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Sample SNB RN Licensure Exam Practice Questions

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1A foreign-trained nurse begins working in a Singapore hospital. Under the Nurses and Midwives Act, which body is legally responsible for regulating her registration and scope of practice?

A.The Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)

B.The Ministry of Manpower

C.The Singapore Medical Council

D.Her employing hospital's HR department

Explanation: The Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) is the statutory body established under the Nurses and Midwives Act that registers, enrols and regulates nurses and midwives in Singapore. It sets the Core Competencies, the Code for Nurses and Midwives, and the licensure requirements.

2A patient asks a nurse not to share his HIV diagnosis with his visiting relatives. Which principle of the SNB Code for Nurses and Midwives most directly supports honouring this request?

A.Beneficence to the family, overriding the patient's privacy rights

B.Confidentiality and the client's right to privacy

C.Professional collaboration with other disciplines on the ward

D.Continuing professional development through formal coursework

Explanation: The SNB Code requires nurses to maintain confidentiality and respect the client's right to dignity, autonomy and control over access to their information. Disclosure of a diagnosis to relatives without consent would breach this duty.

3A staff nurse realises after handover that she charted a medication as given but actually forgot to administer it. What is the most legally and ethically appropriate action?

A.Leave the record unchanged to avoid alarming the next shift

B.Quietly give the dose now and say nothing to the team

C.Document the error, report it, and notify the nurse in charge

D.Ask a colleague to amend the record on her behalf

Explanation: Accurate, honest documentation and incident reporting are core legal and ethical obligations. The nurse must correct the record truthfully, escalate per institutional incident-reporting policy, and inform the nurse in charge and prescriber so patient safety can be assessed.

4An RN is asked to perform a procedure she has never been trained or assessed on. According to her professional accountability under the SNB Code, she should:

A.Perform it because a doctor ordered it, without training

B.Delegate it immediately to an enrolled nurse without assessment

C.Attempt it unsupervised and document that she was untrained

D.Decline, seek supervision, and notify the nurse in charge

Explanation: RNs are accountable for practising only within their scope of competence. When asked to do something beyond her assessed competence, the nurse must recognise her limits, decline to proceed unsupervised, and seek training or supervision to ensure patient safety.

5A Muslim patient declines a porcine-derived insulin product on religious grounds. The culturally appropriate nursing response is to:

A.Respect his beliefs, document refusal, and seek an alternative

B.Insist he take it because it is medically necessary for him

C.Administer it covertly in food without telling the patient

D.Tell him his religion is endangering his health and refuse help

Explanation: Providing culturally appropriate care means respecting the values, customs and spiritual beliefs of clients. The nurse should acknowledge the refusal, document it, and work with the team to find an acceptable alternative such as a non-porcine or recombinant insulin.

6Which of the following best describes valid informed consent for a nursing procedure?

A.The patient signed a form without understanding the procedure

B.Competent, informed, and voluntary agreement to the procedure

C.A relative consented while the patient was alert and competent

D.The nurse decided the procedure was in the patient's best interest

Explanation: Valid consent requires that the patient has capacity, receives adequate information about the procedure and its risks, and gives agreement freely without coercion. A signature alone does not constitute informed consent.

7A newly registered RN delegates routine vital-sign monitoring to an enrolled nurse. Where does accountability for the appropriateness of this delegation lie?

A.Solely with the enrolled nurse who performed the task

B.With the ward clerk who assigns staff to the shift

C.With the RN who delegated and verified EN competence

D.With the patient who accepted care from the enrolled nurse

Explanation: The SNB Core Competencies state RNs are accountable for the supervision and delegation of nursing activities to enrolled nurses and ancillary staff. The delegating RN must ensure the task is suitable and the EN is competent to perform it safely.

8An RN witnesses a senior colleague repeatedly bypassing hand hygiene before patient contact. Acting within her ethical and legal duty, she should first:

A.Ignore it because the colleague is senior on the ward

B.Post about it on social media to warn other staff

C.Refuse to work on the ward until the colleague is removed

D.Raise the concern respectfully and escalate if unresolved

Explanation: Nurses have a duty to safeguard clients and to escalate practice concerns. The appropriate first step is to raise the issue directly and professionally, then escalate to a supervisor or through incident-reporting channels if the unsafe practice continues.

9Under the SNB Code, fitness to practise includes ensuring one's own:

A.Physical, cognitive, psychological and emotional fitness for safe care

B.Financial stability only, regardless of clinical ability

C.Social media popularity among colleagues on the unit

D.Membership in a nurses' union as proof of competence

Explanation: The Core Competencies require RNs to ensure their own physical, cognitive, psychological and emotional fitness to practise so they can deliver safe care. A nurse who is impaired or unwell must not jeopardise patient safety.

10A nurse documents nursing care in the electronic health record. To be legally defensible, the entry must be:

A.Written in personal shorthand only she understands

B.Clear, accurate, legible, timely and attributable to her

C.Backdated to the start of the shift for tidiness

D.Free of any reference to patient refusals or concerns

Explanation: Documentation must be clear, accurate, legible, contemporaneous and traceable to the author. These standards ensure records are reliable for continuity of care and for medico-legal purposes.

About the SNB RN Licensure Exam Exam

The SNB Registered Nurse Licensure Examination assesses whether overseas-qualified nurses can practise safely and effectively as a Registered Nurse in Singapore. It is a computer-based multiple-choice exam delivered by Pearson VUE since 28 November 2024, completed within 60 minutes, and based on the SNB Core Competencies and Generic Skills for the Registered Nurse (2023).

Exam sponsor: Singapore Nursing Board (SNB). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Computer-based multiple-choice questions delivered at Pearson VUE test centres, based on SNB’s April 2026 Registered Nurse Licensure Examination test plan and RN Core Competencies and Generic Skills (2023).

Time Limit

60 minutes (1 hour), no time extension

Passing Score

Not published by Singapore Nursing Board

Exam / Certification Fees

Paid to Pearson VUE at booking by debit/credit card or via an HR-purchased pre-paid voucher; SNB does not list a single fixed fee on its public LE page.

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

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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.

Not published by SNB

Legal and Ethical Nursing Practice

Nurses and Midwives Act, SNB Code for Nurses and Midwives, accountability and documentation, consent, confidentiality, scope of practice, safeguarding and culturally appropriate care.

Not published by SNB

Professional Nursing Practice

Communication and holistic care, quality and safety, client assessment, medication administration and pharmacology, surgical, IV, wound, diabetes, respiratory, palliative, mental health, infection control, mobility, elimination and elder care.

Not published by SNB

Collaborative Practice and Teamwork

Care coordination with clients, families and the transdisciplinary team, leadership, and delegation and supervision of enrolled nurses and ancillary staff.

Not published by SNB

Continuing Professional Education and Development

Maintaining competence, reflective and evidence-based practice, teaching students and peers, and participation in research.

Preparing for the SNB RN Licensure Exam Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Not published by Singapore Nursing Board
Assessment: Computer-based multiple-choice questions delivered at Pearson VUE test centres, based on SNB’s April 2026 Registered Nurse Licensure Examination test plan and RN Core Competencies and Generic Skills (2023).
Time limit: 60 minutes (1 hour), no time extension
Exam / certification fees: Paid to Pearson VUE at booking by debit/credit card or via an HR-purchased pre-paid voucher; SNB does not list a single fixed fee on its public LE page. Official sources

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SNB RN Licensure Exam: Suggested Study Strategy

1Use SNB’s April 2026 RN test plan and RN Core Competencies and Generic Skills (2023) to cover all four domains. Professional nursing has 20 listed subtopics, so plan revision across that broad clinical content; SNB does not publish exam weights.

2Practise safe medication calculations, unit conversions and infusion rates: drug calculation and medication administration appear in the RN generic skills, and an on-screen exam calculator is available.

3Practise applied clinical-judgement scenarios on prioritisation, infection control, deteriorating patients and the SNB Code, rather than pure memorisation, because the exam tests safe practice in context.

Frequently Asked Questions

What score do I need to pass the SNB RN Licensure Examination?

The current public SNB and Pearson VUE materials do not publish a passing score or score scale. SNB allows two attempts for each licensure examination, and a passing result is valid for five years. For a second attempt, employer HR must support and submit a fresh application; the second ATT period starts six calendar months after the last exam.

How long is the SNB RN Licensure Examination and what format is it?

It is a computer-based multiple-choice examination that must be completed within 60 minutes, with no time extension. An on-screen calculator is available, and since 28 November 2024 it is delivered at Pearson VUE test centres.

What topics does the SNB RN exam cover?

SNB’s April 2026 RN test plan lists Legal and Ethical Nursing Practice, Professional Nursing Practice, Collaboration and Teamwork, and Continuing Professional Education and Development. Professional topics include assessment, medication and pharmacology, nutrition and fluids, emergency care, surgery, wounds, diabetes, respiratory care, palliative and mental health care, infection control, mobility, elimination and eldercare. SNB does not publish percentage weights for these domains.

Who administers the SNB RN exam and who may sit it?

The Singapore Nursing Board regulates the exam, which is delivered by Pearson VUE. Candidates must have an offer of employment from an eligible Singapore healthcare provider and be authorised by SNB; the employing institution's HR submits the application.