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Omani Examination for Nurses – BSN (OEN) Question Bank

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Prepare for the Omani Examination for Nurses – BSN (OEN) with exam-style MCQs mapped to the official OMSB blueprint, detailed explanations and topic-wise practice. Real exam: 100 MCQs · 2 hours 30 minutes · pass mark 60%.

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Official OMSB blueprint

OEN exam at a glance

Questions100 MCQs
Duration2 h 30 min
Passing score60%
Exam feeUSD 200
Domains7
Delivered byPearson VUE

Test blueprint: weight of each domain

  1. 1Principles of Care20%
    • Standards of Care
    • Legal and Ethical Practice
    • Leadership and Management
  2. 2Evidence-Based Practice Including Research & Epidemiology5%
  3. 3Adult Health30%
  4. 4Maternal Health10%
  5. 5Child Health10%
  6. 6Mental Health10%
  7. 7Community Health & Gerontology15%

Total 100%. Blueprint distributions may differ up to (+/-) 5% in each category.

Examination format
  • The examination questions will cover seven domains of nursing designed to measure the competencies a nurse would need: principles of care, evidence-based practice including research and epidemiology, adult health nursing, maternal health nursing, child health nursing, mental health nursing, community health nursing and gerontological nursing.
  • The examination shall cover competencies that form the basic nursing skills, knowledge, and attitude to care for clients across lifespan such as professional practice; legal and ethical practice and cultural congruent care; infection prevention and control; patient safety; health promotion and disease prevention; leadership and management; nursing care; evidence-based practice; critical thinking and problem solving; and communication and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Description

About the Omani Examination for Nurses – BSN (OEN)

The Omani Examination for Nurses (OEN) is proposed for all nurses who graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from either private or governmental nursing colleges in Oman as well as for those who graduated from abroad. This examination will ensure safe practice level, thus promoting the quality of nursing care. Additionally, the OEN will promote the use of critical thinking skills to make accurate nursing judgment in clinical practice.

Our OEN question bank follows the official OMSB test blueprint for this examination, so every topic you practise matches the weighting you will meet on exam day at the Pearson VUE test centre.

Purpose of the OEN

  • To ensure that newly graduated nurses have the competencies to practice as safe practitioners
  • To be used as eligibility criteria for employment in Oman for nurses who graduated from either local or international colleges

Eligibility

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from recognized local or international colleges
  • Completion of registration

How to register for the OEN

  1. Go to OMSB website: www.omsb.gov.om
  2. Click on "Professional Competence Affairs"
  3. Select Occupational Classification Testing Section
  4. Click on "Online Services"
  5. For nursing, visit Pearson VUE website to schedule, reschedule and cancel your exam (https://home.pearsonvue.com/omsb)
  6. Payment of examination fee: 200 USD

See our step-by-step OMSB Pearson VUE registration guide for screenshots-level detail of every booking step.

Venue of examination

For those residing in Oman, the venue will be at Oman Medical Specialty Board. For those residing outside Oman, the examination will be conducted in Pearson VUE centers worldwide.

Release of results

The results of the examination will be emailed to the candidates via their registered email within 24 hours after completion of the examination.

Passing score

60%

Suggested references & textbooks

  • [Principles of care] Marquis, B., Huston, C. (2015). Leadership Role and Management functions in Nursing: theory and application (8th ed). Philadelphia: Kluwer Health/ Lippincott William & Wilkins.
  • [Principles of care] Audrey Berman, Shirlee J. Synder, and Geralyn Frandsen. (2016). Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing Concepts, Process, and Practice. 10th Global edition, by Snyder. Pearson Education.
  • [Principles of care] Weber, R., 2009. Health Assessment in Nursing, North American Edition, 4th Ed (9780781781602). Lippincott.
  • [Evidence-Based Practice including Research & Epidemiology] Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2012). Nursing Research: Principles and Methods (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott.
  • [Evidence-Based Practice including Research & Epidemiology] Webb, A. P., & Bain, C. T. (2011). Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction for students and health professionals (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
  • [Adult Health] Brunner, L. S., & Smeltzer, S. C. O. C. (2018). Brunner & Suddarth's textbook of medical-surgical nursing (14th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • [Adult Health] Sole, M.L., Klein, D.G, & Mosely, M.J. (2017). Introduction to critical care nursing (7th ed.). Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Mosby.
  • [Maternal Health] Pillitteri A (2014). Maternal and Child Health Nursing. Care of the childbearing and childrearing family (7th Ed.) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
  • [Child Health] Hockenberry, M., Rodgers, C., Wilson, D. (2017). Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing (10th Edition). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby ISBN: 978-0-323-35316-8
  • [Child Health] Hockenberry, M.J., & Wilson, D. (2013). Wong's Essentials of Pediatric nursing (9th Ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby ISBN: 978-0-323-08343-0
  • [Mental Health] Townsend, M. C. (2014). Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice. (6th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company
  • [Mental Health] Townsend, M. C., & Morgan, K. I. (2017). Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice. (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company
  • [Mental Health] Gorman, L. and Sultan, D., 2009. Psychosocial Nursing for General Patient Care. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co.
  • [Community Health & Gerontology] Allender, J., Rector, C., & Warner, K. (2018). Community & Public Health Nursing: Promoting the public's health. (8th edition). Wolters Kluwer. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
  • [Community Health & Gerontology] Eliopoulos, C. (2018). Gerontological Nursing. (9th ed). Wolters Kluwer. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
  • [Community Health & Gerontology] Savage, C. L. (2020). Public/Community health and nursing practice: Caring for populations. F. A. Davis.

What’s included in your subscription

  • Blueprint-weighted MCQs with detailed explanations
  • Topic-wise practice and performance tracking
  • Access on mobile, tablet and desktop
  • Instant access after payment

Source: OMSB OEN examination booklet (April 2026). This is an independent preparation resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), the Ministry of Health or Pearson VUE. Always confirm current details with OMSB.

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