NURSING RNSG 2221 JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 TESTED ANSWERS COMPLETE
◉ Renewal of Licensure. Answer: 60 days prior to license expiration,
the BON will mail a postcard reminder to renew online.
This is one of the reasons it is important to keep your contact
information up to date!
◉ Continuing Competency (TAC Chapter 216). Answer: Purpose: to
ensure nurses stay abreast of current industry practices, enhance
their professional competence, learn about new technology and
treatment regimens, and update their clinical skills. [TAC § 216.2]
All nurses are required to demonstrate continuing competency for
renewal of licensure.
Methods:
Complete 20 hours of continuing education, or
Attain, maintain, or renew an approved national nursing
certification in the area of practice
Nursing Jurisprudence & Ethics - 2 hours [Rule 216.3 (g)]
Older Adult or Geriatric Care - 2 hours [Rule 216.3 (h)]
,◉ Nurse Licensure Compact. Answer: The Nurse Licensure Compact
(NLC) allows RNs and LVNs to have one multistate license, with the
ability to practice in both their home state and other NLC states.
The APRN Compact allows an advanced practice registered nurse to
hold one multistate license with a privilege to practice in other
compact states.
Agreement among states to mutually recognize each others' licenses
Texas among first to adopt
Premise: current licensure requirements essentially the same from
state to state
Does not interfere with each state defining scope of practice
Only defines requirements to hold license
◉ Nurse Licensure Compact - Definitions. Answer: Party states -
states who have adopted the compact
Home state license - where you permanently reside
Remote state - where you practice using multistate privilege (must
be a party state)
◉ Nurse Licensure Compact - Requirements. Answer: Maintain
home state license
Adhere to state practice laws of state in which patient is located at
the time care is provided
, Use multistate privilege only in party states
Hold home state license in only one party state at a time.
◉ Practice in a Non-Party State. Answer: To practice in a state that is
not part of the Compact, the nurse must obtain license from the non-
party state
May concurrently hold a home state license and a license to practice
in a non-party state
If you live in a non-party state, you must obtain a non-resident Texas
license in order to practice in Texas
◉ Ethical Conduct. Answer: Year after year, Nursing is recognized as
one of the most trusted professions.
It is important to maintain that trust, so we can practice efficiently.
...what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation...
◉ Good Professional Character. Answer: Integrated pattern of
personal, academic and occupational behaviors which, in the
judgment of the Board, indicates that an individual is able to
consistently conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the
Nursing Practice Act, the Board's rules and regulations, and
generally accepted standards of nursing practice including, but not
SCRIPT 2026 TESTED ANSWERS COMPLETE
◉ Renewal of Licensure. Answer: 60 days prior to license expiration,
the BON will mail a postcard reminder to renew online.
This is one of the reasons it is important to keep your contact
information up to date!
◉ Continuing Competency (TAC Chapter 216). Answer: Purpose: to
ensure nurses stay abreast of current industry practices, enhance
their professional competence, learn about new technology and
treatment regimens, and update their clinical skills. [TAC § 216.2]
All nurses are required to demonstrate continuing competency for
renewal of licensure.
Methods:
Complete 20 hours of continuing education, or
Attain, maintain, or renew an approved national nursing
certification in the area of practice
Nursing Jurisprudence & Ethics - 2 hours [Rule 216.3 (g)]
Older Adult or Geriatric Care - 2 hours [Rule 216.3 (h)]
,◉ Nurse Licensure Compact. Answer: The Nurse Licensure Compact
(NLC) allows RNs and LVNs to have one multistate license, with the
ability to practice in both their home state and other NLC states.
The APRN Compact allows an advanced practice registered nurse to
hold one multistate license with a privilege to practice in other
compact states.
Agreement among states to mutually recognize each others' licenses
Texas among first to adopt
Premise: current licensure requirements essentially the same from
state to state
Does not interfere with each state defining scope of practice
Only defines requirements to hold license
◉ Nurse Licensure Compact - Definitions. Answer: Party states -
states who have adopted the compact
Home state license - where you permanently reside
Remote state - where you practice using multistate privilege (must
be a party state)
◉ Nurse Licensure Compact - Requirements. Answer: Maintain
home state license
Adhere to state practice laws of state in which patient is located at
the time care is provided
, Use multistate privilege only in party states
Hold home state license in only one party state at a time.
◉ Practice in a Non-Party State. Answer: To practice in a state that is
not part of the Compact, the nurse must obtain license from the non-
party state
May concurrently hold a home state license and a license to practice
in a non-party state
If you live in a non-party state, you must obtain a non-resident Texas
license in order to practice in Texas
◉ Ethical Conduct. Answer: Year after year, Nursing is recognized as
one of the most trusted professions.
It is important to maintain that trust, so we can practice efficiently.
...what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation...
◉ Good Professional Character. Answer: Integrated pattern of
personal, academic and occupational behaviors which, in the
judgment of the Board, indicates that an individual is able to
consistently conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the
Nursing Practice Act, the Board's rules and regulations, and
generally accepted standards of nursing practice including, but not
