FLORIDA 2-15 FINAL FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ When to report child abuse / neglect?.
Answer: Within 48 hours
◍ A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is.
Answer: fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
◍ When to report birth certificate?.
Answer: 5 days
◍ A BON investigator in the enforcement division collected evidence that
supports the BON's formal charges against a nurse regarding violations of
the NPA and board rules. Attempts to notify the nurse via standard and
certified mail at the nurse's last address of record have been returned to the
BON office as being "undeliverable or not at this address." Since the
investigator has been unable to communicate with the nurse about the
BON's formal charges, Board Rule 213.16(i) on Practice and Procedure
requires that.
Answer: the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
◍ When to report death certificate?.
Answer: 10 days
◍ Reporting most communicable diseases?.
Answer: 7 days (1 day for TB and pertussis)
◍ When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned
with the nurse consistently.
Answer: acting in the best interest of clients
,◍ When supplying medical records by?.
Answer: 15 days
◍ How many people compose the texas medical board? how many MDs?
DOs? laypersons? how long is the term?.
Answer: 12 are physicians (9 MD, 3 DO). 7 are laypersons. All are
appointed by the governor for 6-year terms.
◍ A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the end of his shift,
telling his supervisor that he will not be back at work the following
morning. The supervisor tells the nurse he has to complete the entire
month's schedule or he will be committing "patient abandonment," and will
be reported to the BO
N. This is.
Answer: false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not considered "patient
abandonment" by the BON and is not grounds for reporting to, or action by,
the BON.
◍ Who does the Texas Medical Practice Act apply to?.
Answer: Only texas licensed doctors practicing in texas.All laws covered by
the MPA only apply to Texas-licensed physicians while practicing in Texas
(or outside state providers providing telemedicine services to patients in
Texas). All other healthcare providers (nurses, medical students, and other
"doctors" such as dentists/podiatrist/optometrists) are not included.
◍ What criteria is needed for licensure?.
Answer: - Complete college (60 credit hours) - Have an MD or DO - Pass
the USMLE Steps 1-3 (within the past 7 years) and the Texas JP exam -
Complete your intern (PGY1) year So, any US-trained grad finished with
the Step exams can apply for their full Texas medical license after
completing their internship.Ben White. The Texas Medical Jurisprudence
Exam - A Concise Review (Kindle Locations 77-81). Kindle Edition.
◍ Which of the following would indicate that an applicant for licensure is
likely to possess the good professional character necessary to hold a nursing
, license in Texas?.
Answer: the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not
committed a violation of the Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
◍ Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20
regarding the Safe Harbor Peer Review?.
Answer: Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the assignment
or at any time the assignment changes as long as the nurse believes it places
patients at risk of harm
◍ The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON
is kept confidential.
Answer: throughout the entire investigation process
◍ What is the renewal schedule for your texas medical license? Overdue fines?
Expiration?.
Answer: For starters, you renew it every two years (after the initial licensing
period, which ranges from 12 to 24 months). If you're late: - No fine if
expired < 30 days - $75 if expired < 90 days - $145 if expired < 365 days *-
Canceled entirely after 1 year. Must reapply and fork over entire processing
fee etc. (ouch!)*- If you wait longer than 2 years, then you not only have to
apply for a new license from scratch but must also retake the JP exam If you
continue practicing with an expired license after 30 days, you are now
practicing medicine without a license, which is a third degree felony.Ben
White. The Texas Medical Jurisprudence Exam - A Concise Review (Kindle
Locations 87-96). Kindle Edition.
◍ A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of "hypertension,"
and determines which specific anti-hypertensive medication (including dose,
route, and frequency) is appropriate for this patient. The nurse then writes a
prescription for an anti-hypertensive medication and instructs the patient to
have it filled at a pharmacy of her choice..
Answer: the nurse must be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice
registered nurse with prescriptive authority in a role and population focus
appropriate for the patients being treated
, ◍ How much Continuing medical education CME must you have to renew
your license?.
Answer: 48 hours of CME.1/2 formal1/2 informal (self reported,
volunteering, peer reviewand 2 hours of medical ethics/professional
responsibility
◍ When must you inform the TMB of any name / practice address changes?.
Answer: 30 days.You do not need to notify texas about changing medical
malpractice insurance.
◍ Revisions to the NPA can only occur through.
Answer: bills passed by the Texas Legislature
◍ When do you have to notify the TMB when you recieve a lawsuit?.
Answer: insurance will do it for you, but if you don't have insurance you
have to tell the TMB in 30 days.
◍ The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational Nurse Scope of
Practice on the board's website outlines that LVNs have a "directed" scope
of practice "under supervision." This means that.
Answer: the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while
they are providing direct patient care
◍ A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a home setting asks
the parent to bring the child to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse
asks the parent to keep this arrangement confidential. This could be
considered.
Answer: a violation of professional boundaries of the nurse-client
relationship
◍ A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order that made the
physician mad. Which of the following documents on the BON web site best
explains why the nurse was correct to question a physician's order that the
nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?.
Answer: Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ When to report child abuse / neglect?.
Answer: Within 48 hours
◍ A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is.
Answer: fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
◍ When to report birth certificate?.
Answer: 5 days
◍ A BON investigator in the enforcement division collected evidence that
supports the BON's formal charges against a nurse regarding violations of
the NPA and board rules. Attempts to notify the nurse via standard and
certified mail at the nurse's last address of record have been returned to the
BON office as being "undeliverable or not at this address." Since the
investigator has been unable to communicate with the nurse about the
BON's formal charges, Board Rule 213.16(i) on Practice and Procedure
requires that.
Answer: the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
◍ When to report death certificate?.
Answer: 10 days
◍ Reporting most communicable diseases?.
Answer: 7 days (1 day for TB and pertussis)
◍ When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned
with the nurse consistently.
Answer: acting in the best interest of clients
,◍ When supplying medical records by?.
Answer: 15 days
◍ How many people compose the texas medical board? how many MDs?
DOs? laypersons? how long is the term?.
Answer: 12 are physicians (9 MD, 3 DO). 7 are laypersons. All are
appointed by the governor for 6-year terms.
◍ A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the end of his shift,
telling his supervisor that he will not be back at work the following
morning. The supervisor tells the nurse he has to complete the entire
month's schedule or he will be committing "patient abandonment," and will
be reported to the BO
N. This is.
Answer: false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not considered "patient
abandonment" by the BON and is not grounds for reporting to, or action by,
the BON.
◍ Who does the Texas Medical Practice Act apply to?.
Answer: Only texas licensed doctors practicing in texas.All laws covered by
the MPA only apply to Texas-licensed physicians while practicing in Texas
(or outside state providers providing telemedicine services to patients in
Texas). All other healthcare providers (nurses, medical students, and other
"doctors" such as dentists/podiatrist/optometrists) are not included.
◍ What criteria is needed for licensure?.
Answer: - Complete college (60 credit hours) - Have an MD or DO - Pass
the USMLE Steps 1-3 (within the past 7 years) and the Texas JP exam -
Complete your intern (PGY1) year So, any US-trained grad finished with
the Step exams can apply for their full Texas medical license after
completing their internship.Ben White. The Texas Medical Jurisprudence
Exam - A Concise Review (Kindle Locations 77-81). Kindle Edition.
◍ Which of the following would indicate that an applicant for licensure is
likely to possess the good professional character necessary to hold a nursing
, license in Texas?.
Answer: the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not
committed a violation of the Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
◍ Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20
regarding the Safe Harbor Peer Review?.
Answer: Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the assignment
or at any time the assignment changes as long as the nurse believes it places
patients at risk of harm
◍ The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON
is kept confidential.
Answer: throughout the entire investigation process
◍ What is the renewal schedule for your texas medical license? Overdue fines?
Expiration?.
Answer: For starters, you renew it every two years (after the initial licensing
period, which ranges from 12 to 24 months). If you're late: - No fine if
expired < 30 days - $75 if expired < 90 days - $145 if expired < 365 days *-
Canceled entirely after 1 year. Must reapply and fork over entire processing
fee etc. (ouch!)*- If you wait longer than 2 years, then you not only have to
apply for a new license from scratch but must also retake the JP exam If you
continue practicing with an expired license after 30 days, you are now
practicing medicine without a license, which is a third degree felony.Ben
White. The Texas Medical Jurisprudence Exam - A Concise Review (Kindle
Locations 87-96). Kindle Edition.
◍ A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of "hypertension,"
and determines which specific anti-hypertensive medication (including dose,
route, and frequency) is appropriate for this patient. The nurse then writes a
prescription for an anti-hypertensive medication and instructs the patient to
have it filled at a pharmacy of her choice..
Answer: the nurse must be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice
registered nurse with prescriptive authority in a role and population focus
appropriate for the patients being treated
, ◍ How much Continuing medical education CME must you have to renew
your license?.
Answer: 48 hours of CME.1/2 formal1/2 informal (self reported,
volunteering, peer reviewand 2 hours of medical ethics/professional
responsibility
◍ When must you inform the TMB of any name / practice address changes?.
Answer: 30 days.You do not need to notify texas about changing medical
malpractice insurance.
◍ Revisions to the NPA can only occur through.
Answer: bills passed by the Texas Legislature
◍ When do you have to notify the TMB when you recieve a lawsuit?.
Answer: insurance will do it for you, but if you don't have insurance you
have to tell the TMB in 30 days.
◍ The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational Nurse Scope of
Practice on the board's website outlines that LVNs have a "directed" scope
of practice "under supervision." This means that.
Answer: the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while
they are providing direct patient care
◍ A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a home setting asks
the parent to bring the child to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse
asks the parent to keep this arrangement confidential. This could be
considered.
Answer: a violation of professional boundaries of the nurse-client
relationship
◍ A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order that made the
physician mad. Which of the following documents on the BON web site best
explains why the nurse was correct to question a physician's order that the
nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?.
Answer: Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
