KBN- Jurisprudence Practice Exam
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Solutions 2025
What are the duties of the KBN? (4 things) CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Enforcing the
Kentucky Nursing Laws and nurse licensure requirements;
2.Approving nurse education programs in school and universities;
3.Developing laws and administrative
regulations;
4.Taking disciplinary action when the nurse provides unsafe nursing care or otherwise
violates KRS Ch 314
Kentucky Nursing Laws describe what main things? CORRECT ANSWERS 1.
Qualifications for licensure;
2. Nursing titles that are allowed to be used;
3. Scope of practice;
4. Actions that can or will happen if the nurse does not follow the nursing law
What are Nursing professional associations? CORRECT ANSWERS Private
organizations that advance the nursing profession by addressing the practice, political
and professional issues affecting nurses.
What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? CORRECT ANSWERS For nurses in good
standing, KBN will issue a multi-state license that grants Kentucky nurses the priviledge
to practice in other compact states.
In order for a nurse to have a compact license, he/she must declare his/her
_______________________ residence in a state that is a member of the compact and
have an _____________________________ active RN or LPN license. CORRECT
ANSWERS permanent;
unencumbered (no disciplinary action)
If a nurse has a multi-state license, and chooses to work in a state that is not her
permanent residence, which state's laws/regulations should she follow? CORRECT
ANSWERS BOTH states
If a APRN holds a multi-state RN license, he/she still is required to obtain a KY APRN
license to practice in the APRN role. T or F? CORRECT ANSWERS True
Nurses changing their primary residence from one compact state to another have
______ days to endorse into the new compact state. *A nurse may only be licensed in
one compact state and that is the state of residency*. CORRECT ANSWERS 30
Latest Update With Complete
Solutions 2025
What are the duties of the KBN? (4 things) CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Enforcing the
Kentucky Nursing Laws and nurse licensure requirements;
2.Approving nurse education programs in school and universities;
3.Developing laws and administrative
regulations;
4.Taking disciplinary action when the nurse provides unsafe nursing care or otherwise
violates KRS Ch 314
Kentucky Nursing Laws describe what main things? CORRECT ANSWERS 1.
Qualifications for licensure;
2. Nursing titles that are allowed to be used;
3. Scope of practice;
4. Actions that can or will happen if the nurse does not follow the nursing law
What are Nursing professional associations? CORRECT ANSWERS Private
organizations that advance the nursing profession by addressing the practice, political
and professional issues affecting nurses.
What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? CORRECT ANSWERS For nurses in good
standing, KBN will issue a multi-state license that grants Kentucky nurses the priviledge
to practice in other compact states.
In order for a nurse to have a compact license, he/she must declare his/her
_______________________ residence in a state that is a member of the compact and
have an _____________________________ active RN or LPN license. CORRECT
ANSWERS permanent;
unencumbered (no disciplinary action)
If a nurse has a multi-state license, and chooses to work in a state that is not her
permanent residence, which state's laws/regulations should she follow? CORRECT
ANSWERS BOTH states
If a APRN holds a multi-state RN license, he/she still is required to obtain a KY APRN
license to practice in the APRN role. T or F? CORRECT ANSWERS True
Nurses changing their primary residence from one compact state to another have
______ days to endorse into the new compact state. *A nurse may only be licensed in
one compact state and that is the state of residency*. CORRECT ANSWERS 30
