Paper 1 — Clinical Nursing

NCK Paper 1: Subjects & Revision

NCK Paper 1 focuses on clinical nursing: the direct care of patients across the lifespan. It brings together the clinical subjects you are tested on, from medical-surgical nursing and paediatrics to midwifery, gynaecology and critical care.

For basic and degree cadres such as KRCHN and BScN, the NCK licensure exam is two papers — Paper 1 and Paper 2 — each a two-hour, computer-based multiple-choice exam sat at a designated examination centre (most post-basic specialties sit a single paper). Use the subjects below to revise everything in this paper.

Subjects in Paper 1

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Adult medical & surgical conditions, nursing management

Paediatric Nursing

Child health, growth & development, childhood illness

Critical Care & Theatre

ICU care, theatre nursing, anaesthesia support, emergency response

Midwifery & Reproductive Health

Pregnancy, labour, puerperium, antenatal & postnatal care

Gynaecology

Female reproductive disorders, family planning, contraception

STI & HIV/AIDS

Sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS management & prevention

Professionalism, Ethics & Trends

Nursing ethics, legal frameworks, patient rights, professional conduct

NCK Paper 2 All subjects How to pass the NCK exam

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