Texas BON study guide(Jurisprudence)
Terms in this set (149)
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
order is
A BON investigator in the enforcement division the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
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
When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it acting in the best interest of clients
is most concerned with the nurse consistently
A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not considered "patient abandonment"
end of his shift, telling his supervisor that he will not by the BON and is not grounds for reporting to, or action by, the BON.
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
Which of the following would indicate that an applicant the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a
for licensure is likely to possess the good violation of the Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
professional character necessary to hold a nursing
license in Texas?
Which of the following statements correctly reflects Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the assignment or at any time
Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe Harbor Peer the assignment changes as long as the nurse believes it places patients at risk of
Review? harm
,The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a throughout the entire investigation process
nurse to the BON is kept confidential
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of the nurse must be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice registered
"hypertension," and determines which specific anti- nurse with prescriptive authority in a role and population focus appropriate for
hypertensive medication (including dose, route, and the patients being treated
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.
Revisions to the NPA can only occur through bills passed by the Texas Legislature
The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are providing
Nurse Scope of Practice on the board's website outlines direct patient care
that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice
"under supervision." This means that
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a a violation of professional boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
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
A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
that made the physician mad. Which of the following
documents on the BON web site best explains why the
nurse was correct to question a physician's order that the
nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?
Chart audits find the following practice errors committed the nurse must be reported to the BON because of the combination of practice
by a nurse with observed impaired behavior at work: NO errors with possible practice impairment due to substance use or abuse
physician orders for narcotics signed out by the nurse,
and NO documentation that the nurse either administered
or wasted the narcotics. The best decision for the Incident
Based Peer Review Committee to make is that
A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard recognizes that a patient's condition is deteriorating, acts to stabilize the patient,
patients from harm if the nurse and reports the patient's status to the physician
A person with a history of chemical dependency on current sobriety and fitness to practice
controlled substances who desires to obtain or retain a
license to practice nursing may be required to provide
evidence of
A nurse may not be reported to the BON, may not protections for a nurse who requests a peer review determination
have his or her license sanctioned by the BON, and may
not be suspended or terminated from his or her
employment for either appropriately invoking Safe Harbor
or for advising another nurse of their right to invoke Safe
Harbor. These are
, One way the board carries out its mission to protect the ensuring that each nurse is competent to practice safely
public is by
Which of the following situations is an example of a rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for
nurse MAINTAINING appropriate professional progress made in rehabilitation
boundaries between the nurse and the client? A
nurse
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Nurses the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to
Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to
Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice safely replace the tube
for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided
that
Which of the following is an example of the nurse Sharing candy from a patient with other staff and telling them the source of the
maintaining professional boundaries of the nurse-client candy
relationship?
Why does the BON require nurses to disclose that they Nurses diagnosed with these disorders may lack fitness to practice nursing safely
have been diagnosed with, treated for, or hospitalized and may require a period of monitored practice by the BON
with certain mental illnesses?
A nurse whose license has expired may not practice until the license has been renewed
In a nurse-patient relationship, the most vulnerable under anesthesia or sedation.
patients are those who are
Action by a nurse that would constitute unprofessional Failing to repay a guaranteed student loan
conduct according to Board Rule 217.12 Unprofessional
Conduct describes which of the following?
A nurse injects a medication by IV (intravenous) Push the error is subject to reporting because it contributed to the death of a patient
instead of IM (intramuscular) as ordered by the physician.
The patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies as a result of
this medication error. The nurse has worked at the facility
for 15 years and this is his first error. A correct
determination by the Peer Review Committee would be
that
While interacting with the public in a nursing role, each a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse
nurse must wear a clearly legible insignia (such as a name
badge) that identifies the nurse as
When deciding what course of action to follow, the nurse has a duty to always keep the patient safe
A LVN learns that a facility licensing law requires that may not perform the task, as the RN level of licensure is necessary to perform the
a registered nurse always perform a specific task related task
to admission of new patients. The LVN understands that
this means he or she
Which of the following resources on the BON web The continuing competency info sheet
page would assist a nurse in determining his or her
scope of nursing practice?
Terms in this set (149)
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe.
order is
A BON investigator in the enforcement division the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true.
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
When the BON considers imposing disciplinary action, it acting in the best interest of clients
is most concerned with the nurse consistently
A nurse quits his job, and submits a written notice at the false. Quitting a job at the end of a shift is not considered "patient abandonment"
end of his shift, telling his supervisor that he will not by the BON and is not grounds for reporting to, or action by, the BON.
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
Which of the following would indicate that an applicant the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a
for licensure is likely to possess the good violation of the Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule
professional character necessary to hold a nursing
license in Texas?
Which of the following statements correctly reflects Safe Harbor must be invoked prior to engaging in the assignment or at any time
Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe Harbor Peer the assignment changes as long as the nurse believes it places patients at risk of
Review? harm
,The identity of a person submitting a complaint against a throughout the entire investigation process
nurse to the BON is kept confidential
A nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of the nurse must be authorized by the BON as an advanced practice registered
"hypertension," and determines which specific anti- nurse with prescriptive authority in a role and population focus appropriate for
hypertensive medication (including dose, route, and the patients being treated
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.
Revisions to the NPA can only occur through bills passed by the Texas Legislature
The Position Statement 15.27 The Licensed Vocational the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are providing
Nurse Scope of Practice on the board's website outlines direct patient care
that LVNs have a "directed" scope of practice
"under supervision." This means that
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a a violation of professional boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
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
A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
that made the physician mad. Which of the following
documents on the BON web site best explains why the
nurse was correct to question a physician's order that the
nurse believed could be harmful to a patient?
Chart audits find the following practice errors committed the nurse must be reported to the BON because of the combination of practice
by a nurse with observed impaired behavior at work: NO errors with possible practice impairment due to substance use or abuse
physician orders for narcotics signed out by the nurse,
and NO documentation that the nurse either administered
or wasted the narcotics. The best decision for the Incident
Based Peer Review Committee to make is that
A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard recognizes that a patient's condition is deteriorating, acts to stabilize the patient,
patients from harm if the nurse and reports the patient's status to the physician
A person with a history of chemical dependency on current sobriety and fitness to practice
controlled substances who desires to obtain or retain a
license to practice nursing may be required to provide
evidence of
A nurse may not be reported to the BON, may not protections for a nurse who requests a peer review determination
have his or her license sanctioned by the BON, and may
not be suspended or terminated from his or her
employment for either appropriately invoking Safe Harbor
or for advising another nurse of their right to invoke Safe
Harbor. These are
, One way the board carries out its mission to protect the ensuring that each nurse is competent to practice safely
public is by
Which of the following situations is an example of a rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for
nurse MAINTAINING appropriate professional progress made in rehabilitation
boundaries between the nurse and the client? A
nurse
According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Nurses the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to
Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed replace the tube, and the nurse has completed specific competency training to
Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice safely replace the tube
for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided
that
Which of the following is an example of the nurse Sharing candy from a patient with other staff and telling them the source of the
maintaining professional boundaries of the nurse-client candy
relationship?
Why does the BON require nurses to disclose that they Nurses diagnosed with these disorders may lack fitness to practice nursing safely
have been diagnosed with, treated for, or hospitalized and may require a period of monitored practice by the BON
with certain mental illnesses?
A nurse whose license has expired may not practice until the license has been renewed
In a nurse-patient relationship, the most vulnerable under anesthesia or sedation.
patients are those who are
Action by a nurse that would constitute unprofessional Failing to repay a guaranteed student loan
conduct according to Board Rule 217.12 Unprofessional
Conduct describes which of the following?
A nurse injects a medication by IV (intravenous) Push the error is subject to reporting because it contributed to the death of a patient
instead of IM (intramuscular) as ordered by the physician.
The patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies as a result of
this medication error. The nurse has worked at the facility
for 15 years and this is his first error. A correct
determination by the Peer Review Committee would be
that
While interacting with the public in a nursing role, each a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse
nurse must wear a clearly legible insignia (such as a name
badge) that identifies the nurse as
When deciding what course of action to follow, the nurse has a duty to always keep the patient safe
A LVN learns that a facility licensing law requires that may not perform the task, as the RN level of licensure is necessary to perform the
a registered nurse always perform a specific task related task
to admission of new patients. The LVN understands that
this means he or she
Which of the following resources on the BON web The continuing competency info sheet
page would assist a nurse in determining his or her
scope of nursing practice?
