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A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
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
the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned with
the nurse
consistently
acting in the best interest of clients
A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the end of his shift, telling
his supervisor
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that he will not be back at work the following morning. The supervisor tells the
nurse he has to
complete the entire month's schedule or he will be committing "patient
abandonment," and will
be reported to the BON. This is
false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not considered "patient
abandonment" by the BON
and is not grounds for reporting to, or action by, the BON.
Which of the following would indicate that an applicant for licensure is likely to
possess the
good professional character necessary to hold a nursing license in Texas?
the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a
violation of the
Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20 regarding
the Safe
Harbor Peer Review?
Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the assignment or at any time
the assignment
changes as long as the nurse believes it places patients at risk of harm
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The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is
kept confidential
throughout the entire investigation process
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of "hypertension," and
determines which
specific anti-hypertensive medication (including dose, route, and frequency) is
appropriate for
this patient. The nurse then writes a prescription for an anti-hypertensive
medication and
instructs the patient to have it filled at a pharmacy of her choice.
the nurse must be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice registered
nurse with
prescriptive authority in a role and population focus appropriate for the patients
being treated
Revisions to the NPA can only occur through
bills passed by the Texas Legislature
The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational Nurse Scope of Practice
on the board's
website outlines that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice "under
supervision." This means
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that
the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are
providing direct patient
care
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a home setting asks the
parent to bring the
child to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse asks the parent to keep this
arrangement
confidential. This could be considered
a violation of professional boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order that made the physician
mad. Which of
the following documents on the BON web site best explains why the nurse was
correct to
question a physician's order that the nurse believed could be harmful to a
patient?
Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
Chart audits find the following practice errors committed by a nurse with
observed impaired
Jurisprudence; Q’s & A’s 100% Solved
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
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
the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned with
the nurse
consistently
acting in the best interest of clients
A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the end of his shift, telling
his supervisor
, Texas BON study guide, BON Quiz,
Jurisprudence; Q’s & A’s 100% Solved
that he will not be back at work the following morning. The supervisor tells the
nurse he has to
complete the entire month's schedule or he will be committing "patient
abandonment," and will
be reported to the BON. This is
false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not considered "patient
abandonment" by the BON
and is not grounds for reporting to, or action by, the BON.
Which of the following would indicate that an applicant for licensure is likely to
possess the
good professional character necessary to hold a nursing license in Texas?
the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a
violation of the
Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20 regarding
the Safe
Harbor Peer Review?
Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the assignment or at any time
the assignment
changes as long as the nurse believes it places patients at risk of harm
, Texas BON study guide, BON Quiz,
Jurisprudence; Q’s & A’s 100% Solved
The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is
kept confidential
throughout the entire investigation process
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of "hypertension," and
determines which
specific anti-hypertensive medication (including dose, route, and frequency) is
appropriate for
this patient. The nurse then writes a prescription for an anti-hypertensive
medication and
instructs the patient to have it filled at a pharmacy of her choice.
the nurse must be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice registered
nurse with
prescriptive authority in a role and population focus appropriate for the patients
being treated
Revisions to the NPA can only occur through
bills passed by the Texas Legislature
The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational Nurse Scope of Practice
on the board's
website outlines that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice "under
supervision." This means
, Texas BON study guide, BON Quiz,
Jurisprudence; Q’s & A’s 100% Solved
that
the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are
providing direct patient
care
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a home setting asks the
parent to bring the
child to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse asks the parent to keep this
arrangement
confidential. This could be considered
a violation of professional boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order that made the physician
mad. Which of
the following documents on the BON web site best explains why the nurse was
correct to
question a physician's order that the nurse believed could be harmful to a
patient?
Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
Chart audits find the following practice errors committed by a nurse with
observed impaired
