Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
for Texas Nurses Questions and
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified
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QUIZ: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
physician's order, and the nurse has not completed the
required skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse
observed a supervisor completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as
been determined to be competent in reinserting
permanently placed tubes that have an established
fistulous tract.
✓✓~ 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.
,QUIZ: The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty
associations since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of
nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of
Texas
✓✓~ D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
QUIZ: The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11
state that the LVN scope of practice includes including
doing which of the following with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing
care plan independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the
nursing care plan.
D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by
the physician.
✓✓~ C. Participate in the modification and development of the
nursing care plan.
QUIZ: A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a
medication order is
, A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician
relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients.
✓✓~ A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
QUIZ: Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to
abandon their patients. Though the Board does not use this
term in the rules, what specific portion of Board Rule 217.12,
Unprofessional Conduct, provides directions for the nurse
regarding job abandonment and conduct that may also
be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8)
✓✓~ C. Paragraph (12)
QUIZ: Which of the following situations is an example of a
nurse MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries
between the nurse and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his
favorite football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
for Texas Nurses Questions and
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified
Answers)
QUIZ: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
physician's order, and the nurse has not completed the
required skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse
observed a supervisor completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as
been determined to be competent in reinserting
permanently placed tubes that have an established
fistulous tract.
✓✓~ 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.
,QUIZ: The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty
associations since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of
nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of
Texas
✓✓~ D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
QUIZ: The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11
state that the LVN scope of practice includes including
doing which of the following with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing
care plan independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the
nursing care plan.
D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by
the physician.
✓✓~ C. Participate in the modification and development of the
nursing care plan.
QUIZ: A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a
medication order is
, A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician
relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients.
✓✓~ A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
QUIZ: Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to
abandon their patients. Though the Board does not use this
term in the rules, what specific portion of Board Rule 217.12,
Unprofessional Conduct, provides directions for the nurse
regarding job abandonment and conduct that may also
be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8)
✓✓~ C. Paragraph (12)
QUIZ: Which of the following situations is an example of a
nurse MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries
between the nurse and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his
favorite football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
