NJE TEST | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
which of the following activities would violate a provision of the npa and board
rule 217.11(2), standards of nursing practice, relating to the practice of nursing
by a lvn? Answer - Practicing in any setting without an appropriate practice
supervisor who is at least telephonically available.
the BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations since the
BON Answer - Protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas
the functions of the bon include Answer - regulating the education, licensure,
and practice of nurses in Texas to ensure the safety of the public.
when a staff nurse attempts to invoke safe harbor, more nurses are floated to
the unit to provide adequate staffing. the supervisor then tells the nurse "you
must withdraw your request for safe harbor. it is no longer valid because we
fixed the problem." does this statement accurately reflect the safe harbor rule?
Answer - Yes, the above statement accurately reflects the Safe Habor rule.
a person may not practice or offer to practice professional or vocational nursing
in texas unless the person Answer - holds a license as required by the NPA.
according to the standards of nursing practice, board rule 217.11, lvns have a
"directed" scope of practice. of the following categories of providers, which of
the following is an appropriate nursing practice supervisor for the lvn? Answer
- Physician
, a bon investigator in the enforcement division collected evidence that supports
the bon's formal charges against a nurse regarding violations of the 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 Answer - the case proceed
and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
which of the following actions by a nurse is not considered "conduct subject to
reporting" to either a peer review committee or to the bon? Answer - A nurse
who clocks in ten minutes late for his or her shift on a routine basis.
a nurse finds an elderly woman helpless and alone after the unlicensed
caretaker quit without notifying the agency. the nurse is then fired for
reporting the caretaker for possible abuse and neglect. does the nurse have
protection from negative employment action for reporting the above incident
to the appropriate authorities? Answer - It depends. The nurse may be
protected, but only if the nurse can prove that the client was in an unsafe
situation.
a nurse believes that she lacks the basic knowledge and skills necessary to
carry out her initial patient assignment. the nurse invokes safe harbor and
brings her quick request for safe harbor form to her supervisor. what other
action is required by the nurse when refusing an assignment? Answer - The
nurse must collaborate with the supervisor in an attempt to determine an
alternate assignment that will not violate the nurse's duty to the patient(s).
according to rule 217.12(1), unprofessional conduct, one example of an unsafe
practice includes failing to Answer - manage client records properly.
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
which of the following activities would violate a provision of the npa and board
rule 217.11(2), standards of nursing practice, relating to the practice of nursing
by a lvn? Answer - Practicing in any setting without an appropriate practice
supervisor who is at least telephonically available.
the BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations since the
BON Answer - Protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas
the functions of the bon include Answer - regulating the education, licensure,
and practice of nurses in Texas to ensure the safety of the public.
when a staff nurse attempts to invoke safe harbor, more nurses are floated to
the unit to provide adequate staffing. the supervisor then tells the nurse "you
must withdraw your request for safe harbor. it is no longer valid because we
fixed the problem." does this statement accurately reflect the safe harbor rule?
Answer - Yes, the above statement accurately reflects the Safe Habor rule.
a person may not practice or offer to practice professional or vocational nursing
in texas unless the person Answer - holds a license as required by the NPA.
according to the standards of nursing practice, board rule 217.11, lvns have a
"directed" scope of practice. of the following categories of providers, which of
the following is an appropriate nursing practice supervisor for the lvn? Answer
- Physician
, a bon investigator in the enforcement division collected evidence that supports
the bon's formal charges against a nurse regarding violations of the 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 Answer - the case proceed
and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
which of the following actions by a nurse is not considered "conduct subject to
reporting" to either a peer review committee or to the bon? Answer - A nurse
who clocks in ten minutes late for his or her shift on a routine basis.
a nurse finds an elderly woman helpless and alone after the unlicensed
caretaker quit without notifying the agency. the nurse is then fired for
reporting the caretaker for possible abuse and neglect. does the nurse have
protection from negative employment action for reporting the above incident
to the appropriate authorities? Answer - It depends. The nurse may be
protected, but only if the nurse can prove that the client was in an unsafe
situation.
a nurse believes that she lacks the basic knowledge and skills necessary to
carry out her initial patient assignment. the nurse invokes safe harbor and
brings her quick request for safe harbor form to her supervisor. what other
action is required by the nurse when refusing an assignment? Answer - The
nurse must collaborate with the supervisor in an attempt to determine an
alternate assignment that will not violate the nurse's duty to the patient(s).
according to rule 217.12(1), unprofessional conduct, one example of an unsafe
practice includes failing to Answer - manage client records properly.
