TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔A nurse is caught stealing narcotics from the automated dispensing machine on the
unit and self-injecting these drugs while on duty. The nurse admits that she is
chemically dependent. In this situation, the NPA requires
A. the nurse be reported to the BON.
B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the nurse's practice.
C. the nurse to enroll in the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN).
D. a report to law enforcement. - ✔✔B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the
nurse's practice.
✔✔A nurse was reported to the BON by two different employers multiple practice errors.
The BON may determine that the nurse's conduct demonstrates a pattern of practice
that
A. complies with the standard to provide nursing services without discrimination of the
client served.
B. violates professional boundary regulations because the nurse has two employers
C. results in immediate disciplinary action because the second complain validates the
first.
D. indicates the nurse's continued practice poses a risk of harm and may endanger a
client's life, health, or safety. - ✔✔D. indicates the nurse's continued practice poses a
risk of harm and may endanger a client's life, health, or safety.
✔✔According to Board Rule 213.29, Criteria and Procedure Regarding Intemperate Use
and Lack of Fitness in Eligibility and Disciplinary Matters, a person desiring to obtain or
retain his or her nursing license must provide a sworn certificate to the board that he or
she has NOT
A. had any alcohol within the last five years.
B. been under the influence of any alcohol or other illegal substance for the last five
years.
C. been addicted to or treated for the use of alcohol or any other drug in the last five
years.
D. been in the hospital for any type of surgery within the last five years. - ✔✔B. been
under the influence of any alcohol or other illegal substance for the last five years.
✔✔According to board rule, after a nurse refuses a float assignment and invokes Safe
Harbor, the nurse
A. should demand that the supervisor must provide a more appropriate float
assignment.
, B. is required to communicate with the supervisor and must accept the assignment as
given.
C. must accept an alternate assignment even if it still beyond the nurse's scope of
practice.
D. must collaborate with the supervisor to determine a safe assignment. - ✔✔D. must
collaborate with the supervisor to determine a safe assignment.
✔✔When an applicant for a nursing license receives a final conviction for first degree
murder, the NPA mandates that the applicant
A. will be required to complete an ethics and jurisprudence course annually
B. will have to pay $1000 as part of the initial license application process.
C. will not be eligible to apply for an initial nursing license until five years after being
released from community supervision or parole.
D. must provide three letters of reference from law enforcement or parole officers and
successful retake the NCLEX exam. - ✔✔C. will not be eligible to apply for an initial
nursing license until five years after being released from community supervision or
parole.
✔✔A person with a history f a substance use disorder who desires to obtain or retain a
license to practice nursing may be required to provide evidence that includes all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. current sobriety and fitness to practice.
B. 45 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
C. attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
D. positive employer evaluations - ✔✔C. attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings.
✔✔A nursing error that contributes to the death or serious harm of a patient
A. can be considered a minor incident if the nurse is accountable for his or her practice
and understands his or her error.
B. can be considered a minor incident if the patent had a do-not-resuscitate order.
C. cannot be considered a minor incident, even if the nurse appears to have the
knowledge and skills to practice safely.
D. cannot be considered a minor incident unless the nurse has a previous pattern of
similar nursing practice errors. - ✔✔C. cannot be considered a minor incident, even if
the nurse appears to have the knowledge and skills to practice safely.
✔✔A nurse was terminated from three different jobs beause he or she was stealing
from staff members. The nurse has no pending criminal issues and no criminal history.
Though this activity does not involve patients, it may indicate that
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔A nurse is caught stealing narcotics from the automated dispensing machine on the
unit and self-injecting these drugs while on duty. The nurse admits that she is
chemically dependent. In this situation, the NPA requires
A. the nurse be reported to the BON.
B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the nurse's practice.
C. the nurse to enroll in the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN).
D. a report to law enforcement. - ✔✔B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the
nurse's practice.
✔✔A nurse was reported to the BON by two different employers multiple practice errors.
The BON may determine that the nurse's conduct demonstrates a pattern of practice
that
A. complies with the standard to provide nursing services without discrimination of the
client served.
B. violates professional boundary regulations because the nurse has two employers
C. results in immediate disciplinary action because the second complain validates the
first.
D. indicates the nurse's continued practice poses a risk of harm and may endanger a
client's life, health, or safety. - ✔✔D. indicates the nurse's continued practice poses a
risk of harm and may endanger a client's life, health, or safety.
✔✔According to Board Rule 213.29, Criteria and Procedure Regarding Intemperate Use
and Lack of Fitness in Eligibility and Disciplinary Matters, a person desiring to obtain or
retain his or her nursing license must provide a sworn certificate to the board that he or
she has NOT
A. had any alcohol within the last five years.
B. been under the influence of any alcohol or other illegal substance for the last five
years.
C. been addicted to or treated for the use of alcohol or any other drug in the last five
years.
D. been in the hospital for any type of surgery within the last five years. - ✔✔B. been
under the influence of any alcohol or other illegal substance for the last five years.
✔✔According to board rule, after a nurse refuses a float assignment and invokes Safe
Harbor, the nurse
A. should demand that the supervisor must provide a more appropriate float
assignment.
, B. is required to communicate with the supervisor and must accept the assignment as
given.
C. must accept an alternate assignment even if it still beyond the nurse's scope of
practice.
D. must collaborate with the supervisor to determine a safe assignment. - ✔✔D. must
collaborate with the supervisor to determine a safe assignment.
✔✔When an applicant for a nursing license receives a final conviction for first degree
murder, the NPA mandates that the applicant
A. will be required to complete an ethics and jurisprudence course annually
B. will have to pay $1000 as part of the initial license application process.
C. will not be eligible to apply for an initial nursing license until five years after being
released from community supervision or parole.
D. must provide three letters of reference from law enforcement or parole officers and
successful retake the NCLEX exam. - ✔✔C. will not be eligible to apply for an initial
nursing license until five years after being released from community supervision or
parole.
✔✔A person with a history f a substance use disorder who desires to obtain or retain a
license to practice nursing may be required to provide evidence that includes all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. current sobriety and fitness to practice.
B. 45 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
C. attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
D. positive employer evaluations - ✔✔C. attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings.
✔✔A nursing error that contributes to the death or serious harm of a patient
A. can be considered a minor incident if the nurse is accountable for his or her practice
and understands his or her error.
B. can be considered a minor incident if the patent had a do-not-resuscitate order.
C. cannot be considered a minor incident, even if the nurse appears to have the
knowledge and skills to practice safely.
D. cannot be considered a minor incident unless the nurse has a previous pattern of
similar nursing practice errors. - ✔✔C. cannot be considered a minor incident, even if
the nurse appears to have the knowledge and skills to practice safely.
✔✔A nurse was terminated from three different jobs beause he or she was stealing
from staff members. The nurse has no pending criminal issues and no criminal history.
Though this activity does not involve patients, it may indicate that
