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NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR TEXAS
NURSES EXAM LATEST UPDATED NEWEST QUESTIONS
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
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
A. the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
B. the board close the case and take no action if they are unable to locate the
nurse.
C. the investigator drop the recommended action (sanction) on the nurse's
license to a lower level since the nurse has not responded to the formal
charges.
D. the case be referred to the District Attorney's office for follow-up action.
A. the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
The functions of the BON include
A. regulating the education, licensure, and practice of nurses in Texas to
ensure the safety of the public.
B. lobbying members of the Texas Legislature to pass bills that are favorable
to nurses
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C. evaluating student
D. advising currently licensed nurses about potential employment
opportunities throughout the state.
A. regulating the education, licensure, and practice of nurses in Texas to ensure the
safety of the public.
A nurse who commits an error that is a minor incident
A. must be reported immediately to the Incident-Based Peer Review Committee
or to the BON if there is no peer review at the nurse's place of employment.
B. should not under any circumstances be reported to the BON based on just
one minor incident.
C. must immediately resign from his or her place of employment so that there
is no chance of the employment so that there is no chance of the employer
alleging a "pattern of nursing practice errors."
D. need not be reported to the BON unless the nurse's conduct created a
significant risk of physical, emotional, or financial harm to the client.
D. need not be reported to the BON unless the nurse's conduct created a significant
risk of physical, emotional, or financial harm to the client.
Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20
regarding the Safe Harbor Peer Review?
A. An employer or supervisor can refuse to allow a nurse to invoke Safe
Harbor if they resolve the staffing issues.
B. 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 place patients at
risk of harm.
C. A nurse can invoke Safe Harbor after committing an error that caused
patient harm.
D. The Chief Nursing Offer (CNO) or Nurse Administrator does not have to
assure compliance with the Nursing Peer Review Law or Board Rule 217.20
Safe Harbor Peer Review.
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
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nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?
A. Guideline for Nurses Transitioning to a New Practice Setting.
B. Statistics on the number of nurses living in each county in Texas.
C. Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting.
D. Guideline for LVN Scope of Practice under Board Rule 217.11
C. Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting.
While interacting with the public in a nursing role, each nurse must wear a
clearly legible insignia (such as a name badge) that identifies the nurse as
A. an employee of the institutional setting.
B. a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse.
C. a member of a professional organization.
D. an experienced nurse in the service area.
B. a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse.
In a nurse-patient relationship, the most vulnerable patients are those who are
A. under anesthesia or sedation.
B. wearing a patient or exam gown.
C. undergoing chemotherapy.
D. using an interpreter.
A. under anesthesia or sedation.
In the NPA, "conduct subject to reporting" includes
A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is
impaired by chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
B. the occurrence of 2 minor incidents within a twelve month period in a
facility with no nursing peer review.
C. mandatory overtime resulting in sixteen consecutive hours worked.
D. a nurse who disagrees with the supervisor over a patient assignment.
A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is impaired by
chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
Which of the following resources on the BON web page would assist a nurse
in determining his or her scope of nursing practice?
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A. Disciplinary Action: Individual's Report to the BON.
B. Memorandum of Understanding between the BON and the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy.
C. The continuing competency into sheet.
D. Scope of Practice Decision-Making Model.
C. The continuing competency into sheet.
If a nurse has reason to believe a medication order is inaccurate or
contraindicated, the Standards of Nursing Practice require the nurse to do all
of the following EXCEPT:
A. consult with the ordering practitioner to clarify the order.
B. give the medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical
record.
C. tell the ordering practitioner if the nurse decide not to give the medication.
D. collaborate with other members f the health care team for more information
about the medication and why it was ordered.
B. give the medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical record.
When making nursing assignments to other LVNs and RNs, the Board Rule
217.11 Standards of Nursing Practice, requires the nurse in a supervisory
position into consideration all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the educational preparation of each licensed nurse.
B. the experience of each licensed nurse.
C. the state where the nurse was licensed.
D. the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse.
D. the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse.
A person may not practice or offer to practice professional or vocational
nursing in Texas unless the person
A. graduates from a board-approved nursing educational program in Texas.
B. completes at least 500 hours of clinical practice inn his or her nursing
educational program.
NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR TEXAS
NURSES EXAM LATEST UPDATED NEWEST QUESTIONS
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
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
A. the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
B. the board close the case and take no action if they are unable to locate the
nurse.
C. the investigator drop the recommended action (sanction) on the nurse's
license to a lower level since the nurse has not responded to the formal
charges.
D. the case be referred to the District Attorney's office for follow-up action.
A. the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
The functions of the BON include
A. regulating the education, licensure, and practice of nurses in Texas to
ensure the safety of the public.
B. lobbying members of the Texas Legislature to pass bills that are favorable
to nurses
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C. evaluating student
D. advising currently licensed nurses about potential employment
opportunities throughout the state.
A. regulating the education, licensure, and practice of nurses in Texas to ensure the
safety of the public.
A nurse who commits an error that is a minor incident
A. must be reported immediately to the Incident-Based Peer Review Committee
or to the BON if there is no peer review at the nurse's place of employment.
B. should not under any circumstances be reported to the BON based on just
one minor incident.
C. must immediately resign from his or her place of employment so that there
is no chance of the employment so that there is no chance of the employer
alleging a "pattern of nursing practice errors."
D. need not be reported to the BON unless the nurse's conduct created a
significant risk of physical, emotional, or financial harm to the client.
D. need not be reported to the BON unless the nurse's conduct created a significant
risk of physical, emotional, or financial harm to the client.
Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20
regarding the Safe Harbor Peer Review?
A. An employer or supervisor can refuse to allow a nurse to invoke Safe
Harbor if they resolve the staffing issues.
B. 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 place patients at
risk of harm.
C. A nurse can invoke Safe Harbor after committing an error that caused
patient harm.
D. The Chief Nursing Offer (CNO) or Nurse Administrator does not have to
assure compliance with the Nursing Peer Review Law or Board Rule 217.20
Safe Harbor Peer Review.
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
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nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?
A. Guideline for Nurses Transitioning to a New Practice Setting.
B. Statistics on the number of nurses living in each county in Texas.
C. Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting.
D. Guideline for LVN Scope of Practice under Board Rule 217.11
C. Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting.
While interacting with the public in a nursing role, each nurse must wear a
clearly legible insignia (such as a name badge) that identifies the nurse as
A. an employee of the institutional setting.
B. a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse.
C. a member of a professional organization.
D. an experienced nurse in the service area.
B. a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse.
In a nurse-patient relationship, the most vulnerable patients are those who are
A. under anesthesia or sedation.
B. wearing a patient or exam gown.
C. undergoing chemotherapy.
D. using an interpreter.
A. under anesthesia or sedation.
In the NPA, "conduct subject to reporting" includes
A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is
impaired by chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
B. the occurrence of 2 minor incidents within a twelve month period in a
facility with no nursing peer review.
C. mandatory overtime resulting in sixteen consecutive hours worked.
D. a nurse who disagrees with the supervisor over a patient assignment.
A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is impaired by
chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
Which of the following resources on the BON web page would assist a nurse
in determining his or her scope of nursing practice?
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A. Disciplinary Action: Individual's Report to the BON.
B. Memorandum of Understanding between the BON and the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy.
C. The continuing competency into sheet.
D. Scope of Practice Decision-Making Model.
C. The continuing competency into sheet.
If a nurse has reason to believe a medication order is inaccurate or
contraindicated, the Standards of Nursing Practice require the nurse to do all
of the following EXCEPT:
A. consult with the ordering practitioner to clarify the order.
B. give the medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical
record.
C. tell the ordering practitioner if the nurse decide not to give the medication.
D. collaborate with other members f the health care team for more information
about the medication and why it was ordered.
B. give the medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical record.
When making nursing assignments to other LVNs and RNs, the Board Rule
217.11 Standards of Nursing Practice, requires the nurse in a supervisory
position into consideration all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the educational preparation of each licensed nurse.
B. the experience of each licensed nurse.
C. the state where the nurse was licensed.
D. the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse.
D. the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse.
A person may not practice or offer to practice professional or vocational
nursing in Texas unless the person
A. graduates from a board-approved nursing educational program in Texas.
B. completes at least 500 hours of clinical practice inn his or her nursing
educational program.
