Take the Test

1. Which statement is true about the Texas Board of Nursing?

• a. The Board oversees and enforces safe nursing practice.
• b. The Board has no legal authority under the Texas Nursing Practice Act.
• c. The Board is exempt from regulating certified nursing assistants.
• d. The Board is funded by taxpayer dollars.

2. Which action should an LVN take to comply with Texas law governing scope of vocational nurse practice?

• a. Take responsibility for the nursing care plan for a newly admitted patient.
• b. Report changes in patient condition to the RN supervisor.
• c. Refuse working under the supervision of a podiatrist.
• d. Perform an independent patient assessment upon admission.

3. Which statement correctly describes the RN’s authority when working with an LVN on the medical-surgical floor of a hospital?

• a. The RN may rely on the LVN’s comprehensive head-to-toe assessment to make a nursing diagnosis.
• b. The RN may allow the LVN to solely supervise an unlicensed assistive personnel.
• c. The RN may delegate the administration of oral medications to the LVN.
• d. The RN may allow the LVN to develop the nursing care plan for a new patient.

4. Which task is unlawful for an RN to delegate to unlicensed personnel?

• a. Physical assessment of a patient’s wound
• b. Taking the vital signs of a patient with mental illness
• c. Bathing a recently deceased patient
• d. Toileting a frail, older adult patient

5. Which question is absent from the Texas Scope of Practice Decision-Making Model for implementing professional nursing judgment?

• a. “Are you prepared to accept the consequences of your actions?”
• b. “Do you possess the required knowledge and have you demonstrated the competency required to carry out this activity safely?”
• c. “Is the act supported by nursing research?”
• d. “Is the act recommended by the charge nurse?”

6. Which statement is true if a staff nurse and nursing supervisor agree to enter a false licensure renewal date even though the nurse has not completed the required continuing education (CE) hours by that date?

• a. The staff nurse will need to fulfill CE requirements only if audited by the Texas Board of Nursing.
• b. Both the supervisor and the staff nurse’s actions are grounds for disciplinary action.
• c. The staff nurse does not need to fulfill CE requirements if they have a good reason for not doing so.
• d. The actions of the nurse and the supervisor are objectionable but not violations of Texas law.

7. Which purpose is fulfilled by a code of ethics?

• a. Describe a profession’s scope and standards of practice
• b. Set forth standards of behavior for a profession
• c. Exist as a legal statute governing a profession
• d. Substitute for a state’s professional practice act

8. Which action maintains professional boundaries when a nurse is complimented by a patient for care provided?

• a. Stating to a patient, “You are very kind. Thank you for the compliment.”
• b. Spending more time with and giving extra care to a complimentary patient
• c. Requesting on their next shift to be reassigned to a “favorite” patient
• d. Asking a patient to meet for a lunch date post discharge