Obtain SNLE Saudi Nursing Licensing Exam
What is Saudi Nursing Licensure Exam (SNLE)?
If you intend to work in Saudi Arabia or get postgraduate training at the Saudi Commission for Heath Specialties (SCFHS), then it is mandatory that you sit and pass the Saudi Nursing Licensure Examination (SNLE).
Who is eligible to give the SNLE Saudi Nursing exam?
To apply for the Saudi Nursing Licensing Exam (SNLE), you must have a recognized primary degree (BSN or equivalent) and commenced training the internship year (for Nationals) and a minimum of 1 year of experience (after 1 year of internship) working in private clinic or hospital (for Foreigners).
SNLE Nursing Exam pattern or Exam format:
- As of 2024, it is a 4 hrs 30 minutes, examination of 200 Multiple- Choice- Questions (MCQs).
- The exam is divided into two parts of 100 questions each (total of 200 MCQs) with time allocation of 2 hours for each part.
- There is a scheduled break between the first part and second part, with a break time of 30 minutes.
SNLE Nursing prometric exam in Saudi Arabia Syllabus:
Sections | Sub-sections | Proportion | |
Nursing Fundamentals | Fundamentals of nursing | 8% | 20% |
Physical assessment | 6% | ||
Pharmacology | 4% | ||
Clinical of nutrition | 2% | ||
Adult Nursing | Medical nursing | 10% | 40% |
Surgical nursing | 10% | ||
Critical care nursing | 7% | ||
Community nursing | 8% | ||
Mental/psychiatric nursing | 5% | ||
Maternal Nursing | Maternity nursing | 11% | 12% |
Gynecology | 2% |
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Pediatrics Nursing | Neonatal nursing | 4% | 17% |
Pediatric medical | 8% | ||
Pediatric surgical | 5% | ||
Nursing Management and Leadership | Resources to support and coordinate patient care | 2% | 10% |
Quality and safe patient care at the frontline | 4% | ||
Nursing teams and interprofessional relations | 2% | ||
Nursing informatics for safe and legal delivery of patient care | 2% | ||
Total | 100% | 100% | |