Free State Jurisprudence (JP) Written Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1A Wisconsin practitioner plans to begin offering chiropractic treatment to the public. Which credential must the practitioner hold?

   1. A. A license issued by the Chiropractic Examining Board
   2. B. A nutritional counseling certificate
   3. C. A chiropractic technician certificate
   4. D. A temporary X-ray operator permit

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Wis. Stat. § 446.02(1)(a) requires a person practicing chiropractic to be "licensed by the examining board." The other credentials govern narrower activities and do not authorize independent chiropractic practice.

   Reference: Wi Stat 446 — Wis. Stat. § 446.02(1)(a)

2. 2A supervising chiropractor will remain elsewhere in the building while a delegated service is performed and will be immediately available if requested. Which supervision term does this satisfy?

   1. A. Direct, on-premises supervision
   2. B. Remote supervisory review
   3. C. General off-site supervision
   4. D. Retrospective chart supervision

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 1.02(3) defines direct, on-premises supervision to require that the chiropractor "is present in the treatment facility while the patient care function is being performed, and is immediately available" to supervise if requested.

   Reference: Chir 1 — Chir 1.02

3. 3An applicant filed the first item for a Wisconsin chiropractic application 13 months ago but never completed the file. What must the applicant do?

   1. A. Begin the application process anew
   2. B. Request a 30-day automatic extension
   3. C. Submit only the missing examination score
   4. D. Wait until the next biennial renewal period

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 2.025 provides that if an application is incomplete for more than one year, "the applicant shall begin the application process anew."

   Reference: Chir 2 — Chir 2.025

4. 4Which procedure is included in the Wisconsin rule's definition of a chiropractic examination?

   1. A. Drawing blood for laboratory analysis
   2. B. Performing a chiropractic adjustment
   3. C. Providing physiotherapy treatment
   4. D. Dispensing a nutritional supplement

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 4.02(1m)(c) expressly includes "Lab analysis, including drawing blood and blood analysis" within examination.

   Reference: Chir 4 — Chir 4.02(1m)(c)

5. 5How many approved continuing-education hours must a Wisconsin chiropractor generally complete in each two-year registration period?

   1. A. 40 hours
   2. B. 24 hours
   3. C. 30 hours
   4. D. 48 hours

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 5.01(1)(a) requires "at least 40 continuing education credit hours" during each two-year registration period.

   Reference: Chir 5 — Chir 5.01

6. 6An evaluation shows that a patient's condition is not treatable through chiropractic means. What must the chiropractor recommend?

   1. A. That the patient seek additional advice or care
   2. B. That the patient continue the same treatment plan
   3. C. That the patient sign a waiver of clinical responsibility
   4. D. That the patient obtain only supportive chiropractic care

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 6.03(3) requires the chiropractor to inform the patient and "recommend the patient seek additional advice or care."

   Reference: Chir 6 — Chir 6.03

7. 7When may a chiropractic student in an approved Wisconsin preceptorship practice without holding a chiropractic license?

   1. A. While under direct, on-premises supervision of an approved chiropractor preceptor
   2. B. Whenever the student has passed NBCE Part I
   3. C. Whenever the patient signs a license waiver
   4. D. While supervised remotely by any licensed health professional

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 9.02 permits the student or graduate to practice without a license in the approved program "under the direct, on-premises supervision of a chiropractor preceptor approved under s. Chir 9.05."

   Reference: Chir 9 — Chir 9.02

8. 8For chiropractic recordkeeping, when is an individual considered a new patient?

   1. A. No examination or treatment in the same group practice within 3 years
   2. B. No examination or treatment within 1 year
   3. C. No examination or treatment within 5 years
   4. D. No examination or treatment within 7 years

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 11.01(1) defines a new patient as one not examined or treated by the chiropractor or same group practice "within the last 3 years."

   Reference: Chir 11 — Chir 11.01(1)

9. 9A patient asks a chiropractor to recommend a supplement based on its health effects. How does Wisconsin classify that service?

   1. A. Nutritional counseling
   2. B. Processing a nutritional-supplement sale
   3. C. Dispensing a nutritional supplement
   4. D. Performing a nutritional analysis

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Chir 12.01(3) defines nutritional counseling as providing "counsel, direction, guidance, advice, or a recommendation to a patient regarding the health effects of nutritional supplements." The other choices are distinct activities addressed in the nutritional-counseling rules.

   Reference: Chir 12 — Chir 12.01

10. 10Before treating a Wisconsin patient, what information must the chiropractor communicate under the informed-consent rule?

    1. A. Reasonable alternate treatments and their benefits and risks
    2. B. Every remote theoretical complication in technical detail
    3. C. Only the chiropractor's preferred treatment
    4. D. Only the expected number of visits

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Chir 13.02 requires a chiropractor to inform the patient "about the availability of reasonable alternate modes of treatment and about the benefits and risks of these treatments."

    Reference: Chir 13 — Chir 13.02