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NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR
TEXAS NURSES EXAM 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE
Q&A FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS
While interacting with the public in a nursing role, each nurse must wear a clearly
legible insignia (such as a name badge) that identifies the nurse as
A. an employee of the institutional setting.
B. a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse.
C. a member of a professional organization.
D. an experienced nurse in the service area. - correct-answer-B. a registered nurse
or a licensed vocational nurse.
In a nurse-patient relationship, the most vulnerable patients are those who are
A. under anesthesia or sedation.
B. wearing a patient or exam gown.
C. undergoing chemotherapy.
D. using an interpreter. - correct-answer-A. under anesthesia or sedation.
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In the NPA, "conduct subject to reporting" includes
A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is impaired by
chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
B. the occurrence of 2 minor incidents within a twelve month period in a facility
with no nursing peer review.
C. mandatory overtime resulting in sixteen consecutive hours worked.
D. a nurse who disagrees with the supervisor over a patient assignment. - correct-
answer-A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is
impaired by chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
Which of the following resources on the BON web page would assist a nurse in
determining his or her scope of nursing practice?
A. Disciplinary Action: Individual's Report to the BON.
B. Memorandum of Understanding between the BON and the Texas State Board of
Pharmacy.
C. The continuing competency into sheet.
D. Scope of Practice Decision-Making Model. - correct-answer-C. The continuing
competency into sheet.
If a nurse has reason to believe a medication order is inaccurate or
contraindicated, the Standards of Nursing Practice require the nurse to do all of
the following EXCEPT:
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A. consult with the ordering practitioner to clarify the order.
B. give the medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical record.
C. tell the ordering practitioner if the nurse decide not to give the medication.
D. collaborate with other members f the health care team for more information
about the medication and why it was ordered. - correct-answer-B. give the
medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical record.
When making nursing assignments to other LVNs and RNs, the Board Rule 217.11
Standards of Nursing Practice, requires the nurse in a supervisory position into
consideration all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the educational preparation of each licensed nurse.
B. the experience of each licensed nurse.
C. the state where the nurse was licensed.
D. the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse. - correct-answer-D.
the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse.
A person may not practice or offer to practice professional or vocational nursing in
Texas unless the person
A. graduates from a board-approved nursing educational program in Texas.
NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR
TEXAS NURSES EXAM 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE
Q&A FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS
While interacting with the public in a nursing role, each nurse must wear a clearly
legible insignia (such as a name badge) that identifies the nurse as
A. an employee of the institutional setting.
B. a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse.
C. a member of a professional organization.
D. an experienced nurse in the service area. - correct-answer-B. a registered nurse
or a licensed vocational nurse.
In a nurse-patient relationship, the most vulnerable patients are those who are
A. under anesthesia or sedation.
B. wearing a patient or exam gown.
C. undergoing chemotherapy.
D. using an interpreter. - correct-answer-A. under anesthesia or sedation.
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In the NPA, "conduct subject to reporting" includes
A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is impaired by
chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
B. the occurrence of 2 minor incidents within a twelve month period in a facility
with no nursing peer review.
C. mandatory overtime resulting in sixteen consecutive hours worked.
D. a nurse who disagrees with the supervisor over a patient assignment. - correct-
answer-A. conduct that causes a person to suspect that the nurse's practice is
impaired by chemical dependency or drug or alcohol abuse.
Which of the following resources on the BON web page would assist a nurse in
determining his or her scope of nursing practice?
A. Disciplinary Action: Individual's Report to the BON.
B. Memorandum of Understanding between the BON and the Texas State Board of
Pharmacy.
C. The continuing competency into sheet.
D. Scope of Practice Decision-Making Model. - correct-answer-C. The continuing
competency into sheet.
If a nurse has reason to believe a medication order is inaccurate or
contraindicated, the Standards of Nursing Practice require the nurse to do all of
the following EXCEPT:
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A. consult with the ordering practitioner to clarify the order.
B. give the medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical record.
C. tell the ordering practitioner if the nurse decide not to give the medication.
D. collaborate with other members f the health care team for more information
about the medication and why it was ordered. - correct-answer-B. give the
medication as ordered and document concerns in the medical record.
When making nursing assignments to other LVNs and RNs, the Board Rule 217.11
Standards of Nursing Practice, requires the nurse in a supervisory position into
consideration all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the educational preparation of each licensed nurse.
B. the experience of each licensed nurse.
C. the state where the nurse was licensed.
D. the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse. - correct-answer-D.
the physical and emotional ability of each licensed nurse.
A person may not practice or offer to practice professional or vocational nursing in
Texas unless the person
A. graduates from a board-approved nursing educational program in Texas.
