What format are Part B questions?

Four options with one best answer. One mark each, no partial credit, and nothing taken off for a wrong answer, so there is never a reason to leave one blank.

What does Part B cover?

The seven Future Nurse platforms plus Annexe A and Annexe B. The NMC publishes how many of the hundred questions come from each area, and around a tenth of Part B is specific to your field of practice.

Why does the explanation matter more than the answer?

Because the exam asks for the best of four defensible options rather than the only correct one. Knowing why the second-best answer is second-best is what transfers to the next question, and simply learning that the answer was C does not.

NMC CBT questions and answers, with explanations

Below are clinical questions from across the Part B blueprint, each with its answer and the reasoning behind it. Read them rather than only answering them: the explanation is where the marks are, because it tells you why the other three options are wrong, which is the thing a single best answer question is actually testing.

Questions from all seven Future Nurse platforms and both annexes
The answer, and why the other options are not it
The guideline the reasoning rests on, where one applies
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What format are Part B questions?: Four options with one best answer. One mark each, no partial credit, and nothing taken off for a wrong answer, so there is never a reason to leave one blank.
What does Part B cover?: The seven Future Nurse platforms plus Annexe A and Annexe B. The NMC publishes how many of the hundred questions come from each area, and around a tenth of Part B is specific to your field of practice.
Why does the explanation matter more than the answer?: Because the exam asks for the best of four defensible options rather than the only correct one. Knowing why the second-best answer is second-best is what transfers to the next question, and simply learning that the answer was C does not.