Texas BON/Nursing Jurisprudence Exam Bundle (Graded A)

Primary resources for state law - Answer- Texas Board of Nursing Nursing Practice Acts Nursing Jurisprudence - Answer- Rules/Ethics/Morals and how the nurses function in a healthcare setting. Texas Nurse Practice Acts - Answer- 301 -BON, , defines responsibility for regulating nursing educat...

Is your license to practice considered your property? - Answer- Yes - Cannot be taken w/o due process - Is subject to regulation - Can be taken/restricted with *just cause* - Just cause must be shown by the *state* Why was the BON established? - Answer- Established by state law to implement t...

Implement measures to promote a safe environment for clients and others describes A. The nurse's ability to invoke Safe Harbor. B. The employer's requirement for safe staffing levels. C. The nurse's duty to the patient. D. The employer's requirement to ensure the workplace meets OSHA safety ...

Primary resources for state law - Answer- Texas Board of Nursing Nursing Practice Acts Nursing Jurisprudence - Answer- Rules/ Ethics/ Morals and how the nurses function in a healthcare setting Texas Nurse Practice Acts - Answer- 301 -BON, , defines responsibility for regulating nursing educat...

A nurse who contacts a physician to clarify a medication order is - Answer- fulfilling a duty to keep the patient safe. A BON investigator in the enforcement division collected evidence that supports the BON's formal charges against a nurse regarding violations of the NPA and board rules. Attemp...

What is nursing jurisprudence? - Answer- the application of the principles of law as they relate to: -the practice of nursing -obligations of nurses to their patients -relations of nurses with each other & HCPs What are nursing ethics? - Answer- moral values, duties, and commitments of nurses ...

Nursing jurisprudence - Answer- application of the principles of law as they relate to the practice of nursing, to the obligations of nurses to their patients and to the relations of nurses with each other and with other health care professionals` NPA - Answer- . peer review . Nurse licensure co...

legal provisions in each u.s state regulating nursing practice ; intent is to protect public and enforce acceptable standards of practice *** not the same in all 50 states - Answer- nurse practice act (NPA) The npa defines the _____ responsibility for regulating nursing education licensure and ...

define nurse jurisprudence according to the texas BON - Answer- Jurisprudence is the science or philosophy of law. The Texas Nurse Practice Act and the Texas Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations Relating to Nurse Education, Licensure, and Practice are the laws that govern the practice of nursing p...

Negliegence - Answer- Failure to do something that a normally prudent person would do Negligence : Comission - Answer- Wrong doing Negligence: Omission - Answer- Total neglect of care, not doing anything Example of negligence in nursing - Answer- -telling a suicidal bipolar patient that it ...

Jurisprudence - Answer- the science or philosophy of law Sources of Law - Answer- -Constitutional Law: Federal, State -Statutory Law: Federal, State -Common Law -Administrative Law Criminal Law - Answer- Federal or state government attempting to deprive an individual of life or liberty for ...

nurse practice act - Answer- -written in 1909 by Texas legislature -defines scope of nursing practice -establishes the Board; gives it the authority to make rules about professional nursing -only Legislature can amend the Nurse Practice Act -gives the State Board authority to make rules scope...

What is the purpose of the nurse practice acts ? - Answer- To protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas by ensuring that each person holding a license as a nurse in this state is competent to practice safely -Defines the term "RN" and who may use it Protected -Sets requirements f...

According to BON Position Statement 15.24 Engaging in Reinsertion of Permanently Placed Feeding Tubes, it would be within the scope of practice for a nurse to replace a gastrostomy tube provided that A. the tube has been in place for 8-12 weeks, the nurse has a physician's order to replace the t...