KBN- Jurisprudence Practice Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
What are the duties of the KBN? (4 things) - Answer -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? - Answer -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
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, What are Nursing professional associations? - Answer -Private organizations that
advance the nursing profession by addressing the practice, political and
professional issues affecting nurses.
What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? - Answer -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. -
Answer -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? - Answer -
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? - Answer -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*. - Answer -30
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Questions and Answers
What are the duties of the KBN? (4 things) - Answer -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? - Answer -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
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, What are Nursing professional associations? - Answer -Private organizations that
advance the nursing profession by addressing the practice, political and
professional issues affecting nurses.
What is a Nurse Licensure Compact? - Answer -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. -
Answer -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? - Answer -
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? - Answer -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*. - Answer -30
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