INTEGRATIONS - Texas Nurse Practice Act (PART 1&2) COMPLETE

Whose responsibility to be aware of changes to the law and Board's rule and regulations? - Answer- YOU Where are changes to the law and Board's rule and regulations reported? - Answer- In BON quarterly newsletter which is mailed to all nurses in Texas What is the Texas Nurse Practice Act apart of? - Answer- In the Texas Occupation Code which consists of statues established by Texas legislature Where can Nursing be found in the Texas Occupation Code? - Answer- Chapters 301, 303, 304, 305 (which are the occupation codes) What does the Nursing Texas Occupation Codes define? - Answer- nursing practice and gives BON authority to make rules which are then implemented and interpreted in Texas NPA How many members is the Texas Board of Nursing consist of? Who are they appointed and approved by? - Answer- 13 members appointed by governor and approved by Texas Senate What are the breakdown of the 13 members of the Texas BON? - Answer- ▪ 6 nurse members: 1 APN and 2 Rns who are not APN or Nurse educators and 3 vocational nurses who are not educations ▪ 3 faculty members - 1 each VN, AD, and BSN ▪ 4 consumers What is the primary purpose of the BON? - Answer- To protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas by the use of regulation to ensure that every one with a nursing license is competent and can practice safely (webpage). What are some other purposes of the BON? - Answer- ▪ Regulation of the practice for both professional (PN) and vocational nursing (VN) to ensure that HC professional are competent. --Examine and license qualified applicants of GVN,GN, and APN. --License qualified applicants. by endorsement. -- Receive complaints and investigate violations of the NPA. ▪ Establish standards of nursing practice and regulate the practice of PN and VN. ▪ Discipline violators through appropriate legal actions.