Texas BON study guide, BON, Jurisprudence
Exam Questions And Answers
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅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 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 -
,Texas BON study guide, BON, Jurisprudence
Exam Questions And Answers
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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
The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to
the BON is kept confidential -
correct answer ✅throughout the entire investigation process
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of
"hypertension," and determines which specific anti-hypertensive
,Texas BON study guide, BON, Jurisprudence
Exam Questions And Answers
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. -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅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 that -
correct answer ✅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 -
, Texas BON study guide, BON, Jurisprudence
Exam Questions And Answers
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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 behavior at work: NO physician orders for
narcotics signed out by the nurse, and NO documentation that the
nurse either administered or wasted the narcotics. The best
decision for the Incident Based Peer Review Committee to make is
that -
correct answer ✅the nurse must be reported to the BON because
of the combination of practice errors with possible practice
impairment due to substance use or abuse
A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard patients
from harm if the nurse -
Exam Questions And Answers
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅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 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 -
,Texas BON study guide, BON, Jurisprudence
Exam Questions And Answers
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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
The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to
the BON is kept confidential -
correct answer ✅throughout the entire investigation process
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of
"hypertension," and determines which specific anti-hypertensive
,Texas BON study guide, BON, Jurisprudence
Exam Questions And Answers
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. -
correct answer ✅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 -
correct answer ✅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 that -
correct answer ✅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 -
, Texas BON study guide, BON, Jurisprudence
Exam Questions And Answers
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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 behavior at work: NO physician orders for
narcotics signed out by the nurse, and NO documentation that the
nurse either administered or wasted the narcotics. The best
decision for the Incident Based Peer Review Committee to make is
that -
correct answer ✅the nurse must be reported to the BON because
of the combination of practice errors with possible practice
impairment due to substance use or abuse
A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard patients
from harm if the nurse -
