NURS 3375 HEALTH POLICY AND LEGAL ASPECTS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1). Boards of nursing have a number of disciplinary choices that may include which of the following?
a) Loss of work hours
b) Community service
c) Revoking a license
d) Time in jail - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Revoking a license
2). The primary obligation of all board of nursing members is to do which of the following?
a) License enough nurses to meet the societal demand for nursing care
b) Provide alternative programs for nurses with drug and alcohol addictions
c) Protect the safety of the public by licensing only competent nurses
d) Monitor the practice of nurses with histories of mental health illnesses - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Protect the safety of the public by licensing only competent nurses
3). Common disciplinary categories reviewed by boards of nursing include which of the following?
a) Academic awards dishonesty
b) Personal sexual relationships outside of work
c) Patient abandonment
d) Social media use at home - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient abandonment
4). In legal terms, nursing licensure is a right.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
5). An allegation against a nurse has been submitted to the state board of nursing for review. Which of
the following is a common disciplinary category reviewed by boards of nursing?
AND ANSWERS
1). Boards of nursing have a number of disciplinary choices that may include which of the following?
a) Loss of work hours
b) Community service
c) Revoking a license
d) Time in jail - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Revoking a license
2). The primary obligation of all board of nursing members is to do which of the following?
a) License enough nurses to meet the societal demand for nursing care
b) Provide alternative programs for nurses with drug and alcohol addictions
c) Protect the safety of the public by licensing only competent nurses
d) Monitor the practice of nurses with histories of mental health illnesses - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Protect the safety of the public by licensing only competent nurses
3). Common disciplinary categories reviewed by boards of nursing include which of the following?
a) Academic awards dishonesty
b) Personal sexual relationships outside of work
c) Patient abandonment
d) Social media use at home - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient abandonment
4). In legal terms, nursing licensure is a right.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
5). An allegation against a nurse has been submitted to the state board of nursing for review. Which of
the following is a common disciplinary category reviewed by boards of nursing?
