NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND
ETHICS FOR TEXAS NURSES EXAM
2025 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed
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Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy
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tube provided that p p
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to replace the
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tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to safely replace the tube.
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B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows replacement of a tube
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with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has not completed the required skills check-
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off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a supervisor completed
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the procedure.
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D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been determined to be competent in
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reinserting permanently placed tubes that have an established fistulous tract. - correct
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answer A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physicians to replace the
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tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to safely replace the tube.
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The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations since the BON
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A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
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B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
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C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
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D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas - correct answer D. protects and
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promotes the welfare of the people of Texas. p p p p p p p
The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that the LVN scope of practice
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includes including doing which of the following with regard to care plans?
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, A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan independently
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B. May not document on the nursing care plan
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C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care plan.
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D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the physician. - correct answer C.
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Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care plan. p p p p p p p p p p
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
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A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
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B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
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C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
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D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. - correct answer A. fulfilling a duty to keep the
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patient safe. p
Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their patients. Though the Board
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does not use this term in the rules, what specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional
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Conduct, provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and conduct that may
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also be Board-reportable? p p
A. Paragraph (5)
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B. Paragraph (7)
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C. Paragraph (12)
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D. Paragraph (8) - correct answer C. Paragraph (12)
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Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse MAINTAINING appropriate
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professional boundaries between the nurse and the client? A nurse p p p p p p p p p
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress made
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in rehabilitation.
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B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
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C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy because the patient seems
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genuinely interested. p
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her days off "to check on how
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he is doing." - correct answer A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite
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football team for progress made in rehabilitation. p p p p p p
Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as routine job responsibilities.
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"Must work independently without supervision, have expertise in developing nursing care
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plans, including establishing appropriate nursing diagnoses for assigned patients, and, must
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be able to complete comprehensive nursing assessments." Based on these responsibilities,
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this advertisement would require, at a minimum, the nurse to hold a valid
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A. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
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B. Physician Assistant license.
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C. Vocational Nurse license.
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ETHICS FOR TEXAS NURSES EXAM
2025 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed
p p p p p p p p p p p p
Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
tube provided that p p
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to replace the
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tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to safely replace the tube.
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows replacement of a tube
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has not completed the required skills check-
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off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a supervisor completed
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the procedure.
p
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been determined to be competent in
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reinserting permanently placed tubes that have an established fistulous tract. - correct
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answer A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physicians to replace the
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tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to safely replace the tube.
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The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations since the BON
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A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
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B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
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C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
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D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas - correct answer D. protects and
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promotes the welfare of the people of Texas. p p p p p p p
The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that the LVN scope of practice
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includes including doing which of the following with regard to care plans?
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, A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan independently
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B. May not document on the nursing care plan
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C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care plan.
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D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the physician. - correct answer C.
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Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care plan. p p p p p p p p p p
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
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A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
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B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
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C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
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D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. - correct answer A. fulfilling a duty to keep the
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patient safe. p
Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their patients. Though the Board
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does not use this term in the rules, what specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional
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Conduct, provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and conduct that may
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also be Board-reportable? p p
A. Paragraph (5)
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B. Paragraph (7)
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C. Paragraph (12)
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D. Paragraph (8) - correct answer C. Paragraph (12)
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Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse MAINTAINING appropriate
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professional boundaries between the nurse and the client? A nurse p p p p p p p p p
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress made
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in rehabilitation.
p
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
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C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy because the patient seems
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genuinely interested. p
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her days off "to check on how
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he is doing." - correct answer A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite
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football team for progress made in rehabilitation. p p p p p p
Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as routine job responsibilities.
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"Must work independently without supervision, have expertise in developing nursing care
p p p p p p p p p p p
plans, including establishing appropriate nursing diagnoses for assigned patients, and, must
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be able to complete comprehensive nursing assessments." Based on these responsibilities,
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this advertisement would require, at a minimum, the nurse to hold a valid
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A. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
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B. Physician Assistant license.
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C. Vocational Nurse license.
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