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A nurse wants help to lobby the Texas Legislature in favor of a bill that will help staff nurses. The nurse should contact his or her nursing professional organization. A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is A. fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe. B. likely to detr...
-A nurse wants help to lobby the Texas Legislature in favor of a bill that will help staff
nurses. The nurse should
contact his or her nursing professional organization.
-A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is
A. fulfilling a duty to k eep the patient safe.
B. lik ely to detract from a collegial nurse-physician relationship.
C. engaging in action that is the duty of the pharmacist.
D. not fulfilling nursing task s with other patients.
-When deciding what course of action to follow, the nurse
has a duty to always k eep the patient safe.
-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).
-An advanced practice registered nurse in an outpatient clinic could delegate which of
the following tasks to an unlicensed clinical staff member?
ANSWER
A. Administering intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SQ) injections other than insulin.
B. Calling in prescription refills of a PRN pain medication for which no refills have been authorized.
C. Reviewing routine laboratory results and calling the patient to tell the patient what the results mean.
D. Cleansing and dressing a minor leg wound in accordance with step-by-step instructions.
-If a nurse borrows money from an elderly client to help pay personal bills, this act
would be
ANSWER
A. physical abuse of the patient.
B. a violation of professional boundaries.
C. emotional abuse of the patient.
D. a violation of Scope of Practice.
,-An Incident-Based Nursing Peer Review Committee
,ANSWER
A. must make decisions about whether or not a nurse's employment should be terminated, and
whether or not the nurse will be paid for accrued vacation time.
B. may include the nurse's supervisor, charge nurse, and other management-level nurses who
have administrative authority over the nurse.
C. can prohibit the nurse from calling witnesses or asking questions during the hearing.
D. must adhere to due process requirements for the nurse, unless the nurse has already been
reported to the board and the committee is only reviewing the possible impact of external factors
on the error.
-One of the ways the BON carries out its mission is by
ANSWER
A. starting nursing schools.
B. projecting the needs for nurse aides in the state.
C. approving nursing educational programs.
D. regulating work settings for nurses.
-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?
ANSWER
A. The nurse must agree to accept the assignment as there is no valid reason to ever refuse an
assignment.
B. The nurse must go home immediately, as her duty to any of the patient(s) starts only after tak ing
report.
C. 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).
D. The nurse must fax the form to the BON so that the meeting can be scheduled within two week s.
, 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
ANSWER
A. had any alcohol within the last five years.
B. been under the influence of any alcohol or other illegal substance for the last five years.
C. been addicted to or treated for the use of alcohol or any other drug in the last five years.
D. been in the hospital for any type of surgery within the last five years.
In Texas, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) may delegate which of the
following to unlicensed assistive personnel?
ANSWER
A. APRNs can delegate anything a physician would delegate, as APRNs are educated to engage in some
aspects of medical diagnosis and medical management.
B. Medical diagnosis and nursing assessment in compliance with BON Rules 224 and 225 on RN
delegation.
C. Advanced practice sk ills that the APRN learned in his or her advanced practice nursing program of
study.
D. Activities of daily living, health maintenance activities, and nursing task s in compliance with BON
Rules 224 and 225 on RN Delegation.
Which of the following situations is an example of a nurse MAINTAINING appropriate
professional boundaries between the nurse and the client? A nurse
ANSWER
A. rewards a patient with a small stuffed mascot of his favorite football team for progress made in
rehabilitation.
B. responds less frequently to a demanding patient's call light.
C. shares personal information regarding her recent bank ruptcy because the patient seems genuinely
interested.
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