The most common reason that nurses are disciplined by the state board of nursing is
a. making medication errors.
b. following unsafe nursing practice.
c. practicing while impaired.
d. abandoning patients.
ANS: C
A
Medication errors are not the most common cause of nurses having their licenses suspended.
B
Unsafe nursing practice is a reason to have a license suspended but not the most common reason.
C
The most common reason that the state board suspends a nurse's license is for practicing while impaired.
D
Abandoning patients is not the most common reason for suspending nursing licenses.
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