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PNC Licensing Examination Syllabus
Pakistan Nursing Council licensure examination required for registration and practice as a registered nurse, covering foundational sciences and core clinical nursing practice areas.. The complete PNC Licensing Examination outline — 8 subjects, 47 chapters and 160 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
PNC Licensing Examination subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
7 chapters · 28 topics
Anatomy, Physiology and Biosciences7 chapters · 21 topics
Medical Surgical Nursing8 chapters · 31 topics
Pharmacology and Therapeutics5 chapters · 17 topics
Maternal, Child and Obstetric Nursing6 chapters · 21 topics
Community Health and Public Health Nursing6 chapters · 18 topics
Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing4 chapters · 12 topics
Professional Practice, Ethics and Management4 chapters · 12 topics
PNC Licensing Examination flashcard decks
437 question-and-answer cards across 8 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Foundations and Fundamentals of Nursing — 50 cards
- Anatomy, Physiology and Biosciences — 50 cards
- Medical Surgical Nursing — 60 cards
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics — 52 cards
- Maternal, Child and Obstetric Nursing — 73 cards
- Community Health and Public Health Nursing — 51 cards
- Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing — 51 cards
- Professional Practice, Ethics and Management — 50 cards
How to work through the PNC Licensing Examination syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Medical Surgical Nursing carries 31 topics while Professional Practice, Ethics and Management carries 12. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for PNC Licensing Examination.
The ~120 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
PNC Licensing Examination syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the PNC Licensing Examination syllabus?
PNC Licensing Examination covers 8 subjects: Foundations and Fundamentals of Nursing, Anatomy, Physiology and Biosciences, Medical Surgical Nursing, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Maternal, Child and Obstetric Nursing, Community Health and Public Health Nursing, Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing and Professional Practice, Ethics and Management. Together they contain 47 chapters and 160 named topics.
How many topics does the PNC Licensing Examination syllabus contain?
The full PNC Licensing Examination outline breaks down into 47 chapters, 160 topics and 0 sub-topics. Medical Surgical Nursing is the largest single subject with 31 topics across 8 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole PNC Licensing Examination syllabus?
Roughly 120 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 6 weeks.
Are there PNC Licensing Examination flashcards?
Yes — 437 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this PNC Licensing Examination syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the PNC Licensing Examination syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in Pakistan and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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