KBN JURISPRUDENCE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Kentucky Nursing Laws describe what main things? Answer: 1.
Qualifications for licensure;
2. Nursing titles that are allowed to be used;
3. Scope of practice;
4. Actions that can or will happen if the nurse does not follow the
nursing law
◉ What are Nursing professional associations? Answer: Private
organizations that advance the nursing profession by addressing the
practice, political and professional issues affecting nurses.
◉ What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? Answer: For nurses in good
standing, KBN will issue a multi-state license that grants Kentucky
nurses the priviledge to practice in other compact states.
◉ In order for a nurse to have a compact license, he/she must declare
his/her _______________________ residence in a state that is a member
, of the compact and have an _____________________________ active
RN or LPN license. Answer: permanent;
unencumbered (no disciplinary action)
◉ If a nurse has a multi-state license, and chooses to work in a state that
is not her permanent residence, which state's laws/regulations should she
follow? Answer: BOTH states
◉ If a APRN holds a multi-state RN license, he/she still is required to
obtain a KY APRN license to practice in the APRN role. T or F?
Answer: True
◉ Nurses changing their primary residence from one compact state to
another have ______ days to endorse into the new compact state. *A
nurse may only be licensed in one compact state and that is the state of
residency*. Answer: 30
◉ A nurse who has a multi-state license wants to work in a state that is
not in the compact. so they have to get a license in that individual state.
T or F? Answer: True
◉ What kind of traffic violations have to be presented to the KBN?
Answer: Just DUIs
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Kentucky Nursing Laws describe what main things? Answer: 1.
Qualifications for licensure;
2. Nursing titles that are allowed to be used;
3. Scope of practice;
4. Actions that can or will happen if the nurse does not follow the
nursing law
◉ What are Nursing professional associations? Answer: Private
organizations that advance the nursing profession by addressing the
practice, political and professional issues affecting nurses.
◉ What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? Answer: For nurses in good
standing, KBN will issue a multi-state license that grants Kentucky
nurses the priviledge to practice in other compact states.
◉ In order for a nurse to have a compact license, he/she must declare
his/her _______________________ residence in a state that is a member
, of the compact and have an _____________________________ active
RN or LPN license. Answer: permanent;
unencumbered (no disciplinary action)
◉ If a nurse has a multi-state license, and chooses to work in a state that
is not her permanent residence, which state's laws/regulations should she
follow? Answer: BOTH states
◉ If a APRN holds a multi-state RN license, he/she still is required to
obtain a KY APRN license to practice in the APRN role. T or F?
Answer: True
◉ Nurses changing their primary residence from one compact state to
another have ______ days to endorse into the new compact state. *A
nurse may only be licensed in one compact state and that is the state of
residency*. Answer: 30
◉ A nurse who has a multi-state license wants to work in a state that is
not in the compact. so they have to get a license in that individual state.
T or F? Answer: True
◉ What kind of traffic violations have to be presented to the KBN?
Answer: Just DUIs
