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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
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AccordingntonBONnPositionnStatementn15.24nEngagingninnReinsertionnofnPermanentlynPlacednFeedingnTu
bes,nitnwouldnbenwithinnthenscopenofnpracticenfornannursentonreplacenangastrostomyntubenprovidednthat
A. thentubenhasnbeenninnplacenforn8-
12nweeks,nthennursenhasnanphysician'snorderntonreplacenthentube,nandnthennursenhasncompletednspecificnc
ompetencyntrainingntonsafelynreplacenthentube.
B. thentubenhasnbeenninnplacenforn8-
12nweeks,nthenfacilitynpolicynallowsnreplacementnofnantubenwithnanspecificnphysician'snorder,nandnthen
nursenhasnnotncompletednthenrequirednskillsncheck-off.
C. thentubenhasnbeenninnplacenforn4-
6nweeksnandnthennursenobservednansupervisorncompletednthenprocedure.
D. thentubenhasnbeenninnplacen4-
6nweeksnandnthennursenasnbeenndeterminedntonbencompetentninnreinsertingnpermanentlynplacedntubesnth
atnhavenannestablishednfistulousntract.n-nANSWER-A.nthentubenhasnbeenninnplacenforn8-
12nweeks,nthennursenhasnanphysiciansntonreplacenthentube,nandnthennursenhasncompletednspecificncompet
encyntrainingntonsafelynreplacenthentube.
ThenBONndiffersnfromnnursingnandnhealthcarenspecialtynassociationsnsincenthenBON
A. lobbiesnfornlegislationnfavorablentonthenpracticenofnnursing.
B. setsncriterianfornevaluatingnnursingncareernladders.
C. offersnliabilityninsurancenatndiscountednratesnfornmembers
D. protectsnandnpromotesnthenwelfarenofnthenpeoplenofnTexasn-nANSWER-
D.nprotectsnandnpromotesnthenwelfarenofnthenpeoplenofnTexas.
ThenStandardsnofnNursingnPractice,nBoardnRulen217.11nstatenthatnthenLVNnscopenofnpracticeninclude
snincludingndoingnwhichnofnthenfollowingnwithnregardntoncarenplans?
A. Initiatenthendevelopmentnofnancomprehensivennursingncarenplannindependently
B. Maynnotndocumentnonnthennursingncarenplan
C. Participateninnthenmodificationnandndevelopmentnofnthennursingncarenplan.
D. Reviewnthennursingncarenplannonlynifndirectedntondonsonbynthenphysician.n-nANSWER-
C.nParticipateninnthenmodificationnandndevelopmentnofnthennursingncarenplan.
Annursenwhoncontactsnanphysicianntonclarifynanmedicationnordernis
A. fulfillingnandutyntonkeepnthenpatientnsafe.
, B. likelyntondetractnfromnancollegialnnurse-physiciannrelationship.
C. engagingninnactionnthatnisnthendutynofnthenpharmacist.
D. notnfulfillingnnursingntasksnwithnothernpatients.n-nANSWER-A.nfulfillingnandutyntonkeepnthenpatientnsafe.
NursesnoftennasknthenBoardnaboutnwhatnitnmeansntonabandonntheirnpatients.nThoughnthenBoardndoesnnot
nusenthisntermninnthenrules,nwhatnspecificnportionnofnBoardnRulen217.12,nUnprofessionalnConduct,nprovide
sndirectionsnfornthennursenregardingnjobnabandonmentnandnconductnthatnmaynalsonbenBoard-reportable?
A. Paragraphn(5)
B. Paragraphn(7)
C. Paragraphn(12)
D. Paragraphn(8)n-nANSWER-C.nParagraphn(12)
WhichnofnthenfollowingnsituationsnisnannexamplenofnannursenMAINTAININGnappropriatenprofessiona
lnboundariesnbetweennthennursenandnthenclient?nAnnurse
A. rewardsnanpatientnwithnansmallnstuffednmascotnofnhisnfavoritenfootballnteamnfornprogressnmadeni
nnrehabilitation.
B. respondsnlessnfrequentlyntonandemandingnpatient'sncallnlight.
C. sharesnpersonalninformationnregardingnhernrecentnbankruptcynbecausenthenpatientnseemsngenuinel
yninterested.
D. isnpersonallynattractedntonanpatientnandncallsnandnvisitsnhimnonnherndaysnoffn"tonchecknonnhownheni
sndoing."n-nANSWER-
A.nrewardsnanpatientnwithnansmallnstuffednmascotnofnhisnfavoritenfootballnteamnfornprogressnmadeninn
rehabilitation.
Amnadvertisementnfornan"licensednnurse"nstatesnthenfollowingnasnroutinenjobnresponsibilities.n"Mustnworkn
independentlynwithoutnsupervision,nhavenexpertiseninndevelopingnnursingncarenplans,nincludingnestablishi
ngnappropriatennursingndiagnosesnfornassignednpatients,nand,nmustnbenablentoncompletencomprehensivenn
ursingnassessments."nBasednonnthesenresponsibilities,nthisnadvertisementnwouldnrequire,natnanminimum,nt
hennursentonholdnanvalid
A. AdvancednPracticenRegisterednNursenlicense.
B. PhysiciannAssistantnlicense.
C. VocationalnNursenlicense.
D. RegisterednNursenlicense.n-nANSWER-D.nRegisterednNursenlicense.