Free DHA Assistant Nurse mock test
12 original exam-style questions from our Assistant Nurse bank, timed at the exam’s own pace, scored against the 50% DHA pass mark. They span 8 of the 8 blueprint domains, so you will see exactly where you are weakest - free, no sign-up.
Sit 12 original exam-style questions at real exam pace
These are 12 original questions taken from our Assistant Nurse bank, spread across 8 of the 8 domains of the published blueprint. You get 72 seconds per question, which is exactly the pace of the real ARN5061 exam (14 minutes for 12). At the end you will see which domains you are weakest in, and the full worked reasoning for every question.
- 12
- questions
- 14:24
- time limit
- 50%
- DHA pass mark
A short diagnostic cannot predict whether you will pass - only the real exam does that. It will show you, honestly, where you currently stand.
What the real Assistant Nurse licensing exam looks like
Candidates for a Assistant Nurse licence in the UAE sit a computer-based multiple-choice examination - DHA exam code ARN5061, delivered through Prometric for DHA, MOHAP and SHA, and through Pearson VUE for DOH Abu Dhabi. The DHA pass mark is 50% (DHA CBT Guideline, Sep 2026); other authorities set their own, so confirm yours before booking. The result is reported to you as pass or fail only - your score is never released.
Pass marks at a glance: DHA exam codes and pass marks for all written exams in one sourced table.
The paper is built to a published blueprint, which is why a domain-by-domain diagnostic is more useful than a raw percentage. Your questions above were drawn from across Basic life support and emergencies, Communication, ethics and professional conduct, Fundamentals of nursing care and daily living, Infection prevention and control and 4 more - the same areas the real paper weights.
Before you can book the exam at all you need Dataflow primary source verification of your degree, licence and experience, which typically runs several weeks. Candidates routinely underestimate this and end up sitting the exam sooner after study than they planned. Check where you stand with our free eligibility checker or confirm whether your title even requires an exam using the Prometric exam checker.
You get three attempts in total across all UAE authorities - not three each - under the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements. At roughly AED 880 per attempt, plus the licensing delay each failure adds to your visa and start date, the cost of going in underprepared is not really the exam fee.
What is on the Assistant Nurse exam: the full blueprint
The published blueprint splits into 8 domains and 46 testable sub-topics. The diagnostic above samples across them, which is why its breakdown maps onto the structure the real paper is built from.
- Fundamentals of nursing care and daily living~18%7 topics
- Vital signs and clinical observation~15%6 topics
- Infection prevention and control~15%6 topics
- Patient safety: falls, pressure injuries and safe handling~14%6 topics
- Nutrition, hydration and elimination~10%5 topics
- Basic life support and emergencies~10%5 topics
- Specimen collection and medication support~8%5 topics
- Communication, ethics and professional conduct~10%6 topics
- Questions
- 150 multiple-choice (DHA ARN5061)
- Duration
- 3 hours, including registration
- DHA pass mark
- 50% - reported as pass or fail only
Figures for the DHA exam, from the DHA CBT Guideline, Sep 2026. DOH, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB set their own length, timing and pass mark. See the DHA exam guide and pass marks for every DHA exam.
A worked Assistant Nurse exam question
Every question in the diagnostic and in the paid bank is written to this standard: a clinical stem, four plausible options and the reasoning for the answer, with its source.
Basic life support and emergencies
During adult CPR, what rate of chest compressions is recommended?
- A60 to 80 per minute
- B140 to 160 per minute
- C30 to 50 per minute
- D100 to 120 per minuteCorrect
Why: Chest compressions should be delivered at 100 to 120 per minute, at a depth of 5 to 6 cm, allowing full recoil. Slower rates reduce blood flow to the brain and heart.
Source: European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021
Assistant Nurse sample questions with answers
4 more original exam-style Assistant Nurse questions, worked in full. They are not real or recalled exam questions, and none of them is in the diagnostic above, so sit that first if you have not.
Question 1 · Communication, ethics and professional conduct
While washing an older resident, you notice bruises on both upper arms in a finger-shaped pattern. What should you do?
- AReport to the nurse in charge and record what you saw
- BIgnore it, as older people often bruise very easily
- CConfront the family member who visited yesterday
- DPost a photo of it in the staff group chat for advice
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Report to the nurse in charge and record what you saw
Unexplained bruising in a grip pattern may indicate abuse, and it must be reported promptly to the nurse in charge and documented factually. Confronting suspects or sharing on social media breaches safeguarding and confidentiality.
Reference: WHO Abuse of Older People Fact Sheet
Question 2 · Fundamentals of nursing care and daily living
A patient with a weak left leg is learning to walk with a single-point cane. Which technique is correct?
- AHold the cane in the left hand and move it with the left leg
- BHold the cane in the right hand and move it with the right leg
- CHold the cane in the left hand and move it before both legs
- DHold the cane in the right hand and move it with the left leg
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Hold the cane in the right hand and move it with the left leg
The cane is held on the strong side so it can share load with the weak leg, and it is advanced together with the weak leg. Holding it on the weak side makes the patient lean and unbalances the gait.
Reference: Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th ed.
Question 3 · Infection prevention and control
You are leaving the room of a patient on contact and droplet precautions wearing gloves, gown, mask and eye protection. Which item is removed first?
- AMask
- BGloves
- CEye protection
- DGown
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Gloves
Gloves are the most contaminated item and are removed first, followed by eye protection, gown and finally the mask, with hand hygiene after removal. Removing the mask early risks touching the face with contaminated gloves.
Reference: CDC Sequence for Putting On and Removing PPE
Question 4 · Fundamentals of nursing care and daily living
An older resident with dementia becomes restless and confused every evening, trying to leave the ward. What is the most appropriate first response?
- ATie her to the chair so that she cannot fall
- BSpeak calmly, reduce noise, stay with her and report
- CArgue with her about why she is not allowed to leave
- DLeave her alone in her room until she settles
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Speak calmly, reduce noise, stay with her and report
Evening confusion (sundowning) is best managed with calm reassurance, reduced stimulation, a familiar routine and reporting to the nurse. Physical restraint increases agitation and injury risk.
Reference: NICE NG97 Dementia: Assessment, Management and Support
How to use this diagnostic properly
- 1Sit it cold, once. Do not look anything up. A diagnostic you help yourself through tells you nothing. The number you get is only useful if it is honest.
- 2Read every rationale - especially the ones you got right. Getting a question right by elimination is not the same as knowing it. The worked reasoning is free above, whether or not you buy anything.
- 3Work weakest domain first. The breakdown orders your domains worst-first for exactly this reason. Studying what you are already good at feels productive and moves nothing.
- 4Re-sit under full exam conditions later. The real paper is far longer than this and stamina matters. Full-length timed papers are what the paid bank is for.