TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations
since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas. Answer: D.
protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
◉ The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that the
LVN scope of practice includes including doing which of the following
with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan
independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care
plan.
,D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the
physician. Answer: C. Participate in the modification and development
of the nursing care plan.
◉ A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. Answer: A. fulfilling a
duty to keep the patient safe.
◉ Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their
patients. Though the Board does not use this term in the rules, what
specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional Conduct,
provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and
conduct that may also be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8). Answer: C. Paragraph (12)
, ◉ Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse
MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries between the nurse
and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football
team for progress made in rehabilitation.
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy because
the patient seems genuinely interested.
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her days
off "to check on how he is doing.". Answer: A. rewards a patient with a
small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress made in
rehabilitation.
◉ Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as
routine job responsibilities. "Must work independently without
supervision, have expertise in developing nursing care plans, including
establishing appropriate nursing diagnoses for assigned patients, and,
must be able to complete comprehensive nursing assessments." Based on
these responsibilities, this advertisement would require, at a minimum,
the nurse to hold a valid
A. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
B. Physician Assistant license.
C. Vocational Nurse license.
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations
since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas. Answer: D.
protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
◉ The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that the
LVN scope of practice includes including doing which of the following
with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan
independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care
plan.
,D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the
physician. Answer: C. Participate in the modification and development
of the nursing care plan.
◉ A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. Answer: A. fulfilling a
duty to keep the patient safe.
◉ Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their
patients. Though the Board does not use this term in the rules, what
specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional Conduct,
provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and
conduct that may also be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8). Answer: C. Paragraph (12)
, ◉ Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse
MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries between the nurse
and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football
team for progress made in rehabilitation.
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy because
the patient seems genuinely interested.
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her days
off "to check on how he is doing.". Answer: A. rewards a patient with a
small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress made in
rehabilitation.
◉ Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as
routine job responsibilities. "Must work independently without
supervision, have expertise in developing nursing care plans, including
establishing appropriate nursing diagnoses for assigned patients, and,
must be able to complete comprehensive nursing assessments." Based on
these responsibilities, this advertisement would require, at a minimum,
the nurse to hold a valid
A. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
B. Physician Assistant license.
C. Vocational Nurse license.
