NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR TEXAS NURSES QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS
FOR TEXAS NURSES QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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anentlyA2PlacedA2FeedingA2Tubes,A2itA2wouldA2beA2withinA2theA2scopeA2ofA2practiceA2forA2
aA2nurseA2toA2replaceA2aA2gastrostomyA2tubeA2providedA2that

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urseA2hasA2completedA2specificA2competencyA2trainingA2toA2safelyA2replaceA2theA2tube.
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12A2weeks,A2theA2facilityA2policyA2allowsA2replacementA2ofA2aA2tubeA2withA2aA2specificA2ph
ysician'sA2order,A2andA2theA2nurseA2hasA2notA2completedA2theA2requiredA2skillsA2check-off.
C.A2theA2tubeA2hasA2beenA2inA2placeA2forA24-
6A2weeksA2andA2theA2nurseA2observedA2aA2supervisorA2completedA2theA2procedure.
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6A2weeksA2andA2theA2nurseA2asA2beenA2determinedA2toA2beA2competentA2inA2reinsertingA2
permanentlyA2placedA2tubesA2thatA2haveA2anA2establishedA2fistulousA2tract.A2-A2Ans--
A2A.A2theA2tubeA2hasA2beenA2inA2placeA2forA28-
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asA2completedA2specificA2competencyA2trainingA2toA2safelyA2replaceA2theA2tube.

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2BON


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C.A2offersA2liabilityA2insuranceA2atA2discountedA2ratesA2forA2members
D.A2protectsA2andA2promotesA2theA2welfareA2ofA2theA2peopleA2ofA2TexasA2-A2Ans--
A2D.A2protectsA2andA2promotesA2theA2welfareA2ofA2theA2peopleA2ofA2Texas.


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opeA2ofA2practiceA2includesA2includingA2doingA2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2withA2regardA2to
A2careA2plans?


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ly
B.A2MayA2notA2documentA2onA2theA2nursingA2careA2plan
C.A2ParticipateA2inA2theA2modificationA2andA2developmentA2ofA2theA2nursingA2careA2plan.
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2-A2Ans--
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A.A2fulfillingA2aA2dutyA2toA2keepA2theA2patientA2safe.
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A2A.A2fulfillingA2aA2dutyA2toA2keepA2theA2patientA2safe.


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rseA2regardingA2jobA2abandonmentA2andA2conductA2thatA2mayA2alsoA2beA2Board-
reportable?

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propriateA2professionalA2boundariesA2betweenA2theA2nurseA2andA2theA2client?A2AA2nurse

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mA2forA2progressA2madeA2inA2rehabilitation.
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atientA2seemsA2genuinelyA2interested.
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esponsibilities.A2"MustA2workA2independentlyA2withoutA2supervision,A2haveA2expertiseA2inA
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rsingA2assessments."A2BasedA2onA2theseA2responsibilities,A2thisA2advertisementA2wouldA2
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