PracticeVideosBlogFlashcardsEspañol
All Practice Exams

Free Practice Questions for EGEL Plus Enfermería

Exam-style questions and explanations by OpenExamPrep.

✓ No registration✓ No credit card
100+ Questions
100% Free

Loading practice questions...

Same family resources

Explore More Ceneval EGEL Plus Licenciatura Exit Examinations (Mexico)

Continue into nearby exams from the same family. Each card keeps practice questions, study guides, flashcards, videos, and articles in one place.

CENEVAL EGEL Plus Ciencias Computacionales (EGEL Plus COMPU)

Practice Questions

CENEVAL EGEL Plus Ingeniería de Software (EGEL Plus ISOFT)

Practice Questions

CENEVAL EGEL Plus Administración (EGEL Plus ADMON)

Practice Questions

CENEVAL EGEL Plus Comercio/Negocios Internacionales (EGEL Plus CNI)

Practice Questions

CENEVAL EGEL Plus Informática (EGEL Plus INFO)

Practice Questions

CENEVAL EGEL Plus Arquitectura (EGEL Plus ARQUI)

Practice Questions
Exam Review

Key Facts: EGEL Plus Enfermería Exam

206

Total items on the official EGEL Plus ENFER (146 disciplinary + 60 transversal)

Ceneval, Guía para el sustentante EGEL Plus ENFER

9 hours

Two sessions of 4.5 hours each on the same day

Ceneval, Guía para el sustentante EGEL Plus ENFER

1000

Minimum Índice Ceneval for a Satisfactorio level in an area or section

Ceneval, Guía para el sustentante EGEL Plus ENFER

15%

Share of unscored pilot items

Ceneval, Guía para el sustentante EGEL Plus ENFER

MXN 1,885

Individual national Examen desde casa fee in 2026

Ceneval EGEL portal

Ceneval's EGEL Plus ENFER is a 206-item, nine-hour Spanish exit exam: 146 disciplinary items in three areas plus 60 transversal language and communication items.

Sample EGEL Plus Enfermería Practice Questions

Try these sample questions to review concepts for the EGEL Plus Enfermería exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation. Start the interactive quiz above for the full 100+ question experience with AI tutoring.

1Which set lists the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986)?
A.Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary and primordial prevention, applied across the natural history of disease
B.Healthy public policy, supportive environments, community action, personal skills and reoriented health services
C.Universal vaccination, basic sanitation, adequate nutrition, early screening and physical rehabilitation for all ages
D.Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for individuals, families and communities
Explanation: The Ottawa Charter defines health promotion as enabling people to increase control over their health and sets five action areas: healthy public policy, supportive environments, community action, personal skills and the reorientation of health services toward prevention and promotion.
2A nurse helps neighbors organize a committee that maps water-storage containers and runs monthly clean-up days to reduce dengue. Which health promotion strategy is mainly being applied?
A.Reorienting hospital services
B.Tertiary prevention
C.Individual clinical treatment
D.Strengthening community action and participation
Explanation: When the community itself identifies a problem, sets priorities and acts on it, the strategy is strengthening community action. Participation builds ownership and makes measures such as container control more sustainable than campaigns run only by the health service.
3Which declaration first set primary health care as the key strategy for 'health for all', later renewed by the Declaration of Astana in 2018?
A.The Declaration of Alma-Ata (1978)
B.The Ottawa Charter (1986)
C.The Declaration of Helsinki of the WMA (1964)
D.The Millennium Declaration (2000)
Explanation: The 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration defined primary health care as essential, accessible care based on practical methods and community participation, and made it the route to 'health for all'. The 2018 Astana Declaration renewed that commitment in the context of universal health coverage.
4What is the first step when a community health nursing team prepares a community health diagnosis (diagnóstico de salud comunitario)?
A.Collecting demographic, social, environmental and health data
B.Designing the intervention program and estimating its full budget
C.Evaluating the results of the last year's program
D.Selecting the health education materials to distribute
Explanation: A community diagnosis starts by gathering information on population, living conditions, environment, services and morbidity and mortality. The problems are then analyzed and prioritized, and only after that are programs planned, carried out and evaluated.
5Nola Pender's model is widely used in community nursing. What does it mainly explain?
A.How self-care deficits determine the type of nursing system needed
B.How the physical environment influences recovery from illness
C.The phases of the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship
D.The factors that lead people to adopt health-promoting behaviors
Explanation: Pender's Health Promotion Model explains how individual characteristics and experiences, together with behavior-specific beliefs such as perceived benefits, barriers and self-efficacy, lead to health-promoting behavior. It guides counseling aimed at changing lifestyle.
6Which statement best distinguishes health promotion from disease prevention?
A.Health promotion is done only by physicians, while prevention is done only by nurses
B.Promotion acts on health determinants; prevention targets specific diseases
C.Health promotion only means vaccinating, while prevention only means health education
D.They are two names for exactly the same set of activities in primary care
Explanation: Prevention is organized around specific diseases and their risk factors (for example immunization or screening). Health promotion works on the broader determinants of health and on people's capacities, through public policy, supportive environments and community action.
7In the WHO framework on social determinants of health, which of the following is a structural determinant?
A.Blood pressure
B.Body mass index
C.Serum glucose
D.Level of education and income
Explanation: Structural determinants, such as income, education, occupation, gender and ethnicity, place people in social positions that shape their exposure and vulnerability to disease. They act through intermediary factors such as housing, working conditions and behaviors.
8A school nurse wants to reduce sugary-drink consumption among students. Which action best reflects the health promotion approach of creating supportive environments?
A.Measuring each student's blood glucose once a year at school
B.Arranging free drinking water and healthy cafeteria options
C.Referring overweight students to a hospital endocrinologist
D.Giving each student a pamphlet on the complications of diabetes
Explanation: Supportive environments make the healthy choice the easy choice. Free drinking water and healthier cafeteria options change the setting in which students decide, which is more effective than information alone.
9In a community with many new cases of type 2 diabetes, which indicator measures how often new cases appear?
A.Prevalence
B.Case-fatality rate
C.Incidence
D.Life expectancy
Explanation: Incidence counts new cases in a population at risk over a defined period, so it shows how quickly the disease is appearing. Prevalence counts all existing cases at a given time.
10Empowerment in health promotion is best described as:
A.Health staff making every decision on behalf of the community
B.Imposing sanctions on people who do not follow medical advice
C.Distributing medicines and supplies free of charge to families
D.People gaining control over decisions that affect their health
Explanation: Empowerment is the process by which individuals and communities gain the knowledge, skills and influence to make decisions about their health. It is a core value of the Ottawa Charter and of community nursing.

About the EGEL Plus Enfermería Exam

Independent EGEL Plus Enfermería practice by OpenExamPrep. The official Ceneval examination is in Spanish and has 206 items, mostly three-option multiple choice: 146 disciplinary items in Atención primaria para la salud, Cuidados integrales de enfermería and Investigación y métodos de enfermería, and 60 transversal Lenguaje y Comunicación items. This bank is an English-language study adaptation with four-option multiple-choice questions, not an official translation or format simulation. It covers the three disciplinary areas only; it does not include Lenguaje y Comunicación items. Mexican terms such as NOM, Acciones Esenciales and RPBI are kept in Spanish.

Exam sponsor: Centro Nacional de Evaluación para la Educación Superior (Ceneval). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

206 items, mostly three-option multiple choice: 146 disciplinary items (Atención primaria para la salud 46, Cuidados integrales de enfermería 50, Investigación y métodos de enfermería 50) and 60 transversal items in Comprensión Lectora and Redacción Indirecta. About 15% of the items are unscored pilot items.

Time Limit

Two sessions of 4.5 hours each on the same day (9 hours in total)

Passing Score

Each area and each section is reported on the Índice Ceneval (700-1300): 700-999 Aún no satisfactorio, 1000-1149 Satisfactorio, 1150-1300 Sobresaliente. The global result is weighted toward the disciplinary section: Satisfactorio or better there earns at least a Testimonio de Desempeño Satisfactorio, and a Testimonio de Desempeño Sobresaliente requires Sobresaliente in the disciplinary section and at least Satisfactorio in Lenguaje y Comunicación

Exam / Certification Fees

MXN 1,885 for the 2026 national Examen desde casa; institutional administrations may charge a different amount

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Official sources

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

46 of 146 disciplinary items

Atención primaria para la salud

Promoción a la salud (15), educación para la salud (16), and prevención y detección oportuna de enfermedades (15)

50 of 146 disciplinary items

Cuidados integrales de enfermería

Proceso de enfermería (25) and cuidados de enfermería (25)

50 of 146 disciplinary items

Investigación y métodos de enfermería

Administración (25) and investigación (25)

60 of 206 total items

Lenguaje y Comunicación

Reading comprehension (30 items) and indirect writing (30 items), common to all EGEL Plus exams; not covered by this practice bank

Preparing for the EGEL Plus Enfermería Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Each area and each section is reported on the Índice Ceneval (700-1300): 700-999 Aún no satisfactorio, 1000-1149 Satisfactorio, 1150-1300 Sobresaliente. The global result is weighted toward the disciplinary section: Satisfactorio or better there earns at least a Testimonio de Desempeño Satisfactorio, and a Testimonio de Desempeño Sobresaliente requires Sobresaliente in the disciplinary section and at least Satisfactorio in Lenguaje y Comunicación
  • Assessment: 206 items, mostly three-option multiple choice: 146 disciplinary items (Atención primaria para la salud 46, Cuidados integrales de enfermería 50, Investigación y métodos de enfermería 50) and 60 transversal items in Comprensión Lectora and Redacción Indirecta. About 15% of the items are unscored pilot items.
  • Time limit: Two sessions of 4.5 hours each on the same day (9 hours in total)
  • Exam / certification fees: MXN 1,885 for the 2026 national Examen desde casa; institutional administrations may charge a different amount Official sources

Using Our Practice Resources

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

EGEL Plus Enfermería: Suggested Study Strategy

1Review health promotion and primary care: the Ottawa Charter, community diagnosis, health education methods and the current national vaccination schedule and cold chain.
2Practice the nursing process end to end: objective and subjective data, NANDA-I diagnoses in PES format, NOC outcomes, NIC interventions and evaluation.
3Drill care calculations: drip rates, pediatric doses, Parkland fluid volumes, Glasgow, Braden and Apgar scores.
4Study nursing management and patient safety: the administrative process, Donabedian's model, delegation, the Acciones Esenciales para la Seguridad del Paciente and RPBI handling.
5Review research methods: study designs, variables and levels of measurement, sampling, reliability and validity, basic statistics, research ethics and PICO questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the EGEL Plus Enfermería?

The EGEL Plus ENFER is Ceneval's national exit examination for graduates of the Licenciatura en Enfermería and related programs. It measures the knowledge and skills considered essential at the end of nursing training, and many universities use its result as a titulación option or requirement. Ceneval notes that a satisfactory testimonio does not by itself guarantee the degree or the cédula profesional.

How is the EGEL Plus ENFER structured and timed?

It has 206 items, mostly three-option multiple choice, including multirreactivos built on a shared case. The disciplinary section has 146 items: Atención primaria para la salud (46), Cuidados integrales de enfermería (50) and Investigación y métodos de enfermería (50). The transversal section has 60 Spanish reading and indirect-writing items. It is given in two 4.5-hour sessions on the same day, and about 15% of the items are unscored pilot items.

What can I bring and how can I take it?

A non-programmable scientific calculator is allowed. The exam is given on paper or online at an institutional site, or remotely through Examen desde casa. In 2026 the individual Examen desde casa costs MXN 1,885, with sittings on 23-26 March, 31 August-3 September and 7-10 December 2026.

How is the EGEL Plus ENFER scored?

Each area and section is reported on the Índice Ceneval from 700 to 1300: 700-999 Aún no satisfactorio, 1000-1149 Satisfactorio and 1150-1300 Sobresaliente. Satisfactorio or better in the disciplinary section earns at least a Testimonio de Desempeño Satisfactorio, while a Testimonio de Desempeño Sobresaliente requires Sobresaliente in the disciplinary section and at least Satisfactorio in Lenguaje y Comunicación.

Why is this practice bank in English if the official exam is in Spanish?

The official Ceneval exam is in Spanish. This bank is an independent English-language study adaptation with four-option questions, not an official translation or format simulation, so you can review the nursing content. Official Mexican names (NOM, Acciones Esenciales para la Seguridad del Paciente, RPBI, Plato del Bien Comer) are kept in Spanish. The bank covers the disciplinary areas only.