Free DOH / HAAD Exam Questions and Answers for Abu Dhabi Nurses
High-yield DOH preparation for the UAE — Abu Dhabi nursing exam — free, no credit card.
The DOH exam — formerly known as HAAD — is Abu Dhabi's licensing test for nurses. It is delivered by Pearson VUE, and DOH confirms your question count, time and pass mark in your TAMM eligibility notice. DOH questions have a strong clinical-judgement flavour, with a noticeable proportion of scenario-based items that ask 'what would you do first?'. Candidates who prepare with real exam-style questions and structured, high-yield notes consistently outperform those who rely on textbooks alone.
DOH / HAAD Nursing Exam Preparation for Abu Dhabi
DOH is the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, formerly HAAD. The exam is delivered by Pearson VUE, not Prometric; confirm your exam format in your eligibility notice. These independent practice questions focus on safe nursing decisions, not recalled or official exam questions.
For clinical scenarios, identify the immediate safety concern, assess the patient and distinguish nursing actions from decisions that require the treating clinician. Review consent, confidentiality, infection reporting and patient preferences alongside your medical-surgical and pharmacology revision.
More Abu Dhabi context questions with rationales
This page gives you a genuine sample of our full DOH Q&A bank — the same style of question you'll face on exam day, with the same clinical-priority framing that Prometric favours. Every question below reveals the correct answer plus a clear explanation, so you learn the reasoning, not just the letter.
How to Practise These Free DOH Questions
Read each stem carefully, decide your answer before revealing, and pay close attention to the explanation — especially when you got it wrong or guessed. Wrong answers are worth more than right ones during preparation: they show you the exact gap to fix. Once you're comfortable, take the free DOH mock test to see how you perform under time pressure.
DOH / HAAD Questions: Quality & Patient Safety
JAWDA, in the Abu Dhabi health system, refers to which of the following?
- A.A mandatory nursing continuing-education portal
- B.The DOH healthcare quality and patient-safety indicator programme
- C.The emirate's ambulance service
- D.A national organ donation registry
A ward nurse notices a rising number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Under the DOH quality framework, what is the correct first professional action?
- A.Wait for the annual accreditation survey
- B.Report the trend through the facility's incident and quality reporting system
- C.Discuss it informally with colleagues only
- D.Stop inserting catheters without medical review
DOH / HAAD Questions: Ethics & Law
A patient declines a blood transfusion on religious grounds. She is alert, fully oriented and understands the consequences. What is the nurse's correct action?
- A.Proceed because the transfusion is medically indicated
- B.Ask the husband to consent on her behalf
- C.Respect the refusal, document it, and inform the treating physician
- D.Have the patient discharged against medical advice
A nurse is asked by a relative for details of an adult patient's diagnosis. The patient has not authorised disclosure. The nurse should:
- A.Share the information because the relative is next of kin
- B.Decline politely and explain that the patient must consent to disclosure
- C.Share only the laboratory results
- D.Refer the relative to the medical records department
DOH / HAAD Questions: Cultural & Family-Centred Care
When caring for a female Emirati patient who requests that only female staff perform her physical examination, the culturally competent response is to:
- A.Explain that staff allocation cannot be changed
- B.Accommodate the request wherever staffing allows and document the preference
- C.Ask the family to decide instead
- D.Postpone all care until a female physician is on duty next week
Free DOH Practice Questions
The family of an accident victim who has been declared brain-dead seems amenable to organ donation. What should the nurse do?
- A.Discourage them from making a decision until their grief has eased
- B.Listen to their concerns and answer their questions honestly
- C.Encourage them to sign the consent form right away
- D.Tell them the body will not be available for a wake or funeral
Which of the following principles of primary nursing has proven the most satisfying to the patient and nurse?
- A.Continuity of patient care promotes efficient, cost-effective nursing care
- B.Autonomy and authority for planning are best delegated to a nurse who knows the patient well
- C.Accountability is clearest when one nurse is responsible for the overall plan and its implementation.
- D.The holistic approach provides for a therapeutic relationship, continuity, and efficient nursing care.
It refers to the manner of walking
- A.Gait
- B.Range of motion
- C.Flexion and extension
- D.Hopping
The nurse is ordered to administer ampicillin capsule TIP p.o. The nurse shoud give the medication...
- A.Three times a day orally
- B.Three times a day after meals
- C.Two time a day by mouth
- D.Two times a day before meals
Another name for knee-chest position is:
- A.Genu-dorsal
- B.Genu-pectoral
- C.Lithotomy
- D.Sim's
Back Care is best describe as:
- A.Caring for the back by means of massage
- B.Washing of the back
- C.Application of cold compress at the back
- D.Application of hot compress at the back
The nurse prepare IM injection that is irritating to the subcutaneous tissue. Which of the following is the best action in order to prevent tracking of the medication
- A.Use a small gauge needle
- B.Apply ice on the injection site
- C.Administer at a 45° angle
- D.Use the Z-track technique
The most important purpose of cleansing bed bath is:
- A.To cleanse, refresh and give comfort to the client who must remain in bed
- B.To expose the necessary parts of the body
- C.To develop skills in bed bath
- D.To check the body temperature of the client in bed
The nurse observes that Mr. Adams begins to have increased difficulty breathing. She elevates the head of the bed to the high Fowler position, which decreases his respiratory distress. The nurse documents this breathing as:
- A.Tachypnea
- B.Eupnca
- C.Orthopnea
- D.Hyperventilation
Resonance is best describe as:
- A.Sounds created by air filled lungs
- B.Short, high pitch and thudding
- C.Moderately loud with musical quality
- D.Drum-like
What should be done in order to prevent contaminating of the environment in bed making?
- A.Avoid funning soiled linens
- B.Strip all linens at the same time
- C.Finished both sides at the time
- D.Embrace soiled linen
A client complains of difficulty of swallowing, when the nurse try to administer capsule medication. Which of the following measures the nurse should do?
- A.Dissolve the capsule in a glass of water
- B.Break the capsule and give the content with an applesauce
- C.Check the availability of a liquid preparation
- D.Crash the capsule and place it under the tongue
The nurse asked the client to read the Snellen chart. Which of the following is tested:
- A.Optic
- B.Olfactory
- C.Oculomotor
- D.Trochlear
The physician orders a maintenance dose of 5,000 units of subcutaneous heparin (an anticoagulant) daily. Nursing responsibilities for Mrs. Mitchell now include:
- A.Reviewing daily activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and prothrombin time.
- B.Reporting an APTT above 45 seconds to the physician
- C.Assessing the patient for signs and symptoms of frank and occult bleeding
- D.All of the above
In Maslow's hierarchy of physiologic needs, the human need of greatest priority is:
- A.Love
- B.Elimination
- C.Nutrition
- D.Oxygen
A new head nurse on a unit is distressed about the poor staffing on the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift. What should she do?
- A.Complain to her fellow nurses
- B.Wait until she knows more about the unit
- C.Discuss the problem with her supervisor
- D.Inform the staff that they must volunteer to rotate
The nurse prepares to administer buccal medication. The medicine should be placed...
- A.On the client's skin
- B.Between the client's cheeks and gums
- C.Under the client's tongue
- D.On the client's conjuctiva
The first techniques used examining the abdomen of a client is:
- A.Palpation
- B.Auscultation
- C.Percussion
- D.Inspection
The most appropriate nursing order for a patient who develops dyspnea and shortness of breath would be...
- A.Maintain the patient on strict bed rest at all times
- B.Maintain the patient in an orthopneic position as needed
- C.Administer oxygen by Venturi mask at 24%, as needed
- D.Allow a 1 hour rest period between activities
Which of the following questions is most appropriate to ask when interviewing a potential candidate fo an RN position?
- A.What was your last nursing experience?
- B.Are you willing to do overtime on weekends?
- C.How many children do you have?
- D.Do you plan to get pregnant?
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