Nursing Technician License Syllabus: Sections and Question Counts
How the 150 Nursing Technician License questions split by section: Adult Nursing 40%, Maternal-Child Nursing 30%, with the topics in each section and the source.
- Questions and time
- 150 questions · 180 minutes
- Pass mark
- 45%
- Exam fee
- Check the fees in your SCFHS application and when booking the exam.
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How the questions are split
The full mock exam on this site (150 questions in 180 minutes) is split across the sections according to the exam specification from Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS).
| Section | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Management and Leadership | 15 | 10% |
| Fundamentals | 30 | 20% |
| Maternal-Child Nursing | 45 | 30% |
| Adult Nursing | 60 | 40% |
| Total | 150 | 100% |
The two largest sections are Adult Nursing and Maternal-Child Nursing: together 105 of the 150 questions (70%). Start with them, then take the rest in order of size.
Notes on this split
- This is the classification exam for nursing technicians (diploma), not the SNLE for nurse specialists (bachelor's). It has 150 items and a 45% pass mark; SNLE has 200 items with a scaled pass of 500 on 200–800.
- Official section weights are ranges: management 5–15%, fundamentals 15–25%, maternal-child 25–35%, adult nursing 30–50%, each may vary ±5%.
Topics in each section
Unit Management and Leadership (15 questions)
- Resources, assignment and coordination of care
- Quality, patient safety and incident reporting
- Nursing teams and interprofessional communication
- Documentation, confidentiality and nursing informatics
- Ethics, professionalism and technician scope
Fundamentals (30 questions)
- Basic care, infection control and safety
- Physical assessment and vital signs
- Pharmacology and dosage calculation
- Nutrition, fluids and electrolytes
- Nursing process and clinical skills
Maternal-Child Nursing (45 questions)
- Maternity: pregnancy, labor and postpartum
- Gynecology
- Neonatal nursing
- Pediatric medical nursing
- Pediatric surgical nursing
Adult Nursing (60 questions)
- Medical nursing
- Surgical nursing
- Critical care and emergency nursing
- Community health nursing
- Mental health and psychiatric nursing
How to use this split
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