TEXAS-NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION
(NJE) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT
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1. What is the primary purpose of the Texas Board of Nursing
(BON)?
A. To negotiate nurses' salaries
B. To protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas
C. To provide employment for nurses
D. To establish hospital staffing schedules
Answer: B. To protect and promote the welfare of the people of
Texas
Rationale: The BON's regulatory mission centers on protecting
the public through safe nursing practice.
2. Which Texas law primarily governs the practice of nursing?
A. Medical Practice Act
B. Nursing Practice Act
C. Hospital Licensing Act
D. Health Insurance Act
Answer: B. Nursing Practice Act
,Rationale: The Texas Nursing Practice Act (NPA), primarily
located in Texas Occupations Code Chapter 301, establishes the
legal framework for nursing practice.
3. Which organization regulates nurses in Texas?
A. Texas Medical Board
B. Texas Board of Nursing
C. Texas Department of Insurance
D. Texas Hospital Association
Answer: B. Texas Board of Nursing
Rationale: The Texas BON regulates nursing licensure, practice,
education, and enforcement.
4. Which nurses are regulated by the Texas Board of Nursing?
A. Only registered nurses
B. Only licensed vocational nurses
C. Registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and other
nursing licensees regulated by the Board
D. Only advanced practice registered nurses
Answer: C. Registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and
other nursing licensees regulated by the Board
Rationale: The BON regulates multiple categories of nursing
licensees under Texas law.
,5. What is the Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Examination
primarily designed to test?
A. Pharmacology calculations
B. Anatomy and physiology
C. Knowledge of nursing laws, rules, ethics, practice, peer
review, and discipline
D. Clinical simulation skills
Answer: C. Knowledge of nursing laws, rules, ethics, practice,
peer review, and discipline
Rationale: Texas BON Rule 217.17 identifies these major
subject areas for the NJE.
6. For applicants required to take the Texas NJE, what must
occur before initial nursing licensure is granted?
A. The applicant must complete a master's degree
B. The applicant must achieve a passing NJE score
C. The applicant must work for six months
D. The applicant must complete hospital orientation
Answer: B. The applicant must achieve a passing NJE score
Rationale: A passing NJE score is a requirement for initial Texas
nursing licensure for applicants subject to the examination.
, 7. If an applicant fails the NJE, what is generally permitted?
A. Permanent denial of licensure
B. Retaking the NJE until a passing score is achieved
C. Automatic licensure after NCLEX
D. Substitution with a CPR examination
Answer: B. Retaking the NJE until a passing score is achieved
Rationale: BON rules permit an applicant who does not achieve
the passing score to retake the examination.
8. How long is a passing NJE score generally valid for licensure
purposes?
A. 30 days
B. 90 days
C. One year
D. Five years
Answer: C. One year
Rationale: Texas BON Rule 217.17 states that a passing NJE
grade is valid for licensure purposes for one year from the date
it is achieved.
9. Which statement best describes nursing licensure?
A. It is a personal privilege unrelated to public protection
B. It authorizes an individual to practice nursing within the legal
(NJE) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary purpose of the Texas Board of Nursing
(BON)?
A. To negotiate nurses' salaries
B. To protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas
C. To provide employment for nurses
D. To establish hospital staffing schedules
Answer: B. To protect and promote the welfare of the people of
Texas
Rationale: The BON's regulatory mission centers on protecting
the public through safe nursing practice.
2. Which Texas law primarily governs the practice of nursing?
A. Medical Practice Act
B. Nursing Practice Act
C. Hospital Licensing Act
D. Health Insurance Act
Answer: B. Nursing Practice Act
,Rationale: The Texas Nursing Practice Act (NPA), primarily
located in Texas Occupations Code Chapter 301, establishes the
legal framework for nursing practice.
3. Which organization regulates nurses in Texas?
A. Texas Medical Board
B. Texas Board of Nursing
C. Texas Department of Insurance
D. Texas Hospital Association
Answer: B. Texas Board of Nursing
Rationale: The Texas BON regulates nursing licensure, practice,
education, and enforcement.
4. Which nurses are regulated by the Texas Board of Nursing?
A. Only registered nurses
B. Only licensed vocational nurses
C. Registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and other
nursing licensees regulated by the Board
D. Only advanced practice registered nurses
Answer: C. Registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and
other nursing licensees regulated by the Board
Rationale: The BON regulates multiple categories of nursing
licensees under Texas law.
,5. What is the Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Examination
primarily designed to test?
A. Pharmacology calculations
B. Anatomy and physiology
C. Knowledge of nursing laws, rules, ethics, practice, peer
review, and discipline
D. Clinical simulation skills
Answer: C. Knowledge of nursing laws, rules, ethics, practice,
peer review, and discipline
Rationale: Texas BON Rule 217.17 identifies these major
subject areas for the NJE.
6. For applicants required to take the Texas NJE, what must
occur before initial nursing licensure is granted?
A. The applicant must complete a master's degree
B. The applicant must achieve a passing NJE score
C. The applicant must work for six months
D. The applicant must complete hospital orientation
Answer: B. The applicant must achieve a passing NJE score
Rationale: A passing NJE score is a requirement for initial Texas
nursing licensure for applicants subject to the examination.
, 7. If an applicant fails the NJE, what is generally permitted?
A. Permanent denial of licensure
B. Retaking the NJE until a passing score is achieved
C. Automatic licensure after NCLEX
D. Substitution with a CPR examination
Answer: B. Retaking the NJE until a passing score is achieved
Rationale: BON rules permit an applicant who does not achieve
the passing score to retake the examination.
8. How long is a passing NJE score generally valid for licensure
purposes?
A. 30 days
B. 90 days
C. One year
D. Five years
Answer: C. One year
Rationale: Texas BON Rule 217.17 states that a passing NJE
grade is valid for licensure purposes for one year from the date
it is achieved.
9. Which statement best describes nursing licensure?
A. It is a personal privilege unrelated to public protection
B. It authorizes an individual to practice nursing within the legal
