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TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the CIVIL FALSE CLAIMS act? Is it state or federal?
How long has it been around? What does it prohibit? -
ANSWER-Submitting false claims to government for payment;
federal law since War Between the States
Does Texas prohibit remuneration in exchange for referral
volume? - ANSWER-Yes, prohibition on the solicitation of
patients
What kind of crime is it to tamper with Texas Medical Board
documents? - ANSWER-Class A Misdemeanor
Barratry—what is it? Is it illegal? - ANSWER-Contacting
prospective patients in attempts to solicit them; it is illegal
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Who can be part of a medical peer review committee? -
ANSWER-Physicians, health care workers, anybody in the
hospital
Does physician competency include membership in societies,
participation in education, participation in group plans? -
ANSWER-No
Who makes rules (by laws) for hospitals? - ANSWER-The
governing body
Can a hospital reject an orthopedist because he is a DO and not
an MD? - ANSWER-No
Can a hospital deny you privileges because you don't accept
HMOs? Participate in other hospitals? - ANSWER-No
Who makes the final decision in a hospital to grant or deny
privileges to a physician? - ANSWER-Governing body
Does the hospital have to get a report from the NPDB about
physicians prior to granting privileges? - ANSWER-Yes,
initially and every 2 years; if they don't, they are liable
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How many days does the board have to give data to a hospital
requesting it? - ANSWER-15 days
How often must a physician update his core credentials? How
many days does he have to provide corrections? - ANSWER-
Yearly; corrections within 30 days
Prior to the "first release" of his information, how many days
does a physician have to review it? - ANSWER-15 business
days
If a physician's privileges will be suspended, does he/she have
the right to due process? - ANSWER-Yes
How many days prior to hearing of due process must the
hospital give the physician notification? - ANSWER-30 days
Do hospitals have to accept NPs and PAs? - ANSWER-No
If accepting NPs and PAs, what are the hospital's
responsibilities? - ANSWER-Due process, fairness, appeal
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Is the peer review file confidential? - ANSWER-Yes, EXCEPT
for possible civil rights violation and possible anti-trust violation
When must a hospital's medical peer review report actions taken
against physicians to the TMB? to the HCQIA? to the NPDB? -
ANSWER-If action affects privileges for longer than 30 days or
if physician surrenders privileges or if it affects membership;
never, the TMB reports to NPDB
How much time does the committee have to report to the TMB?
- ANSWER-15 days
Is it good enough to get the signature for informed consent? -
ANSWER-No, actual informed consent must be achieved
Which procedures need "full disclosure" of LIST A and LIST B?
- ANSWER-Only List A
Which procedures need additional "statutory consent"? -
ANSWER-Hysterectomy, radiation therapy, ECT
TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the CIVIL FALSE CLAIMS act? Is it state or federal?
How long has it been around? What does it prohibit? -
ANSWER-Submitting false claims to government for payment;
federal law since War Between the States
Does Texas prohibit remuneration in exchange for referral
volume? - ANSWER-Yes, prohibition on the solicitation of
patients
What kind of crime is it to tamper with Texas Medical Board
documents? - ANSWER-Class A Misdemeanor
Barratry—what is it? Is it illegal? - ANSWER-Contacting
prospective patients in attempts to solicit them; it is illegal
,2|Page
Who can be part of a medical peer review committee? -
ANSWER-Physicians, health care workers, anybody in the
hospital
Does physician competency include membership in societies,
participation in education, participation in group plans? -
ANSWER-No
Who makes rules (by laws) for hospitals? - ANSWER-The
governing body
Can a hospital reject an orthopedist because he is a DO and not
an MD? - ANSWER-No
Can a hospital deny you privileges because you don't accept
HMOs? Participate in other hospitals? - ANSWER-No
Who makes the final decision in a hospital to grant or deny
privileges to a physician? - ANSWER-Governing body
Does the hospital have to get a report from the NPDB about
physicians prior to granting privileges? - ANSWER-Yes,
initially and every 2 years; if they don't, they are liable
,3|Page
How many days does the board have to give data to a hospital
requesting it? - ANSWER-15 days
How often must a physician update his core credentials? How
many days does he have to provide corrections? - ANSWER-
Yearly; corrections within 30 days
Prior to the "first release" of his information, how many days
does a physician have to review it? - ANSWER-15 business
days
If a physician's privileges will be suspended, does he/she have
the right to due process? - ANSWER-Yes
How many days prior to hearing of due process must the
hospital give the physician notification? - ANSWER-30 days
Do hospitals have to accept NPs and PAs? - ANSWER-No
If accepting NPs and PAs, what are the hospital's
responsibilities? - ANSWER-Due process, fairness, appeal
, 4|Page
Is the peer review file confidential? - ANSWER-Yes, EXCEPT
for possible civil rights violation and possible anti-trust violation
When must a hospital's medical peer review report actions taken
against physicians to the TMB? to the HCQIA? to the NPDB? -
ANSWER-If action affects privileges for longer than 30 days or
if physician surrenders privileges or if it affects membership;
never, the TMB reports to NPDB
How much time does the committee have to report to the TMB?
- ANSWER-15 days
Is it good enough to get the signature for informed consent? -
ANSWER-No, actual informed consent must be achieved
Which procedures need "full disclosure" of LIST A and LIST B?
- ANSWER-Only List A
Which procedures need additional "statutory consent"? -
ANSWER-Hysterectomy, radiation therapy, ECT
