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1. A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medica- fulfilling a duty to keep the
tion order is patient safe.
2. A BON investigator in the enforcement division col- the case proceed and
lected evidence that supports the BON's formal the board's charges be
charges against a nurse regarding violations of the deemed to be true.
NPA and board rules. Attempts to notify the nurse via
standard and certified mail at the nurse's last address
of record have been returned to the BON office as
being "undeliverable or not at this address." Since the
investigator has been unable to communicate with
the nurse about the BON's formal charges, Board Rule
213.16(i) on Practice and Procedure requires that
3. When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, acting in the best interest
it is most concerned with the nurse consistently of clients
4. A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at false. Quitting a job at
the end of his shift, telling his supervisor that he will the end of a shift is not
not be back at work the following morning. The su- considered "patient aban-
pervisor tells the nurse he has to complete the entire donment" by the BON and
month's schedule or he will be committing "patient is not grounds for report-
abandonment," and will be reported to the BON. This ing to, or action by, the
is BON.
5. Which of the following would indicate that an appli- the applicant provides sat-
cant for licensure is likely to possess the good profes- isfactory evidence that
sional character necessary to hold a nursing license in he/she has not committed
Texas? a violation of the Nursing
Practice Act or a Board rule
6. Safe Harbor must be in-
voked prior to engaging
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Which of the following statements correctly reflects in the assignment or at
Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe Harbor Peer any time the assignment
Review? changes as long as the
nurse believes it places
patients at risk of harm
7. The identity of a person submitting a complaint throughout the entire in-
against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential vestigation process
8. A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagno- the nurse must be autho-
sis of "hypertension," and determines which specific rized by the BON as an
anti-hypertensive medication (including dose, route, advanced practice regis-
and frequency) is appropriate for this patient. The tered nurse with prescrip-
nurse then writes a prescription for an anti-hyperten- tive authority in a role and
sive medication and instructs the patient to have it population focus appro-
filled at a pharmacy of her choice. priate for the patients be-
ing treated
9. Revisions to the NPA can only occur through bills passed by the Texas
Legislature
10. The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational the LVN must have a regis-
Nurse Scope of Practice on the board's website out- tered nurse present at all
lines that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice times while they are pro-
"under supervision." This means that viding direct patient care
11. A nurse providing nursing services to a young child a violation of profes-
in a home setting asks the parent to bring the child sional boundaries of the
to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse asks nurse-client relationship
the parent to keep this arrangement confidential. This
could be considered
12.
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A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's or- Position Statement 15.14
der that made the physician mad. Which of the follow- Duty of a Nurse in Any Set-
ing documents on the BON web site best explains why ting
the nurse was correct to question a physician's order
that the nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?
13. Chart audits find the following practice errors com- the nurse must be report-
mitted by a nurse with observed impaired behavior ed to the BON because of
at work: NO physician orders for narcotics signed out the combination of prac-
by the nurse, and NO documentation that the nurse tice errors with possible
either administered or wasted the narcotics. The best practice impairment due
decision for the Incident Based Peer Review Commit- to substance use or abuse
tee to make is that
14. A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard recognizes that a patient's
patients from harm if the nurse condition is deteriorating,
acts to stabilize the pa-
tient, and reports the pa-
tient's status to the physi-
cian
15. A person with a history of chemical dependency on current sobriety and fit-
controlled substances who desires to obtain or retain ness to practice
a license to practice nursing may be required to pro-
vide evidence of
16. A nurse may not be reported to the BON, may not protections for a nurse
have his or her license sanctioned by the BON, and who requests a peer re-
may not be suspended or terminated from his or her view determination
employment for either appropriately invoking Safe
Harbor or for advising another nurse of their right to
invoke Safe Harbor. These are
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17. One way the board carries out its mission to protect ensuring that each nurse
the public is by is competent to practice
safely
18. Which of the following situations is an example of a rewards a patient with a
nurse MAINTAINING appropriate professional bound- small stuffed mascot of his
aries between the nurse and the client? A nurse favorite football team for
progress made in rehabil-
itation
19. According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Nurses the tube has been in place
Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed Feed- for 8-12 weeks, the nurse
ing Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for has a physician's order to
a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that replace the tube, and the
nurse has completed spe-
cific competency training
to safely replace the tube
20. Which of the following is an example of the Sharing candy from a pa-
nurse maintaining professional boundaries of the tient with other staff and
nurse-client relationship? telling them the source of
the candy
21. Why does the BON require nurses to disclose that they Nurses diagnosed with
have been diagnosed with, treated for, or hospitalized these disorders may lack
with certain mental illnesses? fitness to practice nursing
safely and may require a
period of monitored prac-
tice by the BON
22. A nurse whose license has expired may not practice until the
license has been renewed
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1. A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medica- fulfilling a duty to keep the
tion order is patient safe.
2. A BON investigator in the enforcement division col- the case proceed and
lected evidence that supports the BON's formal the board's charges be
charges against a nurse regarding violations of the deemed to be true.
NPA and board rules. Attempts to notify the nurse via
standard and certified mail at the nurse's last address
of record have been returned to the BON office as
being "undeliverable or not at this address." Since the
investigator has been unable to communicate with
the nurse about the BON's formal charges, Board Rule
213.16(i) on Practice and Procedure requires that
3. When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, acting in the best interest
it is most concerned with the nurse consistently of clients
4. A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at false. Quitting a job at
the end of his shift, telling his supervisor that he will the end of a shift is not
not be back at work the following morning. The su- considered "patient aban-
pervisor tells the nurse he has to complete the entire donment" by the BON and
month's schedule or he will be committing "patient is not grounds for report-
abandonment," and will be reported to the BON. This ing to, or action by, the
is BON.
5. Which of the following would indicate that an appli- the applicant provides sat-
cant for licensure is likely to possess the good profes- isfactory evidence that
sional character necessary to hold a nursing license in he/she has not committed
Texas? a violation of the Nursing
Practice Act or a Board rule
6. Safe Harbor must be in-
voked prior to engaging
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9vvcuu
Which of the following statements correctly reflects in the assignment or at
Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe Harbor Peer any time the assignment
Review? changes as long as the
nurse believes it places
patients at risk of harm
7. The identity of a person submitting a complaint throughout the entire in-
against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential vestigation process
8. A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagno- the nurse must be autho-
sis of "hypertension," and determines which specific rized by the BON as an
anti-hypertensive medication (including dose, route, advanced practice regis-
and frequency) is appropriate for this patient. The tered nurse with prescrip-
nurse then writes a prescription for an anti-hyperten- tive authority in a role and
sive medication and instructs the patient to have it population focus appro-
filled at a pharmacy of her choice. priate for the patients be-
ing treated
9. Revisions to the NPA can only occur through bills passed by the Texas
Legislature
10. The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational the LVN must have a regis-
Nurse Scope of Practice on the board's website out- tered nurse present at all
lines that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice times while they are pro-
"under supervision." This means that viding direct patient care
11. A nurse providing nursing services to a young child a violation of profes-
in a home setting asks the parent to bring the child sional boundaries of the
to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse asks nurse-client relationship
the parent to keep this arrangement confidential. This
could be considered
12.
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A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's or- Position Statement 15.14
der that made the physician mad. Which of the follow- Duty of a Nurse in Any Set-
ing documents on the BON web site best explains why ting
the nurse was correct to question a physician's order
that the nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?
13. Chart audits find the following practice errors com- the nurse must be report-
mitted by a nurse with observed impaired behavior ed to the BON because of
at work: NO physician orders for narcotics signed out the combination of prac-
by the nurse, and NO documentation that the nurse tice errors with possible
either administered or wasted the narcotics. The best practice impairment due
decision for the Incident Based Peer Review Commit- to substance use or abuse
tee to make is that
14. A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard recognizes that a patient's
patients from harm if the nurse condition is deteriorating,
acts to stabilize the pa-
tient, and reports the pa-
tient's status to the physi-
cian
15. A person with a history of chemical dependency on current sobriety and fit-
controlled substances who desires to obtain or retain ness to practice
a license to practice nursing may be required to pro-
vide evidence of
16. A nurse may not be reported to the BON, may not protections for a nurse
have his or her license sanctioned by the BON, and who requests a peer re-
may not be suspended or terminated from his or her view determination
employment for either appropriately invoking Safe
Harbor or for advising another nurse of their right to
invoke Safe Harbor. These are
, Texas BON study guide, BON Quiz, Jurisprudence
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9vvcuu
17. One way the board carries out its mission to protect ensuring that each nurse
the public is by is competent to practice
safely
18. Which of the following situations is an example of a rewards a patient with a
nurse MAINTAINING appropriate professional bound- small stuffed mascot of his
aries between the nurse and the client? A nurse favorite football team for
progress made in rehabil-
itation
19. According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Nurses the tube has been in place
Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed Feed- for 8-12 weeks, the nurse
ing Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for has a physician's order to
a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that replace the tube, and the
nurse has completed spe-
cific competency training
to safely replace the tube
20. Which of the following is an example of the Sharing candy from a pa-
nurse maintaining professional boundaries of the tient with other staff and
nurse-client relationship? telling them the source of
the candy
21. Why does the BON require nurses to disclose that they Nurses diagnosed with
have been diagnosed with, treated for, or hospitalized these disorders may lack
with certain mental illnesses? fitness to practice nursing
safely and may require a
period of monitored prac-
tice by the BON
22. A nurse whose license has expired may not practice until the
license has been renewed
