to repeat the test before she tells anyone

Answer: A. Critical test results given by telephone are written down and read back in full, and the caller confirms them. The nurse then informs the responsible physician promptly, so that treatment is not delayed.

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Sources

  1. DHA online exam guideline (CBT)
  2. DHA manual for professional assessment (2025)

Facts read on 16 October 2026 in the pages above. Regulators change rules and fees: confirm with them before you book. NurseSim is an independent study aid, not affiliated with or endorsed by the regulator.