FLORIDA 2-15 FINAL PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient
relationship?.
Answer: No
◍ If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to
respond to a call from a patient for treatment?.
Answer: No
◍ According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of
Permanently Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice
for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's
order to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency
training to safely replace the tube.
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows
replacement of a tube with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has not
completed the required skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a
supervisor completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been determined to
be competent in reinserting permanently placed tubes that have an
established fistulous tract..
Answer: A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a
physicians to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific
competency training to safely replace the tube.
◍ 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.
◍ Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship?.
Answer: No
◍ How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without
abandonment if there is ongoing treatment?.
Answer: 30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
◍ Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an
ill patient?.
Answer: Yes
◍ What is "proximate cause"?.
Answer: Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not too
remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
◍ What are the two components of proximate cause?.
Answer: Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability
◍ 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.
◍ Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine?.
, Answer: Yes
◍ Does an expert witness have to know standards of care?.
Answer: Yes
◍ 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)
◍ Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion
on whether standard of care was provided?.
Answer: Yes
◍ Does an expert witness have to be board certified?.
Answer: No, board certified or eqivalent
◍ 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
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient
relationship?.
Answer: No
◍ If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to
respond to a call from a patient for treatment?.
Answer: No
◍ According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of
Permanently Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice
for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's
order to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency
training to safely replace the tube.
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows
replacement of a tube with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has not
completed the required skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a
supervisor completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been determined to
be competent in reinserting permanently placed tubes that have an
established fistulous tract..
Answer: A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a
physicians to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific
competency training to safely replace the tube.
◍ 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.
◍ Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship?.
Answer: No
◍ How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without
abandonment if there is ongoing treatment?.
Answer: 30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
◍ Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an
ill patient?.
Answer: Yes
◍ What is "proximate cause"?.
Answer: Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not too
remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
◍ What are the two components of proximate cause?.
Answer: Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability
◍ 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.
◍ Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine?.
, Answer: Yes
◍ Does an expert witness have to know standards of care?.
Answer: Yes
◍ 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)
◍ Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion
on whether standard of care was provided?.
Answer: Yes
◍ Does an expert witness have to be board certified?.
Answer: No, board certified or eqivalent
◍ 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
