TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE 2024/2025 EXAM
80 QUESTIONS ITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
(100% CORRECT) FROM PAST PAPER /A+ GRADE
ASSURED
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)
A nurse is assisting a physician when she witness the physician break sterile technique and use a
contaminated instrument to finish the procedure. The nurse reports the physician to the Texas Medical
Board. Which of the following statements is accurate in relation to this scenario?
A. The nurse cannot be disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the employer.
B. The nurse has no recourse if the physician gets angry and terminates her employment.
C. If the facility terminates the nurse's employment, the BON can provide the nurse with legal advice.
D. The nurse must inform the physician of any reports the nurse files. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. The
nurse cannot be disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the employer.
The board's Disciplinary Sanction Policy on Sexual Misconduct explains that
A. suggestive language between the nurse and patient are acceptable only in a therapeutic
nursepatient relationship.
, B. sexual misconduct towards patients or in the workplace raises questions regarding the nurse's
ability to provide safe, competent care.
C. sex-related criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to be reported to
the board.
D. sex between a nurse and patient is acceptable if the patient consents. - CORRECT ANSWER-
C. sexrelated criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to be reported to the
board.
Knowing, recognizing, and maintaining professional boundaries of the nurse-patient relationship is a
nursing standard. Which of the following is a violation of professional boundaries?
A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
B. A nurse accepts a box of candy from the patient and shares it with other staff.
C. The patient shares a history of substance abuse that the nurse reports during shift change.
D. A nurse report's a patient's communicable disease to the health department. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential
A. until the nurse is made aware of the compliant.
B. throughout the entire investigation process.
C. until formal charges are filed.
D. until an agreed order is signed and ratified. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. throughout the entire
investigation process.
A nurse was arrested for making death threats with a gun, then subsequently admitted to a psychiatric
facility, and diagnosed with previously untreated and other mental health conditions. The BON is likely to
consider the conduct by this nurse as grounds for disciplinary action on the nurse's license due to
A. the nurse not obtaining treatment when symptoms first occurred.
B. lack of fitness to practice which may impose a risk to patients.
80 QUESTIONS ITH DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
(100% CORRECT) FROM PAST PAPER /A+ GRADE
ASSURED
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)
A nurse is assisting a physician when she witness the physician break sterile technique and use a
contaminated instrument to finish the procedure. The nurse reports the physician to the Texas Medical
Board. Which of the following statements is accurate in relation to this scenario?
A. The nurse cannot be disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the employer.
B. The nurse has no recourse if the physician gets angry and terminates her employment.
C. If the facility terminates the nurse's employment, the BON can provide the nurse with legal advice.
D. The nurse must inform the physician of any reports the nurse files. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. The
nurse cannot be disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the employer.
The board's Disciplinary Sanction Policy on Sexual Misconduct explains that
A. suggestive language between the nurse and patient are acceptable only in a therapeutic
nursepatient relationship.
, B. sexual misconduct towards patients or in the workplace raises questions regarding the nurse's
ability to provide safe, competent care.
C. sex-related criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to be reported to
the board.
D. sex between a nurse and patient is acceptable if the patient consents. - CORRECT ANSWER-
C. sexrelated criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to be reported to the
board.
Knowing, recognizing, and maintaining professional boundaries of the nurse-patient relationship is a
nursing standard. Which of the following is a violation of professional boundaries?
A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
B. A nurse accepts a box of candy from the patient and shares it with other staff.
C. The patient shares a history of substance abuse that the nurse reports during shift change.
D. A nurse report's a patient's communicable disease to the health department. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential
A. until the nurse is made aware of the compliant.
B. throughout the entire investigation process.
C. until formal charges are filed.
D. until an agreed order is signed and ratified. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. throughout the entire
investigation process.
A nurse was arrested for making death threats with a gun, then subsequently admitted to a psychiatric
facility, and diagnosed with previously untreated and other mental health conditions. The BON is likely to
consider the conduct by this nurse as grounds for disciplinary action on the nurse's license due to
A. the nurse not obtaining treatment when symptoms first occurred.
B. lack of fitness to practice which may impose a risk to patients.
