RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 452 of 2368

A nurse departs from minimal standards of acceptable practice, but the client is not hurt. Which statement about disciplinary action by the board of nursing is correct?

  1. Discipline is not possible because the client was not actually injured by it.
  2. Discipline is possible because actual injury to the client need not be established.
  3. Discipline occurs only after a client files a formal complaint with the board.
  4. Discipline is limited to a verbal warning when no client harm has occurred.
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Correct answer: Discipline is possible because actual injury to the client need not be established.

Unsafe practice can be disciplined even without harm. Penalties range from a reprimand to revocation of the license.

Source: Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Legal/Ethical: Nurse Practice Act: Rules of Conduct. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026