NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND ETHICS FOR TEXAS NURSES ALL QUESTIONS AND
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1.In Texas, advanced practice registered nurse (APRNs) may delegate which of the
following to unlicensed assistive personnel?
A. APRNs can delegate anything a physician would delegate, as APRNs are
educated to engage in some some aspects of medical and medical management.
B. Medical diagnosis and nursing assessment in compliance with BON Rules 224
and 225 on RN delegation.
C. Advanced practice skills that the APRN learned in his or her advanced practice
nursing program of study.
D. Activities of - ANSWER D. Activities of daily living, health maintenance activities,
and nursing tasks in compliance with BON Rules 224 and 225 on RN Delegation.
2.A nurse is assisting a physician when she witness the physician break sterile
technique and use a contaminated instrument to finish the procedure. The nurse
reports the physician to the Texas Medical Board. Which of the following
statements is accurate in relation to this scenario?
A. The nurse cannot be disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the
employer.
B. The nurse has no recourse if the physician gets angry and terminates her
employment.
C. If the facility terminates the nurse' - ANSWER A. The nurse cannot be
disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the employer.
3.The board's Disciplinary Sanction Policy on Sexual Misconduct explains that
A. suggestive language between the nurse and patient are acceptable only in a
therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
,B. sexual misconduct towards patients or in the workplace raises questions
regarding the nurse's ability to provide safe, competent care.
C. sex-related criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to
be reported to the board.
D. sex between a nurse and patient is acceptable if the p - ANSWER C. sex-related
criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to be reported to
the board.
4.Knowing, recognizing, and maintaining professional boundaries of the nurse-
patient relationship is a nursing standard. Which of the following is a violation of
professional boundaries?
A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
B. A nurse accepts a box of candy from the patient and shares it with other staff.
C. The patient shares a history of substance abuse that the nurse reports during
shift change.
D. A nurse report's a patient's communicable disease to the health de - ANSWER
A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
5.The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is
kept confidential
A. until the nurse is made aware of the compliant.
B. throughout the entire investigation process.
C. until formal charges are filed.
D. until an agreed order is signed and ratified. - ANSWER B. throughout the entire
investigation process.
6.A nurse was arrested for making death threats with a gun, then subsequently
admitted to a psychiatric facility, and diagnosed with previously untreated and
, other mental health conditions. The BON is likely to consider the conduct by this
nurse as grounds for disciplinary action on the nurse's license due to
A. the nurse not obtaining treatment when symptoms first occurred.
B. lack of fitness to practice which may impose a risk to patients.
C. the likeliness the nurse would have the diagnoses fo - ANSWER B. lack of fitness
to practice which may impose a risk to patients.
7.A person with a history of chemical dependency on controlled substances who
desires to obtain or retain a license to practice nursing may be required to provide
evidence of
A. current sobriety and fitness to practice.
B. good employer evaluations.
C. attendance at five Alcoholics Anonymous meeting each week.
D. support system of family and friends. - ANSWER A. current sobriety and fitness
to practice.
8.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 ph - ANSWER 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.
100% CORRECT ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
1.In Texas, advanced practice registered nurse (APRNs) may delegate which of the
following to unlicensed assistive personnel?
A. APRNs can delegate anything a physician would delegate, as APRNs are
educated to engage in some some aspects of medical and medical management.
B. Medical diagnosis and nursing assessment in compliance with BON Rules 224
and 225 on RN delegation.
C. Advanced practice skills that the APRN learned in his or her advanced practice
nursing program of study.
D. Activities of - ANSWER D. Activities of daily living, health maintenance activities,
and nursing tasks in compliance with BON Rules 224 and 225 on RN Delegation.
2.A nurse is assisting a physician when she witness the physician break sterile
technique and use a contaminated instrument to finish the procedure. The nurse
reports the physician to the Texas Medical Board. Which of the following
statements is accurate in relation to this scenario?
A. The nurse cannot be disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the
employer.
B. The nurse has no recourse if the physician gets angry and terminates her
employment.
C. If the facility terminates the nurse' - ANSWER A. The nurse cannot be
disciplined by the BON or discriminated against by the employer.
3.The board's Disciplinary Sanction Policy on Sexual Misconduct explains that
A. suggestive language between the nurse and patient are acceptable only in a
therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
,B. sexual misconduct towards patients or in the workplace raises questions
regarding the nurse's ability to provide safe, competent care.
C. sex-related criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to
be reported to the board.
D. sex between a nurse and patient is acceptable if the p - ANSWER C. sex-related
criminal activity by a nurse is a private matter and may not need to be reported to
the board.
4.Knowing, recognizing, and maintaining professional boundaries of the nurse-
patient relationship is a nursing standard. Which of the following is a violation of
professional boundaries?
A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
B. A nurse accepts a box of candy from the patient and shares it with other staff.
C. The patient shares a history of substance abuse that the nurse reports during
shift change.
D. A nurse report's a patient's communicable disease to the health de - ANSWER
A. A nurse borrows money from a patient to repair the nurse's car.
5.The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is
kept confidential
A. until the nurse is made aware of the compliant.
B. throughout the entire investigation process.
C. until formal charges are filed.
D. until an agreed order is signed and ratified. - ANSWER B. throughout the entire
investigation process.
6.A nurse was arrested for making death threats with a gun, then subsequently
admitted to a psychiatric facility, and diagnosed with previously untreated and
, other mental health conditions. The BON is likely to consider the conduct by this
nurse as grounds for disciplinary action on the nurse's license due to
A. the nurse not obtaining treatment when symptoms first occurred.
B. lack of fitness to practice which may impose a risk to patients.
C. the likeliness the nurse would have the diagnoses fo - ANSWER B. lack of fitness
to practice which may impose a risk to patients.
7.A person with a history of chemical dependency on controlled substances who
desires to obtain or retain a license to practice nursing may be required to provide
evidence of
A. current sobriety and fitness to practice.
B. good employer evaluations.
C. attendance at five Alcoholics Anonymous meeting each week.
D. support system of family and friends. - ANSWER A. current sobriety and fitness
to practice.
8.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 ph - ANSWER 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.
