TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM | COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
• Jurisprudence . CORRECT ANSWER: The science or philosophy of law
• Sources of Law . CORRECT ANSWER: - Constitutional Law
Federal
State
- Statutory Law
Federal
State
- Common Law
- Administrative Law
• Criminal Law . CORRECT ANSWER: Federal or state government is attempting
to deprive an individual of life or liberty for something the law considers an
offense against society in general.
• Civil Law . CORRECT ANSWER: Seeks to resolve disputes between private
parties, which often results in the payment of money.
• Different Burden of Proof . CORRECT ANSWER: Beyond a reasonable doubt
A preponderance of the evidence
• Tort Law . CORRECT ANSWER: A civil wrong that causes someone else to
suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the
tortious act.
,• Types of Torts . CORRECT ANSWER: - Negligence
- Intentional Torts
Assault
Battery
False Imprisonment
- Quasi-Intentional Torts
Defamaiton
Libel
Slander
• Malpractice . CORRECT ANSWER: Negligence committed by a person in his
or her professional capacity is malpractice. Also known as professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or nurse fails to do that
which a reasonable, prudent doctor or nurse would do under the same or similar
circumstances, or does that which a reasonable or prudent doctor or nurse would
not do under the same or similar circumstances.
• Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit . CORRECT ANSWER: Duty - the
existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a patient, to conform to a recognized
standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of care
Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused by the nurse's act or
omission
• Intentional Tort: Assault . CORRECT ANSWER: Intentionally placing another
in apprehension or fear that they will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
, • Intentional Tort: Battery . CORRECT ANSWER: Intentional contact that is
harmful or offensive, or creating the apprehension that such contact is imminent.
• Intentional Tort: False Imprisonment . CORRECT ANSWER: Willful detention
without consent and without authority of law.
• Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation . CORRECT ANSWER: A communication
that tends to hold the plaintiff up to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to
be shunned or avoided.
Tarnishing the reputation of someone.
• Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation Types . CORRECT ANSWER: Types:
Libel - printed or broadcast
Slander - spoken
• Nurse Practice Act . CORRECT ANSWER: The practice of nursing is a right
granted by a state to protect those who need nursing care. The guidelines of the
NPA and its rules provide safe parameters within which to work, as well as protect
patients from unprofessional and unsafe nursing practice. The act is a dynamic
document that evolves and is updated or amended as changes in scope of practice
occur.
All states and territories have enacted a NPA
Generally, NPAs include:
Authority, power and composition of a board of nursing
Education program standards
Standards and scope of nursing practice
Types of titles and licenses
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
• Jurisprudence . CORRECT ANSWER: The science or philosophy of law
• Sources of Law . CORRECT ANSWER: - Constitutional Law
Federal
State
- Statutory Law
Federal
State
- Common Law
- Administrative Law
• Criminal Law . CORRECT ANSWER: Federal or state government is attempting
to deprive an individual of life or liberty for something the law considers an
offense against society in general.
• Civil Law . CORRECT ANSWER: Seeks to resolve disputes between private
parties, which often results in the payment of money.
• Different Burden of Proof . CORRECT ANSWER: Beyond a reasonable doubt
A preponderance of the evidence
• Tort Law . CORRECT ANSWER: A civil wrong that causes someone else to
suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the
tortious act.
,• Types of Torts . CORRECT ANSWER: - Negligence
- Intentional Torts
Assault
Battery
False Imprisonment
- Quasi-Intentional Torts
Defamaiton
Libel
Slander
• Malpractice . CORRECT ANSWER: Negligence committed by a person in his
or her professional capacity is malpractice. Also known as professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or nurse fails to do that
which a reasonable, prudent doctor or nurse would do under the same or similar
circumstances, or does that which a reasonable or prudent doctor or nurse would
not do under the same or similar circumstances.
• Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit . CORRECT ANSWER: Duty - the
existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a patient, to conform to a recognized
standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of care
Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused by the nurse's act or
omission
• Intentional Tort: Assault . CORRECT ANSWER: Intentionally placing another
in apprehension or fear that they will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
, • Intentional Tort: Battery . CORRECT ANSWER: Intentional contact that is
harmful or offensive, or creating the apprehension that such contact is imminent.
• Intentional Tort: False Imprisonment . CORRECT ANSWER: Willful detention
without consent and without authority of law.
• Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation . CORRECT ANSWER: A communication
that tends to hold the plaintiff up to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to
be shunned or avoided.
Tarnishing the reputation of someone.
• Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation Types . CORRECT ANSWER: Types:
Libel - printed or broadcast
Slander - spoken
• Nurse Practice Act . CORRECT ANSWER: The practice of nursing is a right
granted by a state to protect those who need nursing care. The guidelines of the
NPA and its rules provide safe parameters within which to work, as well as protect
patients from unprofessional and unsafe nursing practice. The act is a dynamic
document that evolves and is updated or amended as changes in scope of practice
occur.
All states and territories have enacted a NPA
Generally, NPAs include:
Authority, power and composition of a board of nursing
Education program standards
Standards and scope of nursing practice
Types of titles and licenses
