age 1 of 28
TX Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics 2025 Questions
and Answers
The purpose of Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas
Nurses is to inform nurses about- ......ANSWER........- TX Nurse
Practice Act
- TX Board of Nursing (BON) Rules
- Standards of Nursing Practice
- Principles of nursing ethics
- professional boundaries
- *satisfy the Texas BON requirement for continuing nursing
education*
Jurisprudence ......ANSWER........science or philosophy of law
nursing jurisprudence ......ANSWER........- philosophy that guides
the Law and Rules governing nursing in Texas
- actual laws and rules themselves
TX BON Mission ......ANSWER........protection and promotion of
the welfare of the people of Texas by ensuring that each person
holding a license as a nurse in the state is competent to practice
safely
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Nursing ethics ......ANSWER........- central moral values, duties,
and commitments of nurses in their practice
- expressed in the Code of Ethics for Nurses
Texas Nurse Practice Act (NPA) ......ANSWER........- Chapter 301
of the Texas Occupations Code (TOC)
-creates TX BON & defines its responsibilities
TX Board of Nursing (BON) regulates nursing -
......ANSWER........- education
- licensure
- practice
TX NPA CH 301 adresses the - ......ANSWER........- duties of TX
BON
- requirements for licensure & renewal
- practices for licensed RNs (ex: supervision of LVNs, refusing
mandatory overtime)
- reporting violations & patient care concerns to BON
- prohibited practices & disciplinary actions
- enforcement & penalties for violations
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- anesthesia in outpatient settings
Steps for new grad nurses who studied in US to get their initial
(lst) license in TX: ......ANSWER........- criminal background check
- submit application & fee
- verify completion of approved nursing program (conferment of
degree)
- pass NCLEX
- pass jurisprudence exam with a score of 75% or higher
How long can you practice nursing with a temporary license?
......ANSWER........120 days
Who is exempted from obtaining temporary authorization?
......ANSWER........new grads who have previously failed their
NCLEX are ineligible for temporary authorization to work
Steps for new grad nurses who graduated from nursing
programs outside of the US to get their initial (lst) license in TX:
......ANSWER........- criminal background check
- submit application & fee
- provide transcript from country of education and an English
proficiency test acceptable to the Board.
TX Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics 2025 Questions
and Answers
The purpose of Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas
Nurses is to inform nurses about- ......ANSWER........- TX Nurse
Practice Act
- TX Board of Nursing (BON) Rules
- Standards of Nursing Practice
- Principles of nursing ethics
- professional boundaries
- *satisfy the Texas BON requirement for continuing nursing
education*
Jurisprudence ......ANSWER........science or philosophy of law
nursing jurisprudence ......ANSWER........- philosophy that guides
the Law and Rules governing nursing in Texas
- actual laws and rules themselves
TX BON Mission ......ANSWER........protection and promotion of
the welfare of the people of Texas by ensuring that each person
holding a license as a nurse in the state is competent to practice
safely
,age 2 of 28
Nursing ethics ......ANSWER........- central moral values, duties,
and commitments of nurses in their practice
- expressed in the Code of Ethics for Nurses
Texas Nurse Practice Act (NPA) ......ANSWER........- Chapter 301
of the Texas Occupations Code (TOC)
-creates TX BON & defines its responsibilities
TX Board of Nursing (BON) regulates nursing -
......ANSWER........- education
- licensure
- practice
TX NPA CH 301 adresses the - ......ANSWER........- duties of TX
BON
- requirements for licensure & renewal
- practices for licensed RNs (ex: supervision of LVNs, refusing
mandatory overtime)
- reporting violations & patient care concerns to BON
- prohibited practices & disciplinary actions
- enforcement & penalties for violations
, age 3 of 28
- anesthesia in outpatient settings
Steps for new grad nurses who studied in US to get their initial
(lst) license in TX: ......ANSWER........- criminal background check
- submit application & fee
- verify completion of approved nursing program (conferment of
degree)
- pass NCLEX
- pass jurisprudence exam with a score of 75% or higher
How long can you practice nursing with a temporary license?
......ANSWER........120 days
Who is exempted from obtaining temporary authorization?
......ANSWER........new grads who have previously failed their
NCLEX are ineligible for temporary authorization to work
Steps for new grad nurses who graduated from nursing
programs outside of the US to get their initial (lst) license in TX:
......ANSWER........- criminal background check
- submit application & fee
- provide transcript from country of education and an English
proficiency test acceptable to the Board.
