NURSING RNSG 2221 jurisprudence QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

A nurse wants help to lobby the Texas Legislature in favor of a bill that will help staff nurses. The nurse should contact his or her nursing professional organization. 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. When deciding what course of action to follow, the nurse has a duty to always keep the patient safe. 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? 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). An advanced practice registered nurse in an outpatient clinic could delegate which of the following tasks to an unlicensed clinical staff member? ANSWER A. Administering intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SQ) injections other than insulin. B. Calling in prescription refills of a PRN pain medication for which no refills have been authorized. C. Reviewing routine laboratory results and calling the patient to tell the patient what the results mean. D. Cleansing and dressing a minor leg wound in accordance with step-by-step instructions. If a nurse borrows money from an elderly client to help pay personal bills, this act would be ANSWER A. physical abuse of the patient. B. a violation of professional boundaries. C. emotional abuse of the patient. D. a violation of Scope of Practice. An Incident-Based Nursing Peer Review Committee ANSWER A. must make decisions about whether or not a nurse's employment should be terminated, and whether or not the nurse will be paid for accrued vacation time. B. may include the nurse's supervisor, charge nurse, and other management-level nurses who have administrative authority over the nurse. C. can prohibit the nurse from calling witnesses or asking questions during the hearing. D. must adhere to due process requirements for the nurse, unless the nurse has already been reported to the board and the committee is only reviewing the possible impact of external factors on the error. One of the ways the BON carries out its mission is by ANSWER A. starting nursing schools. B. projecting the needs for nurse aides in the state. C. approving nursing educational programs. D. regulating work settings for nurses. 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 A. The nurse must agree to accept the assignment as there is no valid reason to ever refuse an assignment. B. The nurse must go home immediately, as her duty to any of the patient(s) starts only after taking report. C. 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). D. The nurse must fax the form to the BON so that the meeting can be scheduled within two w ...........................................CONTINUED