Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas Nurses with answers

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. 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.