TEXAS BON (BOARD OF NURSING) STUDY GUIDE
JURISPRUDENCE 2024 ACTUAL EXAM WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is - correct
answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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? - correct answers ✅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? - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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. - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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? - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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
JURISPRUDENCE 2024 ACTUAL EXAM WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is - correct
answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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? - correct answers ✅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? - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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. - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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? - correct answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅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
