TEXAS NURSE PRACTICE
ACT AND NURSE
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM/12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A+)
define nurse jurisprudence according to the Texas
BON - =Jurisprudence is the science or
philosophy of law. The Texas Nurse Practice Act
and the Texas Board of Nursing Rules and
Regulations Relating to Nurse Education,
Licensure, and Practice are the laws that govern
the practice of nursing practice in Texas. Your
nursing practice is directly affected by your ability
to make informed decision within the parameters
of these laws. You need to know how the rules
apply to you, and then apply them in your nursing
practice.
-state the reason new nurses must take and pass
the nurse jurisprudence exam to receive their
license to practice professional nursing in Texas -
=BON staff have heard nurses who were
disciplined by the board proclaim "If only i had
known and understood about my 'duty to the
patient' under the NPA and board rules I would
have not gotten into trouble with the BON"
, -identify several topics covered on the nurse
jurisprudence exam - =-licensure and regulation
-ethics
-practice
-peer reviews
-disciplinary action
make and accept assignments
-nurses must take into consideration the staff
person's:
educational preparation,
experience,
knowledge and
physical and emotional ability
-explore implications for practice from rule 217.11
standards of nursing practice from the Texas
Nurse Practice Act - =Rule 217.11 is the
foundation for all other standards:
" ...maintain a safe environment for clients and
others"
*This standard supersedes any physician order,
facility policy, or administrative directive
-explore conditions under which the nurse's duty
to a patient begins - =You understand the
minimum standards of care once you receive your
nursing license
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