NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR TEXAS
NURSES / NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ACCURATE QUIZZES WITH DETAILED, VERIFIED
ANSWERS || LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently
Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for a nurse to replace a
gastrostomy tube provided that
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to
replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to safely
replace the tube.
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows replacement of a
tube with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has not completed the required
skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a supervisor
completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been determined to be
competent in reinserting permanently placed tubes that have an established fistulous
tract. -CORRECT ANSWER A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse
has a physicians to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency
training to safely replace the tube.
,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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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. -CORRECT
ANSWER 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. -CORRECT ANSWER 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) -CORRECT ANSWER 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.
NURSES / NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ACCURATE QUIZZES WITH DETAILED, VERIFIED
ANSWERS || LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently
Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for a nurse to replace a
gastrostomy tube provided that
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to
replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to safely
replace the tube.
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows replacement of a
tube with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has not completed the required
skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a supervisor
completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been determined to be
competent in reinserting permanently placed tubes that have an established fistulous
tract. -CORRECT ANSWER A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse
has a physicians to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency
training to safely replace the tube.
,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 -CORRECT ANSWER 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. -CORRECT
ANSWER 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. -CORRECT ANSWER 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) -CORRECT ANSWER 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.
