Take the Test

1. In which situation should a nurse practicing in Ohio apply the Ohio Board of Nursing Scope of Practice Decision-Making Model?

• a. The nurse is deciding whether to ask a nursing assistant to stock a patient’s room with incontinence supplies.
• b. A patient’s family member asks the nurse for a print out of the patient’s lab results.
• c. The new nurse has been floated from their regular med-surg floor to a telemetry floor and assigned to a patient on a cardiac drip.
• d. The nurse receives a patient from PACU who has an infiltrated IV.

2. Which statement describes the primary difference between the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) and the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA)?

• a. The ONA works to ensure safe nursing practice, whereas the OBN does not.
• b. The OBN is involved in promoting the education of nurses, whereas the ONA is not.
• c. The ONA is concerned with the health of the general public, whereas the OBN is not.
• d. The OBN has legal authority, whereas the ONA does not.

3. Which action should an RN take after deciding to withhold a prescribed medication since it is known to be harmful to the patient?

• a. Notify the patient of the risk of taking the drug
• b. Notify the licensed practitioner of the decision not to administer the drug
• c. Advise the facility administrator of the decision not to administer the drug
• d. Document withholding the drug but exclude the reason for withholding it

4. In which scenario is an LPN permitted to disclose identifiable patient information?

• a. When the patient has given written consent
• b. To close friends who phone in asking about the patient
• c. If the patient’s physician authorizes the nurse to do so
• d. To staff members from another hospital department who ask about the patient’s condition

5. To which unlicensed person may an Ohio registered nurse delegate the task of administering an over-the-counter enema?

• a. The certified nursing assistant who states they have never administered an enema but they do not mind giving it a try
• b. The certified nursing assistant who has received training on enema administration and has previously demonstrated competency performing the task
• c. The student attending a nursing assistant program who is graduating from the program in a month
• d. The newly hired certified nursing assistant who is orienting to the unit and whose preceptor just went on break

6. According to the rules of the Ohio Administrative Code, which action is completed in the analysis/reporting step of the nursing process?

• a. Delegating the gathering of data to others
• b. Implementing various nursing interventions for the good of the patient
• c. Identifying, organizing, and interpreting relevant data
• d. Evaluating the availability of staff and resources to care for the patient

7. Which action would an LPN perform if following the OAC standards for applying the nursing process?

• a. Identify a nursing diagnosis
• b. Analyze observations from a patient assessment
• c. Provide basic nursing care at the direction of an RN
• d. Interpret a patient’s vital signs measured by a CNA

8. For which action would a nurse licensed in the state of Ohio be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Nursing?

• a. Using illegal drugs when off duty
• b. Engaging in activities that are within one’s scope of practice
• c. Selling or administering drugs for legal and legitimate therapeutic purposes
• d. Delegating tasks to unlicensed personnel