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Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for
Texas Nurses Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: 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.
Answer: 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.
Question: The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations
since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
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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
Answer: D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
Question: 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.
Answer: C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing
care plan.
Question: 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.
Answer: A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
Question: 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
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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)
Answer: C. Paragraph (12)
Question: 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.
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy because the
patient seems genuinely interested.
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her days off
"to check on how he is doing."
Answer: A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite
football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
Question: Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as
routine job responsibilities. "Must work independently without supervision,
have expertise in developing nursing care plans, including establishing
Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for
Texas Nurses Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: 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.
Answer: 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.
Question: The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations
since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
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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
Answer: D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas.
Question: 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.
Answer: C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing
care plan.
Question: 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.
Answer: A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
Question: 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
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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)
Answer: C. Paragraph (12)
Question: 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.
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy because the
patient seems genuinely interested.
D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on her days off
"to check on how he is doing."
Answer: A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite
football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
Question: Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as
routine job responsibilities. "Must work independently without supervision,
have expertise in developing nursing care plans, including establishing
