NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR
TEXAS NURSES EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED
◉ The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty
associations since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas Answer:
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
◉ The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that
the LVN scope of practice includes including doing which of the
following with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan
independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing
care plan.
,D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the
physician. Answer: C. Participate in the modification and
development of the nursing care plan.
◉ A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. Answer: A.
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
◉ Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their
patients. Though the Board does not use this term in the rules, what
specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional Conduct,
provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and
conduct that may also be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8) Answer: C. Paragraph (12)
, ◉ Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse
MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries between the
nurse and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite
football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy
because the patient seems genuinely interested.
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her
days off "to check on how he is doing." Answer: A. rewards a patient
with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress
made in rehabilitation.
◉ Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as
routine job responsibilities. "Must work independently without
supervision, have expertise in developing nursing care plans,
including establishing appropriate nursing diagnoses for assigned
patients, and, must be able to complete comprehensive nursing
assessments." Based on these responsibilities, this advertisement
would require, at a minimum, the nurse to hold a valid
A. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
B. Physician Assistant license.
C. Vocational Nurse license.
TEXAS NURSES EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED
◉ The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty
associations since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas Answer:
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
◉ The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that
the LVN scope of practice includes including doing which of the
following with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan
independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing
care plan.
,D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the
physician. Answer: C. Participate in the modification and
development of the nursing care plan.
◉ A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. Answer: A.
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
◉ Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their
patients. Though the Board does not use this term in the rules, what
specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional Conduct,
provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and
conduct that may also be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8) Answer: C. Paragraph (12)
, ◉ Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse
MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries between the
nurse and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite
football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy
because the patient seems genuinely interested.
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her
days off "to check on how he is doing." Answer: A. rewards a patient
with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress
made in rehabilitation.
◉ Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as
routine job responsibilities. "Must work independently without
supervision, have expertise in developing nursing care plans,
including establishing appropriate nursing diagnoses for assigned
patients, and, must be able to complete comprehensive nursing
assessments." Based on these responsibilities, this advertisement
would require, at a minimum, the nurse to hold a valid
A. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
B. Physician Assistant license.
C. Vocational Nurse license.
