TX NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND
ETHICS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
TheA2purposeA2ofA2NursingA2JurisprudenceA2andA2EthicsA2forA2TexasA2NursesA2isA2toA2inf
ormA2nursesA2about-A2-A2Ans---A2TXA2NurseA2PracticeA2Act
-A2TXA2BoardA2ofA2NursingA2(BON)A2RulesA2
-A2StandardsA2ofA2NursingA2Practice
-A2PrinciplesA2ofA2nursingA2ethicsA2
-A2professionalA2boundariesA2
-A2*satisfyA2theA2TexasA2BONA2requirementA2forA2continuingA2nursingA2education*
JurisprudenceA2-A2Ans--scienceA2orA2philosophyA2ofA2law
nursingA2jurisprudenceA2-A2Ans---
A2philosophyA2thatA2guidesA2theA2LawA2andA2RulesA2governingA2nursingA2inA2TexasA2
-A2actualA2lawsA2andA2rulesA2themselves
TXA2BONA2MissionA2-A2Ans--
protectionA2andA2promotionA2ofA2theA2welfareA2ofA2theA2peopleA2ofA2TexasA2byA2ensuringA2
thatA2eachA2personA2holdingA2aA2licenseA2asA2aA2nurseA2inA2theA2stateA2isA2competentA2toA
2practiceA2safely
NursingA2ethicsA2-A2Ans---
A2centralA2moralA2values,A2duties,A2andA2commitmentsA2ofA2nursesA2inA2theirA2practice
-A2expressedA2inA2theA2CodeA2ofA2EthicsA2forA2Nurses
TexasA2NurseA2PracticeA2ActA2(NPA)A2-A2Ans---
A2ChapterA2301A2ofA2theA2TexasA2OccupationsA2CodeA2(TOC)
-createsA2TXA2BONA2&A2definesA2itsA2responsibilities
TXA2BoardA2ofA2NursingA2(BON)A2regulatesA2nursingA2-A2-A2Ans---A2educationA2
-A2licensureA2
-A2practice
TXA2NPAA2CHA2301A2adressesA2theA2-A2-A2Ans---A2dutiesA2ofA2TXA2BON
-A2requirementsA2forA2licensureA2&A2renewalA2
-
A2practicesA2forA2licensedA2RNsA2(ex:A2supervisionA2ofA2LVNs,A2refusingA2mandatoryA2ove
rtime)A2
-A2reportingA2violationsA2&A2patientA2careA2concernsA2toA2BON
-A2prohibitedA2practicesA2&A2disciplinaryA2actionsA2
-A2enforcementA2&A2penaltiesA2forA2violations
-A2anesthesiaA2inA2outpatientA2settings
, StepsA2forA2newA2gradA2nursesA2whoA2studiedA2inA2USA2toA2getA2theirA2initialA2(lst)A2license
A2inA2TX:A2-A2Ans---A2criminalA2backgroundA2checkA2
-A2submitA2applicationA2&A2feeA2
-A2verifyA2completionA2ofA2approvedA2nursingA2programA2(confermentA2ofA2degree)A2
-A2passA2NCLEXA2
-A2passA2jurisprudenceA2examA2withA2aA2scoreA2ofA275%A2orA2higher
HowA2longA2canA2youA2practiceA2nursingA2withA2aA2temporaryA2license?A2-A2Ans--
120A2days
WhoA2isA2exemptedA2fromA2obtainingA2temporaryA2authorization?A2-A2Ans--
newA2gradsA2whoA2haveA2previouslyA2failedA2theirA2NCLEXA2areA2ineligibleA2forA2temporar
yA2authorizationA2toA2work
StepsA2forA2newA2gradA2nursesA2whoA2graduatedA2fromA2nursingA2programsA2outsideA2ofA
2theA2USA2toA2getA2theirA2initialA2(lst)A2licenseA2inA2TX:A2-A2Ans---
A2criminalA2backgroundA2checkA2
-A2submitA2applicationA2&A2fee
-
A2provideA2transcriptA2fromA2countryA2ofA2educationA2andA2anA2EnglishA2proficiencyA2testA2
acceptableA2toA2theA2Board.
-A2verifyA2completionA2ofA2approvedA2nursingA2programA2(confermentA2ofA2degree)A2
-A2passA2NCLEXA2
-A2passA2jurisprudenceA2examA2withA2aA2scoreA2ofA275%A2orA2higher
accustomizedA2permitA2-A2Ans---
A2applicantA2whoA2meetsA2requiermentsA2mayA2applyA2forA2thisA2permitA2
-A2allowsA2nurseA2toA2practiceA2underA2directA2supervision
LicensureA2byA2EndorsementA2RequirementsA2-A2Ans---
A2graduatedA2fromA2nursingA2programA2
-A2passA2NCLEXA2
-A2passA2jurisprudenceA2examA2withA275%A2orA2higher
-A2ifA2graduatedA2fromA2nursingA2programA2outsideA2ofA2USA2--
>A2verifyA2licenseA2orA2transcriptA2fromA2countryA2ofA2education
A2-A2*mustA2haveA2practicedA2nursingA2withinA2lastA2fourA2years*
A2-A2*mustA2haveA2licenseA2fromA2anotherA2USA2jurisdiction*
A2-A2fileA2aA2completedA2applicationA2&A2paidA2feesA2
A2>A2personalA2IDA2
A2>A2attestationA2thatA2applicantA2meetsA2TXA2requirementsA2&A2hasA2neverA2hadA2discipli
naryA2actionA2takenA2againstA2them
A2>A2fingerprintsA2forA2criminalA2backgroundA2check
InA2orderA2toA2completeA2theA2requirementsA2forA2licensureA2byA2endorsementA2inA2Texas,
A2youA2mustA2passA2anA2examA2onA2whichA2topic?
ETHICS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
TheA2purposeA2ofA2NursingA2JurisprudenceA2andA2EthicsA2forA2TexasA2NursesA2isA2toA2inf
ormA2nursesA2about-A2-A2Ans---A2TXA2NurseA2PracticeA2Act
-A2TXA2BoardA2ofA2NursingA2(BON)A2RulesA2
-A2StandardsA2ofA2NursingA2Practice
-A2PrinciplesA2ofA2nursingA2ethicsA2
-A2professionalA2boundariesA2
-A2*satisfyA2theA2TexasA2BONA2requirementA2forA2continuingA2nursingA2education*
JurisprudenceA2-A2Ans--scienceA2orA2philosophyA2ofA2law
nursingA2jurisprudenceA2-A2Ans---
A2philosophyA2thatA2guidesA2theA2LawA2andA2RulesA2governingA2nursingA2inA2TexasA2
-A2actualA2lawsA2andA2rulesA2themselves
TXA2BONA2MissionA2-A2Ans--
protectionA2andA2promotionA2ofA2theA2welfareA2ofA2theA2peopleA2ofA2TexasA2byA2ensuringA2
thatA2eachA2personA2holdingA2aA2licenseA2asA2aA2nurseA2inA2theA2stateA2isA2competentA2toA
2practiceA2safely
NursingA2ethicsA2-A2Ans---
A2centralA2moralA2values,A2duties,A2andA2commitmentsA2ofA2nursesA2inA2theirA2practice
-A2expressedA2inA2theA2CodeA2ofA2EthicsA2forA2Nurses
TexasA2NurseA2PracticeA2ActA2(NPA)A2-A2Ans---
A2ChapterA2301A2ofA2theA2TexasA2OccupationsA2CodeA2(TOC)
-createsA2TXA2BONA2&A2definesA2itsA2responsibilities
TXA2BoardA2ofA2NursingA2(BON)A2regulatesA2nursingA2-A2-A2Ans---A2educationA2
-A2licensureA2
-A2practice
TXA2NPAA2CHA2301A2adressesA2theA2-A2-A2Ans---A2dutiesA2ofA2TXA2BON
-A2requirementsA2forA2licensureA2&A2renewalA2
-
A2practicesA2forA2licensedA2RNsA2(ex:A2supervisionA2ofA2LVNs,A2refusingA2mandatoryA2ove
rtime)A2
-A2reportingA2violationsA2&A2patientA2careA2concernsA2toA2BON
-A2prohibitedA2practicesA2&A2disciplinaryA2actionsA2
-A2enforcementA2&A2penaltiesA2forA2violations
-A2anesthesiaA2inA2outpatientA2settings
, StepsA2forA2newA2gradA2nursesA2whoA2studiedA2inA2USA2toA2getA2theirA2initialA2(lst)A2license
A2inA2TX:A2-A2Ans---A2criminalA2backgroundA2checkA2
-A2submitA2applicationA2&A2feeA2
-A2verifyA2completionA2ofA2approvedA2nursingA2programA2(confermentA2ofA2degree)A2
-A2passA2NCLEXA2
-A2passA2jurisprudenceA2examA2withA2aA2scoreA2ofA275%A2orA2higher
HowA2longA2canA2youA2practiceA2nursingA2withA2aA2temporaryA2license?A2-A2Ans--
120A2days
WhoA2isA2exemptedA2fromA2obtainingA2temporaryA2authorization?A2-A2Ans--
newA2gradsA2whoA2haveA2previouslyA2failedA2theirA2NCLEXA2areA2ineligibleA2forA2temporar
yA2authorizationA2toA2work
StepsA2forA2newA2gradA2nursesA2whoA2graduatedA2fromA2nursingA2programsA2outsideA2ofA
2theA2USA2toA2getA2theirA2initialA2(lst)A2licenseA2inA2TX:A2-A2Ans---
A2criminalA2backgroundA2checkA2
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-
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-A2passA2NCLEXA2
-A2passA2jurisprudenceA2examA2withA2aA2scoreA2ofA275%A2orA2higher
accustomizedA2permitA2-A2Ans---
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LicensureA2byA2EndorsementA2RequirementsA2-A2Ans---
A2graduatedA2fromA2nursingA2programA2
-A2passA2NCLEXA2
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A2-A2*mustA2haveA2licenseA2fromA2anotherA2USA2jurisdiction*
A2-A2fileA2aA2completedA2applicationA2&A2paidA2feesA2
A2>A2personalA2IDA2
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naryA2actionA2takenA2againstA2them
A2>A2fingerprintsA2forA2criminalA2backgroundA2check
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A2youA2mustA2passA2anA2examA2onA2whichA2topic?