TX Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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TX Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers

Question: The purpose of Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas Nurses
is to inform nurses about-


Ans: - TX Nurse Practice Act


- TX Board of Nursing (BON) Rules


- Standards of Nursing Practice


- Principles of nursing ethics


- professional boundaries


- *satisfy the Texas BON requirement for continuing nursing education*


Question: Jurisprudence


Ans: science or philosophy of law


Question: nursing jurisprudence

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Ans: - philosophy that guides the Law and Rules governing nursing in Texas


- actual laws and rules themselves


Question: TX BON Mission


Ans: protection and promotion of the welfare of the people of Texas by
ensuring that each person holding a license as a nurse in the state is
competent to practice safely


Question: Nursing ethics


Ans: - central moral values, duties, and commitments of nurses in their
practice


- expressed in the Code of Ethics for Nurses


Question: Texas Nurse Practice Act (NPA)


Ans: - Chapter 301 of the Texas Occupations Code (TOC)


-creates TX BON & defines its responsibilities


Question: TX Board of Nursing (BON) regulates nursing -

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Ans: - education


- licensure


- practice


Question: TX NPA CH 301 adresses the -


Ans: - duties of TX BON


- requirements for licensure & renewal


- practices for licensed RNs (ex: supervision of LVNs, refusing mandatory
overtime)


- reporting violations & patient care concerns to BON


- prohibited practices & disciplinary actions


- enforcement & penalties for violations


- anesthesia in outpatient settings


Question: Steps for new grad nurses who studied in US to get their initial (lst)
license in TX:

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Ans: - criminal background check


- submit application & fee


- verify completion of approved nursing program (conferment of degree)


- pass NCLEX


- pass jurisprudence exam with a score of 75% or higher


Question: How long can you practice nursing with a temporary license?


Ans: 120 days


Question: Who is exempted from obtaining temporary authorization?


Ans: new grads who have previously failed their NCLEX are ineligible for
temporary authorization to work


Question: Steps for new grad nurses who graduated from nursing programs
outside of the US to get their initial (lst) license in TX: