NURSINGn RNSGn2221/2022n jurisprudencen QUESTIONSn ANDn100%n CORRECTnn
ANSWERSn (ALLnANSWERSn CORRECTLYn HIGHLIGHTED)
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Annursenwantsn helpntonlobbynthenTexasnLegislatureninnfavornofnanbillnthatnwilln helpnstaffnnurse
s.nThennursenshould
contactnhisn orn hern nursingn professionaln organization.
-Annursenwhon contactsnanphysicianntonclarifynanmedicationnordernis
A. fulfillingn an dutyn tonkeepn then patientn safe.
B. likelynton detractn fromn an collegialn nurse-physiciann relationship.
C. engagingn inn actionn thatn isnthen dutyn ofn then pharmacist.
D. notn fulfillingn nursingn tasksn withn othern patients.
-Whenndecidingnwhatn coursenofnactionntonfollow,nthennurse
hasn an dutyn tonalwaysn keepnthen patientn safe.
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Annursenbelievesnthatnshenlacksnthenbasicnknowledgen andnskillsnnecessaryntoncarrynoutnh
erninitialnpatientnassignment.nThennurseninvokesnSafenHarbornandnbringsnhernQuicknReq
uestnfornSafenHarbornformntonhernsupervisor.nWhatnothernactionnisnrequirednbynthennursen
whenn refusingnannassignment?
Then nursenmustn collaboraten withn thensupervisorn innannattemptntondeterminen annalternaten assignmentn thatn n
willnnotnviolatenthennurse'sn dutyntonthenpatient(s).
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Annadvancednpracticenregisterednnurseninnannoutpatientnclinicncouldndelegatenwhichn ofnth
enfollowingntasksntonannunlicensednclinicalnstaffnmember?
ANSWER
A. Administeringn intramuscularn (IM)n andn subcutaneousn (SQ)n injectionsn othern thann insulin.
B. Callingn inn prescriptionn refillsnofn an PRNn painn medicationn forn whichn non refillsn haven beenn authorized.
C. Reviewingn routinen laboratoryn resultsn andn callingn then patientn tontellnthenpatientn whatn thenresultsnmean.
D. Cleansingn andn dressingn an minorn legn woundn inn accordancen withn step-by-stepn instructions.
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Ifnannursenborrowsnmoneynfromnannelderlyn clientntonhelpnpaynpersonalnbills,nthisnactnwou
ldnbe
ANSWER
A. physicaln abusen ofnthenpatient.
B. anviolationn ofnprofessionaln boundaries.
,C. emotionaln abusen ofn then patient.
D. an violationn ofn Scopen ofn Practice.
,-AnnIncident-Basedn NursingnPeernReviewnCommittee
, ANSWER
A. mustn makendecisionsn aboutnwhethern ornnotnannurse'sn employmentn shouldn benterminated,n and
nwhethern ornnotnthen nursen willnbenpaidnfornaccruedn vacationn time.
B. maynincludenthennurse'sn supervisor,n chargennurse,n andnothern management-
leveln nursesn whonhavenadministrativen authorityn overnthennurse.
C. cann prohibitn then nursen fromn callingnwitnessesn orn askingn questionsn duringn then hearing.
D. mustn adheren tonduen processn requirementsn fornthen nurse,n unlessn thennursen hasn alreadyn beenn
reportedn ton thenboardn andnthencommitteen isnonlynreviewingn thenpossiblen impactnofnexternaln factors
nonnthenerror.
-Onenofnthenwaysn thenBONncarriesnoutnitsnmissionnisnby
ANSWER
A. startingn nursingn schools.
B. projectingn then needsn fornnursen aidesn inn then state.
C. approvingn nursingn educationaln programs.
D. regulatingn workn settingsnfornnurses.
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Annursenbelievesnthatnshenlacksnthenbasicnknowledgen andnskillsnnecessaryntoncarrynoutnh
erninitialnpatientnassignment.nThennurseninvokesnSafenHarbornandnbringsnhernQuicknReq
uestnfornSafenHarbornformntonhernsupervisor.nWhatnothernactionnisnrequirednbynthennursen
whenn refusingnannassignment?
ANSWER
A. Thennursen mustn agreen tonacceptn thenassignmentn asntheren isn nonvalidn reasonn tonevern refusen an
assignment.
n
B. Thennursen mustn gonhomen immediately,n asn herndutyn tonanynofn thenpatient(s)n startsnonlyn afterntakingn
report.
C. Thennursen mustn collaboratenwithn thensupervisorn innann attemptn tondeterminen annalternaten assignmentn
thatnwilln notnviolaten thennurse'sn dutyntonthenpatient(s).
D. Then nursen mustn faxnthen formn ton then BONn son thatn then meetingn cann benscheduledn withinn twon weekns.
ANSWERSn (ALLnANSWERSn CORRECTLYn HIGHLIGHTED)
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Annursenwantsn helpntonlobbynthenTexasnLegislatureninnfavornofnanbillnthatnwilln helpnstaffnnurse
s.nThennursenshould
contactnhisn orn hern nursingn professionaln organization.
-Annursenwhon contactsnanphysicianntonclarifynanmedicationnordernis
A. fulfillingn an dutyn tonkeepn then patientn safe.
B. likelynton detractn fromn an collegialn nurse-physiciann relationship.
C. engagingn inn actionn thatn isnthen dutyn ofn then pharmacist.
D. notn fulfillingn nursingn tasksn withn othern patients.
-Whenndecidingnwhatn coursenofnactionntonfollow,nthennurse
hasn an dutyn tonalwaysn keepnthen patientn safe.
-
Annursenbelievesnthatnshenlacksnthenbasicnknowledgen andnskillsnnecessaryntoncarrynoutnh
erninitialnpatientnassignment.nThennurseninvokesnSafenHarbornandnbringsnhernQuicknReq
uestnfornSafenHarbornformntonhernsupervisor.nWhatnothernactionnisnrequirednbynthennursen
whenn refusingnannassignment?
Then nursenmustn collaboraten withn thensupervisorn innannattemptntondeterminen annalternaten assignmentn thatn n
willnnotnviolatenthennurse'sn dutyntonthenpatient(s).
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Annadvancednpracticenregisterednnurseninnannoutpatientnclinicncouldndelegatenwhichn ofnth
enfollowingntasksntonannunlicensednclinicalnstaffnmember?
ANSWER
A. Administeringn intramuscularn (IM)n andn subcutaneousn (SQ)n injectionsn othern thann insulin.
B. Callingn inn prescriptionn refillsnofn an PRNn painn medicationn forn whichn non refillsn haven beenn authorized.
C. Reviewingn routinen laboratoryn resultsn andn callingn then patientn tontellnthenpatientn whatn thenresultsnmean.
D. Cleansingn andn dressingn an minorn legn woundn inn accordancen withn step-by-stepn instructions.
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Ifnannursenborrowsnmoneynfromnannelderlyn clientntonhelpnpaynpersonalnbills,nthisnactnwou
ldnbe
ANSWER
A. physicaln abusen ofnthenpatient.
B. anviolationn ofnprofessionaln boundaries.
,C. emotionaln abusen ofn then patient.
D. an violationn ofn Scopen ofn Practice.
,-AnnIncident-Basedn NursingnPeernReviewnCommittee
, ANSWER
A. mustn makendecisionsn aboutnwhethern ornnotnannurse'sn employmentn shouldn benterminated,n and
nwhethern ornnotnthen nursen willnbenpaidnfornaccruedn vacationn time.
B. maynincludenthennurse'sn supervisor,n chargennurse,n andnothern management-
leveln nursesn whonhavenadministrativen authorityn overnthennurse.
C. cann prohibitn then nursen fromn callingnwitnessesn orn askingn questionsn duringn then hearing.
D. mustn adheren tonduen processn requirementsn fornthen nurse,n unlessn thennursen hasn alreadyn beenn
reportedn ton thenboardn andnthencommitteen isnonlynreviewingn thenpossiblen impactnofnexternaln factors
nonnthenerror.
-Onenofnthenwaysn thenBONncarriesnoutnitsnmissionnisnby
ANSWER
A. startingn nursingn schools.
B. projectingn then needsn fornnursen aidesn inn then state.
C. approvingn nursingn educationaln programs.
D. regulatingn workn settingsnfornnurses.
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Annursenbelievesnthatnshenlacksnthenbasicnknowledgen andnskillsnnecessaryntoncarrynoutnh
erninitialnpatientnassignment.nThennurseninvokesnSafenHarbornandnbringsnhernQuicknReq
uestnfornSafenHarbornformntonhernsupervisor.nWhatnothernactionnisnrequirednbynthennursen
whenn refusingnannassignment?
ANSWER
A. Thennursen mustn agreen tonacceptn thenassignmentn asntheren isn nonvalidn reasonn tonevern refusen an
assignment.
n
B. Thennursen mustn gonhomen immediately,n asn herndutyn tonanynofn thenpatient(s)n startsnonlyn afterntakingn
report.
C. Thennursen mustn collaboratenwithn thensupervisorn innann attemptn tondeterminen annalternaten assignmentn
thatnwilln notnviolaten thennurse'sn dutyntonthenpatient(s).
D. Then nursen mustn faxnthen formn ton then BONn son thatn then meetingn cann benscheduledn withinn twon weekns.
