TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2024-
2025 ACTUAL EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Terms in this set (80)
Jurisprudence The science or philosophy of law
- Constitutional Law
Federal
State
- Statutory Law
Sources of Law
Federal
State
- Common Law
- Administrative Law
Federal or state government is attempting to deprive an
Criminal Law individual of life or liberty for something the law
considers an offense against society in general.
Seeks to resolve disputes between private parties, which
Civil Law
often results in the payment of money.
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Different Burden of Proof
A preponderance of the evidence
A civil wrong that causes someone else to suffer loss or
Tort Law harm resulting in legal liability for the person who
commits the tortious act.
Negligence committed by a person in his or her
professional capacity is malpractice. Also known as
professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or
Malpractice
nurse fails to do that which a reasonable, prudent doctor
or nurse would do under the same or similar
circumstances, or does that which a reasonable or
prudent doctor or nurse would not do under the same
or similar circumstances.
Duty - the existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a
patient, to conform to a recognized standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of
Elements of a Nursing
care
Malpractice Lawsuit
Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused
by the nurse's act or omission
Intentionally placing another in apprehension or fear that
Intentional Tort: Assault
they will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
Intentional contact that is harmful or offensive, or
Intentional Tort: Battery
creating the apprehension that such contact is imminent.
Intentional Tort: False Willful detention without consent and without authority
Imprisonment of law.
, A communication that tends to hold the plaintiff up to
Quasi-Intentional Tort: hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to be
Defamation shunned or avoided.
Tarnishing the reputation of someone.
The practice of nursing is a right granted by a state to
protect those who need nursing care. The guidelines of
the NPA and its rules provide safe parameters within
which to work, as well as protect patients from
unprofessional and unsafe nursing practice. The act is a
dynamic document that evolves and is updated or
amended as changes in scope of practice occur.
All states and territories have enacted a NPA
Nurse Practice Act
Generally, NPAs include:
Authority, power and composition of a board of nursing
Education program standards
Standards and scope of nursing practice
Types of titles and licenses
Requirements for licensure
Grounds for disciplinary action, other violations and
possible remedies
The NPA itself is insufficient to provide the necessary
guidance for the nursing profession, therefore, each NPA
establishes a board of nursing (BON) that has the
authority to develop administrative rules or regulations
to clarify or make the law more specific. Rules and
Rules & Regulations
regulations must be consistent with the NPA and cannot
go beyond it. These rules and regulations undergo a
process of public review before enactment. Once
enacted, rules and regulations have the full force and
effect of law.
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