TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE
EXAMINATION (NJE) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A
2027 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
Question 1
Which entity is responsible for regulating the practice of
nursing in Texas?
A. Texas Department of State Health Services
B. Texas Board of Nursing
C. Texas Medical Board
D. Texas Nurses Association
Rationale: The Texas Board of Nursing regulates nursing
practice and licenses nurses in Texas.
Correct answer: B. Texas Board of Nursing
Question 2
What is the primary purpose of the Texas Nursing Practice Act
(NPA)?
A. To establish hospital reimbursement rates
B. To regulate the practice of nursing and protect the public
,C. To establish nursing school tuition
D. To regulate physician practice
Rationale: The NPA establishes the legal framework governing
nursing practice and is intended primarily to protect the public.
Correct answer: B. To regulate the practice of nursing and
protect the public
Question 3
A nurse's duty to provide safe and competent care is primarily
established through:
A. Personal preference
B. Nursing law and professional standards
C. Patient preference alone
D. Hospital advertising policies
Rationale: Nurses are accountable to applicable laws, BON
rules, standards of nursing practice, and professional standards.
Correct answer: B. Nursing law and professional standards
Question 4
Which action is most consistent with professional nursing
accountability?
A. Performing only tasks assigned by coworkers
B. Accepting responsibility for one's own nursing judgments
,and actions
C. Allowing another nurse to document all care
D. Following every order without question
Rationale: Nurses remain accountable for their own nursing
judgments, decisions, and actions.
Correct answer: B. Accepting responsibility for one's own
nursing judgments and actions
Question 5
A nurse receives a medication order that appears unsafe. What
should the nurse do first?
A. Administer the medication immediately
B. Ignore the order
C. Clarify the order before administering it
D. Ask the patient whether it is correct
Rationale: Nurses have a responsibility to question and clarify
orders that appear unsafe or inappropriate.
Correct answer: C. Clarify the order before administering it
Question 6
Which statement best describes the Texas Nursing Practice
Act?
, A. It applies only to registered nurses
B. It establishes the legal basis for nursing regulation in Texas
C. It is optional for licensed nurses
D. It applies only to hospital nurses
Rationale: The NPA provides the statutory framework for
nursing regulation and applies to nursing practice within its
scope.
Correct answer: B. It establishes the legal basis for nursing
regulation in Texas
Question 7
Which nurse is practicing within the legal scope of practice?
A. A nurse performing a procedure for which the nurse lacks
competency
B. A nurse performing activities authorized by law and
consistent with education and competency
C. A nurse prescribing medications independently without
authority
D. A nurse delegating all assessment responsibilities to
unlicensed personnel
Rationale: Scope of practice involves activities legally
authorized for the nurse and consistent with the nurse's
education, knowledge, skills, and competency.
EXAMINATION (NJE) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A
2027 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
Question 1
Which entity is responsible for regulating the practice of
nursing in Texas?
A. Texas Department of State Health Services
B. Texas Board of Nursing
C. Texas Medical Board
D. Texas Nurses Association
Rationale: The Texas Board of Nursing regulates nursing
practice and licenses nurses in Texas.
Correct answer: B. Texas Board of Nursing
Question 2
What is the primary purpose of the Texas Nursing Practice Act
(NPA)?
A. To establish hospital reimbursement rates
B. To regulate the practice of nursing and protect the public
,C. To establish nursing school tuition
D. To regulate physician practice
Rationale: The NPA establishes the legal framework governing
nursing practice and is intended primarily to protect the public.
Correct answer: B. To regulate the practice of nursing and
protect the public
Question 3
A nurse's duty to provide safe and competent care is primarily
established through:
A. Personal preference
B. Nursing law and professional standards
C. Patient preference alone
D. Hospital advertising policies
Rationale: Nurses are accountable to applicable laws, BON
rules, standards of nursing practice, and professional standards.
Correct answer: B. Nursing law and professional standards
Question 4
Which action is most consistent with professional nursing
accountability?
A. Performing only tasks assigned by coworkers
B. Accepting responsibility for one's own nursing judgments
,and actions
C. Allowing another nurse to document all care
D. Following every order without question
Rationale: Nurses remain accountable for their own nursing
judgments, decisions, and actions.
Correct answer: B. Accepting responsibility for one's own
nursing judgments and actions
Question 5
A nurse receives a medication order that appears unsafe. What
should the nurse do first?
A. Administer the medication immediately
B. Ignore the order
C. Clarify the order before administering it
D. Ask the patient whether it is correct
Rationale: Nurses have a responsibility to question and clarify
orders that appear unsafe or inappropriate.
Correct answer: C. Clarify the order before administering it
Question 6
Which statement best describes the Texas Nursing Practice
Act?
, A. It applies only to registered nurses
B. It establishes the legal basis for nursing regulation in Texas
C. It is optional for licensed nurses
D. It applies only to hospital nurses
Rationale: The NPA provides the statutory framework for
nursing regulation and applies to nursing practice within its
scope.
Correct answer: B. It establishes the legal basis for nursing
regulation in Texas
Question 7
Which nurse is practicing within the legal scope of practice?
A. A nurse performing a procedure for which the nurse lacks
competency
B. A nurse performing activities authorized by law and
consistent with education and competency
C. A nurse prescribing medications independently without
authority
D. A nurse delegating all assessment responsibilities to
unlicensed personnel
Rationale: Scope of practice involves activities legally
authorized for the nurse and consistent with the nurse's
education, knowledge, skills, and competency.
