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NURSING RNSG 2221/Jurisprudence BON study guide A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is (ANS- fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe. A BON investigator in the enfo... rcement 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 (ANS- 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 (ANS- 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 (ANS- 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? (ANS- 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? (ANS- 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 (ANS- 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. (ANS- 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 (ANS- bills passed by the Texas Legislature [Show More]
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