Texas BON study guide
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer acting in the best interest of clients
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 - Answer 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? - Answer
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? - Answer 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 - Answer throughout the entire investigation process
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. - Answer 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
, Revisions to the NPA can only occur through - Answer bills passed by the Texas
Legislature
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 - Answer the LVN must have a registered nurse present
at all times while they are providing direct patient care
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a 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 - Answer a violation of
professional boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order 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? - Answer Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
Chart audits find the following practice errors committed by a nurse with observed
impaired behavior at work: NO 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 - Answer
the nurse must be reported to the BON because of the combination of practice errors
with possible practice impairment due to substance use or abuse
A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard patients from harm if the nurse -
Answer recognizes that a patient's condition is deteriorating, acts to stabilize the patient,
and reports the patient's status to the physician
A person with a history of chemical dependency on controlled substances who desires
to obtain or retain a license to practice nursing may be required to provide evidence of -
Answer current sobriety and fitness to practice
A nurse may not be reported to the BON, may not 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 - Answer protections for a nurse who requests a peer
review determination
One way the board carries out its mission to protect the public is by - Answer ensuring
that each nurse is competent to practice safely
Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse MAINTAINING appropriate
professional boundaries between the nurse and the client? A nurse - Answer rewards a
patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress made in
rehabilitation
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer acting in the best interest of clients
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 - Answer 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? - Answer
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? - Answer 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 - Answer throughout the entire investigation process
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. - Answer 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
, Revisions to the NPA can only occur through - Answer bills passed by the Texas
Legislature
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 - Answer the LVN must have a registered nurse present
at all times while they are providing direct patient care
A nurse providing nursing services to a young child in a 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 - Answer a violation of
professional boundaries of the nurse-client relationship
A nurse is counseled for questioning a physician's order 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? - Answer Position Statement 15.14 Duty of a Nurse in Any Setting
Chart audits find the following practice errors committed by a nurse with observed
impaired behavior at work: NO 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 - Answer
the nurse must be reported to the BON because of the combination of practice errors
with possible practice impairment due to substance use or abuse
A nurse would be fulfilling his or her duty to safeguard patients from harm if the nurse -
Answer recognizes that a patient's condition is deteriorating, acts to stabilize the patient,
and reports the patient's status to the physician
A person with a history of chemical dependency on controlled substances who desires
to obtain or retain a license to practice nursing may be required to provide evidence of -
Answer current sobriety and fitness to practice
A nurse may not be reported to the BON, may not 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 - Answer protections for a nurse who requests a peer
review determination
One way the board carries out its mission to protect the public is by - Answer ensuring
that each nurse is competent to practice safely
Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse MAINTAINING appropriate
professional boundaries between the nurse and the client? A nurse - Answer rewards a
patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress made in
rehabilitation
