Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas Nurses exam with correct answers

Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Texas Nurses exam with correct answers
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According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in
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Reinsertion of Permanently Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be
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within the scope of practice for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy
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tube provided that
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A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a
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physician's order to replace the tube, and the nurse has
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completed specific competency training to safely replace the
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tube.
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy
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allows replacement of a tube with a specific physician's order,
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and the nurse has not completed the required skills check-off.
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C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse
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observed a supervisor completed the procedure.
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D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been
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determined to be competent in reinserting permanently placed
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tubes that have an established fistulous tract. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the
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nurse has a physicians to replace the tube, and the nurse has
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completed specific competency training to safely replace the
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tube.


The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty
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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.
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C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
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D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. protects and promotes the welfare of
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the people of Texas.
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The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that
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the LVN scope of practice includes including doing which of the
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following with regard to care plans? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan
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independently
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B. May not document on the nursing care plan
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C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing
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care plan.
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D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the
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physician. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Participate in the|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


modification and development of the nursing care plan. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
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A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
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B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
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C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
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D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
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, Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their
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patients. Though the Board does not use this term in the rules,
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what specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional
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Conduct, provides directions for the nurse regarding job
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abandonment and conduct that may also be Board-reportable? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. Paragraph (5)
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B. Paragraph (7)
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C. Paragraph (12)
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D. Paragraph (8) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Paragraph (12)
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Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse
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MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries between the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


nurse and the client? A nurse
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A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite
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football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
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B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
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C. shares personal information regarding her recent bankruptcy
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because the patient seems genuinely interested.
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D. is personally attracted to a patient and calls and visits him on
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her days off "to check on how he is doing." - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his
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favorite football team for progress made in rehabilitation.
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Am advertisement for a "licensed nurse" states the following as
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routine job responsibilities. "Must work independently without
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