Texas BON study guide 2022 with complete solution
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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.
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
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
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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.
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
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
