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Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas Nurses: Practice Tests and Key Concepts, Exams of Nursing

A series of practice questions and answers related to nursing jurisprudence and ethics in texas. It covers key concepts such as the scope of practice for licensed vocational nurses (lvns), the role of the texas board of nursing (bon), and the safe harbor rule. Designed to help nurses prepare for licensing exams and understand their legal and ethical responsibilities.

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2024/2025

Available from 04/16/2025

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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 prac least telephonically available, ce of nursing by a lyn? raclicing in any selling wilhout an appropriate practice supervisor who is al the BON differs from nursing and healthcare specialty ociations since the BON | ANSB Protects and promoles the wellare of the people of Texas the functions of the bon include — ANS-1 practice of nurses in Texas to ensure the sgulating the education, licensure, and afety of the public. when a stalf nurse atlempts lo invoke sale harbor, more nurses are [loaled lo the unil 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 it is no longer valid because we fixed the problem.” docs this statement accuralely reflect the safe harbor rule? - ANS-* es. 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 BANGS holds a license as required by the NPA. according to the standards of nursing practice, board rule 217.11, Ivns have a "directed" scope of practice. of the following categories of providers, which of the ee supervisor for the lvn? SASSErry following is an appropriate nursing prez a bon inyestigator 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 “undcliverable 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 SANSSine case proceed and the board's charges be deemed to be true. which of the Jollowing aclions by a nurse is not considered “conduct subject to reporting" to cither a peer review committee or to the bon? — ANS-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 aller the unlicensed caretaker quil 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 ? ASS depends. The nurse may be protected, but only if the nurse can prove that the client aclion for reporting the above incident to the appropriate authorilies was in an unsafe situation, a nurse believes that she lacks the basic knowledge and skills neces sary LO Carry OuL 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 gnment? DANSE The nurse must collaborate with the supervisor in an attempt to determine an alternate assignment that will not violate the nurse when refusing ana nurse's duty to the patient (s), according lo rule 217.12(1), unprofessional conduct, one example of an unsale practice includes failing to BANGS nanage 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? BANSE Nurses diagnosed initial nursing license until five ycars after being released from community supervision or parole, a nurse who commits an crror that is a minor incident BANGS ccd not be reported to the BON unles financial harm to the client, s the nurse's conduct created a significant risk of physical. emotional, or an advanced practice registered nurse in an outpatient clinic could delegate which of the following tasks to an unlicensed clinical staff member? BANSEcloansing and dressing a minor leg wound in accordance with step-by-step instructions, a nurse had his license revoked by the bon in hawaii. when the nurse moves to texas and applies for a nursing license in texas, the most likely result will be that SSS the nurse may not be able to obtain licensure in Texas until he addresses the conduct that caused his license to be revoked, when a nurse commits a crime outside of the workplace, the bon's concern relates to whether the nurse may BARSBine nurse may perform the same act in the workplace, when making nursing assignments to other lyns and rns, the board rule 217,11 standards of nursing practice, requires the nurse in a supervisory position to take into consideration all of the following except: SANSSin: physical and emotional ability of cach licensed nurse. the board has adopted disciplinary sanction policies regarding all of the following sept BANGS c uarantecd student loan e a nurse whose license has expired SASS nay not practice until the license has been renewed, according to nursing practice frequently asked questions (faqs) on the bon web page, a lyn whose duties include being on-call to triage patient concerns telephonically would be BANS exceeding his or her scope of practice UNLESS a registered nurse is on-call and telephonically available to "back up" the LYN, and the RN is ultimately responsible for the dec made by the LYN. board rule 217.11, standards of nursing practice, requires the nurse to “implement Bp 1 FE measures to prevent exposure to infectious pathogens and communicable conditions.” this is a standard that - ANS-S tandards Applicable to All Nurses. All vocational nurses, registered nurses and registered nurses with advanced practice a nurse is terminated and reported to the bon for committing repeated practice errors. as required in the npa, lhe eno also sends the case to the incident based peer review (ibpr) committee because: DANSE the: IBPR Committee is required to review external ¢ errors and to report to the facility's Patient Safety factors surrounding the prac Committee as appropriate. if a nurse borrows moncy from an elderly client to help pay personal bills, this act would be — ANS~a violation of professional boundaries. a nurse fears that administration of a medication as ordered would place a patient at risk of harm, the nurse would fulfill his duty to the patient if the nurse — ANS- informs the physi ian of his concern and requests clarification of the order, nurses often ask the board about what it means to abandon their patients, though the board docs not use this term in the rules, what specific portion of board rule 217,12, unprofessional conduct, provides directions for the nurse regarding job abandonment and conduct that may also be board-reportable? BANGS aragraph (12) a nurse assesses a patient, makes a medical diagnosis of "hypertension," and determines which specific antichypertensive medication (including dose. route, and frequency) is appropriate for this patient. the nurse then writes a prescription for an anlithypertensive medication and instructs the patient to have it filled at a pharmacy of her choice, SUMNSBthe 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 palients being treated a DON terminates a nurse's employment after the nurse reports unsafe conditions to the facility's licensing entity, whistleblower protection would apply to the nurse | ANS the accusations were made in good faith. ' chart audits find the following practice crrors 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 SANS 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 pending the results of the licensing examination, the gn or gyn must — ANS- Temporary Authorization to Practice, mandates that the new graduate who has been authorized to practice as either a GYN or GN pending the results of the licensing examination must work under the dircet supervision of a licensed nurse. the purpose of the position statements, guidelines and other documents in the nursing practice seclion of the bon webpage is to guide nurses in DANSE aking decisions related to their paticnt care assignments. the board's standards of nursing practice. board rule 217.11 requires advanced practice regislered nurses = ANS- in considering whether a criminal offense renders an individual ineligible for licensure or renewal of licensure, factors the board must consider include all of the following except = ANS- when deciding what course of action to follow, the nurse ANSE has a duty to always keep the patient safe conduct by a nurse thal is “xcept: — ANS sonduct that constitutes a single minor incident in compliance with Board Rule 217.16, Minor Incidents. subject lo reporting to the bon includes all of the [ollowing