100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1. What is the first step a nurse must take to invoke Safe Harbor?
Engage in the conduct or assignment immediately.
Mail the request to the Board of Nursing.
Notify the supervisor making the assignment in writing.
Complete the Comprehensive Request for Safe Harbor Nursing Peer
Review.
2. What is the primary responsibility of a nurse according to the Nurse
Practice Act (NPA)?
To administer medications as prescribed by physicians.
To follow all facility policies without exception.
To provide and coordinate the delivery of safe, effective nursing
care.
To prioritize physician orders over patient needs.
3. Describe the role of the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) in relation to
position statements and nursing practice.
The BON enforces penalties for not following position statements.
The BON encourages nurses to adopt applicable position
statements to ensure patient safety in their practice.
The BON mandates that all nurses follow specific laws without
exception.
,The BON provides financial support for nurses' education.
, 4. What is the definition of defamation in the context of quasi-intentional
torts?
A breach of duty that results in emotional distress.
An act that causes physical harm to another person.
A communication that tends to hold the plaintiff up to hatred,
contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to be shunned or avoided.
A false statement that causes financial loss to the plaintiff.
5. What must a facility have in place regarding incident-based peer review
according to due process rights?
Mandatory training for all staff
Regular audits of peer review outcomes
Written policies and procedures about peer review
A designated attorney for each nurse
6. Describe the role of vocational nurses in the planning and evaluation of
nursing care.
Vocational nurses perform administrative tasks only.
Vocational nurses assist in planning nursing care and evaluating
how patients respond to that care.
Vocational nurses only provide emotional support to patients.
Vocational nurses are responsible for diagnosing medical conditions.
7. Describe the process that rules and regulations established by the BON
must undergo before they can be enacted.
Rules and regulations can be enacted without any public input.