Trends Test 1
33. What percentage of nurses in Texas are actually reported to the board?
3%
10. Which of the following is the best example of accountability? a. Knowing the rationale for why you are doing what you do b. Accurate and reliable documentation c. Being trustworthy d. Maintain a zone of helpfulness
A
18. Based on Rule 224, in order to provide safe nursing care to the patient and to meet BON expectations of standards of professional nursing care, there are two aspects to safe delegation. Which are the two aspects? a. the initial delegation and supervision b. ensure competency of person delegating to, document the delegation, check every aspect that was delegated c. proper communication and boundary setting d. consent from person delegating to, oversight, documentation
A
22. The 6 step model on the BON website is helpful to determine which of the following; a. scope of practice b. zone of helpfulness c. red flag rules d. potential boundary violations
A
23. What is one purpose of Safe Harbor Peer Review? a. To protect a nurse from Board sanctions while he or she proceeds to work a shift with less than optimal staffing. b. To protect a nurse from unfair reporting habits of co workers c. To provide a nurse from potential law suits. d. To protect a nurse from begin fired when asking for a raise.
A
28. If you get a new, critical admission in the 10th hour of your 12 hour shift, which of the following statements is true as to filing Safe Harbor? a. You can file Safe Harbor as the new admit is the equivalent of a new assignment and either the Comprehensive or the Quick Form may be used b. It is too late to file Safe Harbor, as Safe Harbor must be filed at the beginning of a shift and you should have anticipated the possibility of a new admission c. You can file Safe Harbor, but it must be filed on the Comprehensive Form, since your shift is almost over
A
35. Which of the following practice sites most likely would be an allowed practice-site for the Nurse who is placed in the "Warning" category of discipline? a. Acute care facility/hospital b. Hospice c. Temporary Staffing Agency d. Home Health Agency
A
d. Conscientious approach 32. Which of the following is authorized in the rules and regulations as grounds for BON disciplinary action? a. Fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice professional nursing or vocational nursing b. Reporting a nurse for failing to conform to the minimum standards of practice c. Making a medication error that meets the criteria for a minor incident
A
17. Ambulation of a patient in the hallway by a tech is an example of a task that is a. in the gray area [discretionary] and needs supervision b. usually reasonable to delegate and needs supervision c. usually reasonable to delegate, but does not need supervision
B
24. What is one purpose of incident based peer review? a. To make an example of hospitals with the highest incident errors. b. To determine if a nurse's conduct requires a report to the Board. c. To single out bad nurses and remove them from practice.
B
25. What is the implication of Mandatory Reporting for a nurse who observes unsafe practice of another nurse? a. If the observing nurse does not report, the employer can suspend her/him for 3 days b. If the observing nurse does not report, the BON can discipline her/his license c. If the observing nurse reports, the employer can discipline her/him for unprofessional conduct
B
26. You sit on your hospital's PRC. You are overheard discussing the facts of a Peer Review meeting with your best friend (who is not on the PRC). You are in BIG trouble now! Why? a. You violated the Minor Incident protections b. You violated the reported nurse's right of confidentiality c. You violated Mandatory reporting requirement d. You violated the reported nurse's right of an open forum
B
27. You sit on your hospital's Peer Review Committee. You are overheard discussing the facts of a Peer Review meeting with your best friend (who is not on the PRC). The Peer Review Statutes and BON Rules give a reported nurse the right to proceed against you in what forum? a. You can report the nurse to the peer review committee. b. Criminal suit in a court of law c. Grievance complaint at your employer's facility
B
29. Who has the responsibility for providing the RN who is invoking Safe Harbor with the Safe Harbor form? a. charge nurse b. nurse invoking safe harbor c. both a and b
B
5. Which of the following statements are true? a. Nurses must obtain 20 CE hours during the 1st 2 years after they graduate b. CPR does not count as part of the 20 required hours of continuing nursing education (this is required, so it doesn't count as CE) c. Nurses must submit all 20 CE hours to the board each time they renew their license (you don't submit these to board) d. Only education programs provided by the BON count toward the 20 required hours
B
6. With the multi-state compact, the use of a nursing license is analogous to a a. Social security card b. Divers license c. Liability insurance d. Specialty certification
B
9. Nurses are the most trusted profession in the majority of Gallup pole results True or false
True
8. Which convictions need not be disclosed to the Board when applying for or renewing a license? a. Deferred adjudications b. Parking violations c. Probated sentences d. Domestic violence
B
7. According to rule 217.12 (6)(d), boundary violations that may be considered exploitive behavior include all but which of the following? a. Sexual behavior b. Emotional behavior c. Financial behavior d. Fraudulent behavior obtaining your nurses' license
D
34. What are the categories of Board discipline in increasing order of severity
remedial education, a warning, a reprimand, a suspension, and revocation.
16. Which standard of practice does NOT apply to all nurses? a. Knowledge of and ability to conform to Board rules b. Ability to delegate tasks c. Advocate for patient safety
B
15. Who cannot supervise the practice of an LVN? a. RN b. LVN with more than 10 years of experience c. Physician in private practice
B
14. Telling a patient secrets is not a good idea for several reasons. How does it relate to Board rules and regulations. a. Failing to cooperate with an investigation b. It might be misinterpreted as soliciting a fee. c. It is a red flag which might lead to a professional boundary violation? d. Other colleagues may see you as not being a team player
C
19. If a nurse defaults on a student loan, which of the following statements is most accurate? a. The BON will not be involved, as this is a personal, financial issue in the nurse's life and has nothing to do with safe patient care b. None, this is not a Board issue as it has nothing to do with safe patient care c. The BON will consider this an example of Unprofessional Conduct, as set forth in Rule 217.12, and may take action against the nurse's license
C
20. When a Charge Nurse is making an assignment, whose duty is it to assure an assignment is commensurate with the Assignee-RNs education and experience, according to Rule 217.11? a. charge nurse making the assignment b. assignee nurse accepting the assignment c. both a and b d. neither, it is the directors responsibility
C
30. One of the basic elements of Peer Review in Texas is that there is confidential reporting. This means the nurse who is making a report/complaint against another nurse __________________. a. can call the Board and leave an anonymous message of the complaint b. will not have his/her identity revealed by the Board to the peer review committee c. will not have his/her identity revealed to the reported nurse
C
11. Which is these is more important than a nurses duty to the patient? a. Hospital policy so you wont lose your job. b. physicians orders c. the needs of the nurse d. None of the above
D
12. Which of the following relates to good professional character? a. Ability to think and act rationally b. Ability to distinguish right from wrong c. Keep promises and honor obligations d. All of the above
D
13. The zone of helpfulness relates to which of the following? a. Keep promises and honor obligations b. Promptly and fully self disclose facts, errors, events, circumstances and omissions. c. Ability to Think and act rationally d. Professional behavior that is neither under involved or over involved establishing professional boundaries with patients e. The six step model
D
1. Part of the mission of the Texas Board of Nursing is to protect nurses from unfair employment practice. True or false
False
21. All New nurses must be supervised for 6 months. a. True b. FalsE
False
36. Only incidents that happen while a nurse is on duty can be investigated by the BON. a. True b. False
False
4. When you apply for or renew your license you only have to disclose criminal convictions
a. False b. Deferred adjudication, anything that hasn't been expunged,
2. The Board of Nursing can lobby the Texas Legislature to enact laws that help in their profession True or false
a. False b. TNA or individuals can lobby
38. How many members are on the Board? How do Board members get to be on the Board? What professions are represented on the Board?
a. Governor appoints you, 13
37. Almost all RN's who are disciplined by the BON must take a course in.......
a. Jurisprudence
3. According to the board of nursing rules and regulations for licensure and practice, what information must be on our nursing badge? Select all that apply
a. Name & credentials
31. What are the 4 criteria in determining if an incident in minor?
creates a significant risk of physical, emotional, or financial harm to the patient, indicates a lack of a conscientious approach, indicates the nurse lacks knowledge or competencies, that can not be easily remidied, or indicates a pattern of multiple minor incidents
