Texas BON study guide QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is - ANSWER>>fulfilling a duty to
keep the patient safe.
A BON investigator in the enforcement division collected evidence that supports the BON's
formal charges against a nurse regarding violations of the NPA and board rules. Attempts to
notify the nurse via standard and certified mail at the nurse's last address of record have been
returned to the BON office as being "undeliverable or not at this address." Since the
investigator has been unable to communicate with the nurse about the BON's formal charges,
Board Rule 213.16(i) on Practice and Procedure requires that - ANSWER>>the case proceed and
the board's charges be deemed to be true.
When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned with the nurse
consistently - ANSWER>>acting in the best interest of clients
A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the end of his shift, telling his supervisor
that he will not be back at work the following morning. The supervisor tells the nurse he has to
complete the entire month's schedule or he will be committing "patient abandonment," and
will be reported to the BON. This is - ANSWER>>false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not
considered "patient abandonment" by the BON and is not grounds for reporting to, or action
by, the BON.
Which of the following would indicate that an applicant for licensure is likely to possess the
good professional character necessary to hold a nursing license in Texas? - ANSWER>>the
applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a violation of the
Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
, Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe
Harbor Peer Review? - ANSWER>>Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the
assignment or at any time the assignment changes as long as the nurse believes it places
patients at risk of harm
The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential -
ANSWER>>throughout the entire investigation process
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of "hypertension," and determines which
specific anti-hypertensive medication (including dose, route, and frequency) is appropriate for
this patient. The nurse then writes a prescription for an anti-hypertensive medication and
instructs the patient to have it filled at a pharmacy of her choice. - ANSWER>>the nurse must
be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority
in a role and population focus appropriate for the patients being treated
Revisions to the NPA can only occur through - ANSWER>>bills passed by the Texas Legislature
The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational Nurse Scope of Practice on the board's
website outlines that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice "under supervision." This means
that - ANSWER>>the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are
providing direct patient care
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a home setting asks the parent to bring
the child to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse asks the parent to keep this
arrangement confidential. This could be considered - ANSWER>>a violation of professional
boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
AND ANSWERS
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is - ANSWER>>fulfilling a duty to
keep the patient safe.
A BON investigator in the enforcement division collected evidence that supports the BON's
formal charges against a nurse regarding violations of the NPA and board rules. Attempts to
notify the nurse via standard and certified mail at the nurse's last address of record have been
returned to the BON office as being "undeliverable or not at this address." Since the
investigator has been unable to communicate with the nurse about the BON's formal charges,
Board Rule 213.16(i) on Practice and Procedure requires that - ANSWER>>the case proceed and
the board's charges be deemed to be true.
When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned with the nurse
consistently - ANSWER>>acting in the best interest of clients
A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the end of his shift, telling his supervisor
that he will not be back at work the following morning. The supervisor tells the nurse he has to
complete the entire month's schedule or he will be committing "patient abandonment," and
will be reported to the BON. This is - ANSWER>>false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not
considered "patient abandonment" by the BON and is not grounds for reporting to, or action
by, the BON.
Which of the following would indicate that an applicant for licensure is likely to possess the
good professional character necessary to hold a nursing license in Texas? - ANSWER>>the
applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a violation of the
Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
, Which of the following statements correctly reflects Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe
Harbor Peer Review? - ANSWER>>Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the
assignment or at any time the assignment changes as long as the nurse believes it places
patients at risk of harm
The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential -
ANSWER>>throughout the entire investigation process
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of "hypertension," and determines which
specific anti-hypertensive medication (including dose, route, and frequency) is appropriate for
this patient. The nurse then writes a prescription for an anti-hypertensive medication and
instructs the patient to have it filled at a pharmacy of her choice. - ANSWER>>the nurse must
be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority
in a role and population focus appropriate for the patients being treated
Revisions to the NPA can only occur through - ANSWER>>bills passed by the Texas Legislature
The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational Nurse Scope of Practice on the board's
website outlines that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice "under supervision." This means
that - ANSWER>>the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are
providing direct patient care
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a home setting asks the parent to bring
the child to the nurse's home for nursing care. The nurse asks the parent to keep this
arrangement confidential. This could be considered - ANSWER>>a violation of professional
boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
