TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ state the reason new nurses must take and pass the nurse
jurisprudence exam to receive their license to practice professional
nursing in Texas. Answer: BON staff have heard nurses who were
disciplined by the board proclaim "If only i had known and understood
about my 'duty to the patient' under the NPA and board rules I would
have not gotten into trouble with the BON"
◉ identify several topics covered on the nurse jurisprudence exam.
Answer: -licensure and regulation
-ethics
-practice
-peer reviews
-disciplinary action
make and accept assignments
-nurses must take into consideration the staff person's:
educational preparation,
, experience,
knowledge and
physical and emotional ability
◉ explore implications for practice from rule 217.11 standards of
nursing practice from the Texas Nurse Practice Act. Answer: Rule
217.11 is the foundation for all other standards:
" ...maintain a safe environment for clients and others"
*this standard supersedes any physician order, facility policy, or
administrative directive
◉ explore conditions under which the nurse's duty to a patient begins.
Answer: You understand the minimum standards of care once you
receive your nursing license
-Nurses duty to a patient:
*begins when there is a relationship established between the nurse and
the patient
*begins when the nurse has a responsibility for a patient
*doesn't begin with a single event (clocking in)
*when a nurse knows or should have known that a situation potentially
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ state the reason new nurses must take and pass the nurse
jurisprudence exam to receive their license to practice professional
nursing in Texas. Answer: BON staff have heard nurses who were
disciplined by the board proclaim "If only i had known and understood
about my 'duty to the patient' under the NPA and board rules I would
have not gotten into trouble with the BON"
◉ identify several topics covered on the nurse jurisprudence exam.
Answer: -licensure and regulation
-ethics
-practice
-peer reviews
-disciplinary action
make and accept assignments
-nurses must take into consideration the staff person's:
educational preparation,
, experience,
knowledge and
physical and emotional ability
◉ explore implications for practice from rule 217.11 standards of
nursing practice from the Texas Nurse Practice Act. Answer: Rule
217.11 is the foundation for all other standards:
" ...maintain a safe environment for clients and others"
*this standard supersedes any physician order, facility policy, or
administrative directive
◉ explore conditions under which the nurse's duty to a patient begins.
Answer: You understand the minimum standards of care once you
receive your nursing license
-Nurses duty to a patient:
*begins when there is a relationship established between the nurse and
the patient
*begins when the nurse has a responsibility for a patient
*doesn't begin with a single event (clocking in)
*when a nurse knows or should have known that a situation potentially
