NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR TEXAS
NURSES | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS | 2026 UPDATE
• 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 -✓✓ 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. -✓✓ 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. -✓✓ 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) -✓✓ 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." -✓✓ 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.
D. Registered Nurse license. -✓✓ D. Registered Nurse license.
• A nurse is caught stealing narcotics from the automated dispensing machine on
the unit and self-injecting these drugs while on duty. The nurse admits that she is
chemically dependent. In this situation, the NPA requires
A. the nurse be reported to the BON.
B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the nurse's practice.
C. the nurse to enroll in the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN).
D. a report to law enforcement. -✓✓ B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the
nurse's practice.
• A nurse was reported to the BON by two different employers multiple practice
errors. The BON may determine that the nurse's conduct demonstrates a pattern of
practice that
A. complies with the standard to provide nursing services without discrimination
of the client served.
B. violates professional boundary regulations because the nurse has two employers
C. results in immediate disciplinary action because the second complain validates
the first.
NURSES | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS | 2026 UPDATE
• 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 -✓✓ 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. -✓✓ 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. -✓✓ 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) -✓✓ 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." -✓✓ 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.
D. Registered Nurse license. -✓✓ D. Registered Nurse license.
• A nurse is caught stealing narcotics from the automated dispensing machine on
the unit and self-injecting these drugs while on duty. The nurse admits that she is
chemically dependent. In this situation, the NPA requires
A. the nurse be reported to the BON.
B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the nurse's practice.
C. the nurse to enroll in the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN).
D. a report to law enforcement. -✓✓ B. the Peer Review Committee to monitor the
nurse's practice.
• A nurse was reported to the BON by two different employers multiple practice
errors. The BON may determine that the nurse's conduct demonstrates a pattern of
practice that
A. complies with the standard to provide nursing services without discrimination
of the client served.
B. violates professional boundary regulations because the nurse has two employers
C. results in immediate disciplinary action because the second complain validates
the first.
