NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND
ETHICS FOR TEXAS NURSES
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of
Permanently Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of
practice for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's
order to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific
competency training to safely replace the tube.
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows
replacement of a tube with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has
not completed the required skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a
supervisor completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been
determined to be competent in reinserting permanently placed tubes that
have an established fistulous tract. - ANSWER- A. the tube has been
in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physicians to replace the
,tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to
safely replace the tube.
The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations
since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas -
ANSWER- D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of
Texas.
The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that the
LVN scope of practice includes including doing which of the following
with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan
independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care
plan.
D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the
physician. - ANSWER- C. Participate in the modification and
development of the nursing care plan.
, A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. - ANSWER- A.
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their
patients. Though the Board does not use this term in the rules, what
specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional Conduct,
provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and
conduct that may also be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8) - ANSWER- C. Paragraph (12)
Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse
MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries between the nurse
and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football
team for progress made in rehabilitation.
ETHICS FOR TEXAS NURSES
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of
Permanently Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of
practice for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that
A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's
order to replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific
competency training to safely replace the tube.
B. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the facility policy allows
replacement of a tube with a specific physician's order, and the nurse has
not completed the required skills check-off.
C. the tube has been in place for 4-6 weeks and the nurse observed a
supervisor completed the procedure.
D. the tube has been in place 4-6 weeks and the nurse as been
determined to be competent in reinserting permanently placed tubes that
have an established fistulous tract. - ANSWER- A. the tube has been
in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physicians to replace the
,tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to
safely replace the tube.
The BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations
since the BON
A. lobbies for legislation favorable to the practice of nursing.
B. sets criteria for evaluating nursing career ladders.
C. offers liability insurance at discounted rates for members
D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas -
ANSWER- D. protects and promotes the welfare of the people of
Texas.
The Standards of Nursing Practice, Board Rule 217.11 state that the
LVN scope of practice includes including doing which of the following
with regard to care plans?
A. Initiate the development of a comprehensive nursing care plan
independently
B. May not document on the nursing care plan
C. Participate in the modification and development of the nursing care
plan.
D. Review the nursing care plan only if directed to do so by the
physician. - ANSWER- C. Participate in the modification and
development of the nursing care plan.
, A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
B. likely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing tasks with other patients. - ANSWER- A.
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
Nurses often ask the Board about what it means to abandon their
patients. Though the Board does not use this term in the rules, what
specific portion of Board Rule 217.12, Unprofessional Conduct,
provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and
conduct that may also be Board-reportable?
A. Paragraph (5)
B. Paragraph (7)
C. Paragraph (12)
D. Paragraph (8) - ANSWER- C. Paragraph (12)
Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse
MAINTAINING appropriate professional boundaries between the nurse
and the client? A nurse
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football
team for progress made in rehabilitation.
