NJE Test Exam Questions with Approved Solutions

which of the following activities would violate a provision of the npa and board rule 217.11(2), standards of nursing practice, relating to the practice of nursing by a lvn? - Practicing in any setting without an appropriate practice supervisor who is at least telephonically available. the BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty associations since the BON - Protects and promotes the welfare of the people of Texas the functions of the bon include - regulating the education, licensure, and practice of nurses in Texas to ensure the safety of the public. when a staff nurse attempts to invoke safe harbor, more nurses are floated to the unit to provide adequate staffing. the supervisor then tells the nurse "you must withdraw your request for safe harbor. it is no longer valid because we fixed the problem." does this statement accurately reflect the safe harbor rule? - Yes, the above statement accurately reflects the Safe Habor rule. a person may not practice or offer to practice professional or vocational nursing in texas unless the person - holds a license as required by the NPA. according to the standards of nursing practice, board rule 217.11, lvns have a "directed" scope of practice. of the following categories of providers, which of the following is an appropriate nursing practice supervisor for the lvn? - Physician 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. which of the following actions by a nurse is not considered "conduct subject to reporting" to either a peer review committee or to the bon? - A nurse who clocks in ten minutes late for his or her shift on a routine basis. a nurse finds an elderly woman helpless and alone after the unlicensed caretaker quit without notifying the agency. the nurse is then fired for reporting the caretaker for possible abuse and neglect. does the nurse have protection from negative employment action for reporting the above incident to the appropriate authorities? - It depends. The nurse may be protected, but only if the nurse can prove that the client was in an unsafe situation. a nurse believes that she lacks the basic knowledge and skills necessary to carry out her initial patient assignment. the nurse invokes safe harbor and brings her quick request for safe harbor form to her supervisor. what other action is required by the nurse when refusing an assignment? - The nurse must collaborate with the supervisor in an attempt to determine an alternate assignment that will not violate the nurse's duty to the patient(s). according to rule 217.12(1), unprofessional conduct, one example of an unsafe practice includes failing to - manage client records properly. why does the bon require nurses to disclose that they have been diagnosed with, treated for, or hospitalized with certain mental illnesses? - Nurses diagnosed with these disorders may lack fitness to practice nursing safely and may require a period of monitored practice by the BON according to board rule 213.29, criteria and procedure regarding intemperate use and lack of fitness in eligibility and disciplinary matters, a person desiring to obtain or retain his or her nursing license must provide a sworn certificate to the board that he or she has not - been under the influence of any alcohol or other illegal substance for the last five years. in order for a nurse to appropriately carry out his or her "duty to the patient," the nurse must - consistently act in the best interest of every patient under the nurse's care. a nurse was reported to the bon by two different employers regarding multiple practice errors.