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Texas BON study guide Questions and
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Graded
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: acting in the best interest of clients
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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
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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
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Texas BON study guide Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: acting in the best interest of clients
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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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
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
