HiddenWhat the exam is
The aptitude test is one of the compensation measures used when overseas nursing education differs from the Irish standard.
Regulator: RCSI Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Country: Ireland.
Who takes it
Nurses qualified outside Ireland whom the NMBI requires to take the test.
Format, as the regulator publishes it
| Item | What the regulator says |
|---|---|
| Questions | 150 multiple-choice questions [1] |
| Time | 3 hours [1] |
| Pass mark | A minimum of 50% in the Theory Test [1] |
The route depends on where and when you qualified: check the NMBI's current rules.
How NurseSim covers it
NurseSim has 100 questions written for this exam. That is fewer than 200, so the simulation also draws on the shared pool of 4,354 registered-nurse questions (4,454 in total) and 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. Ireland RCSI aptitude test is the name of an examination of RCSI Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, which is not affiliated with this program and has not endorsed it.