KBN- Jurisprudence Practice Questions and Answers Already Passed Graded A+
What are the duties of the KBN? (4 things) - Answers 1.Enforcing the Kentucky Nursing Laws and nurse
licensure requirements;
2.Approving nurse education programs in school and universities;
3.Developing laws and administrative
regulations;
4.Taking disciplinary action when the nurse provides unsafe nursing care or otherwise violates KRS Ch
314
Kentucky Nursing Laws describe what main things? - Answers 1. Qualifications for licensure;
2. Nursing titles that are allowed to be used;
3. Scope of practice;
4. Actions that can or will happen if the nurse does not follow the nursing law
What are Nursing professional associations? - Answers Private organizations that advance the nursing
profession by addressing the practice, political and professional issues affecting nurses.
What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? - Answers For nurses in good standing, KBN will issue a multi-state
license that grants Kentucky nurses the priviledge to practice in other compact states.
In order for a nurse to have a compact license, he/she must declare his/her _______________________
residence in a state that is a member of the compact and have an _____________________________
active RN or LPN license. - Answers permanent;
unencumbered (no disciplinary action)
If a nurse has a multi-state license, and chooses to work in a state that is not her permanent residence,
which state's laws/regulations should she follow? - Answers BOTH states
If a APRN holds a multi-state RN license, he/she still is required to obtain a KY APRN license to practice in
the APRN role. T or F? - Answers True
Nurses changing their primary residence from one compact state to another have ______ days to
endorse into the new compact state. *A nurse may only be licensed in one compact state and that is the
state of residency*. - Answers 30
A nurse who has a multi-state license wants to work in a state that is not in the compact.. so they have
to get a license in that individual state. T or F? - Answers True
What kind of traffic violations have to be presented to the KBN? - Answers Just DUIs
What are the duties of the KBN? (4 things) - Answers 1.Enforcing the Kentucky Nursing Laws and nurse
licensure requirements;
2.Approving nurse education programs in school and universities;
3.Developing laws and administrative
regulations;
4.Taking disciplinary action when the nurse provides unsafe nursing care or otherwise violates KRS Ch
314
Kentucky Nursing Laws describe what main things? - Answers 1. Qualifications for licensure;
2. Nursing titles that are allowed to be used;
3. Scope of practice;
4. Actions that can or will happen if the nurse does not follow the nursing law
What are Nursing professional associations? - Answers Private organizations that advance the nursing
profession by addressing the practice, political and professional issues affecting nurses.
What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? - Answers For nurses in good standing, KBN will issue a multi-state
license that grants Kentucky nurses the priviledge to practice in other compact states.
In order for a nurse to have a compact license, he/she must declare his/her _______________________
residence in a state that is a member of the compact and have an _____________________________
active RN or LPN license. - Answers permanent;
unencumbered (no disciplinary action)
If a nurse has a multi-state license, and chooses to work in a state that is not her permanent residence,
which state's laws/regulations should she follow? - Answers BOTH states
If a APRN holds a multi-state RN license, he/she still is required to obtain a KY APRN license to practice in
the APRN role. T or F? - Answers True
Nurses changing their primary residence from one compact state to another have ______ days to
endorse into the new compact state. *A nurse may only be licensed in one compact state and that is the
state of residency*. - Answers 30
A nurse who has a multi-state license wants to work in a state that is not in the compact.. so they have
to get a license in that individual state. T or F? - Answers True
What kind of traffic violations have to be presented to the KBN? - Answers Just DUIs
