WGU D455 TEXAS BON STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe. - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse who
contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true. - CORRECT
ANSWER 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
acting in the best interest of clients - CORRECT ANSWER When the BON considers
imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned with the nurse consistently
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER 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
the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a
violation of the Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule - CORRECT ANSWER 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?
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 - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements correctly reflects
Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe Harbor Peer Review?
throughout the entire investigation process - CORRECT ANSWER The identity of a
person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential
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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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.
bills passed by the Texas Legislature - CORRECT ANSWER Revisions to the NPA can
only occur through
the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are providing
direct patient care - CORRECT ANSWER 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
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe. - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse who
contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
the case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true. - CORRECT
ANSWER 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
acting in the best interest of clients - CORRECT ANSWER When the BON considers
imposing disciplinary action, it is most concerned with the nurse consistently
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER 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
the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that he/she has not committed a
violation of the Nursing Practice Act or a Board rule - CORRECT ANSWER 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?
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 - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following statements correctly reflects
Board Rule 217.20 regarding the Safe Harbor Peer Review?
throughout the entire investigation process - CORRECT ANSWER The identity of a
person submitting a complaint against a nurse to the BON is kept confidential
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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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.
bills passed by the Texas Legislature - CORRECT ANSWER Revisions to the NPA can
only occur through
the LVN must have a registered nurse present at all times while they are providing
direct patient care - CORRECT ANSWER 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
