Texas Jurisprudence Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

discrepancy - Correct Answer: 1. CME - Zerris - 6 CMEs from volunteering, 12 CME 1 category, 24 total - Galveston - 50% from volunteering - 50% of category 2 credit is the correct answer 2. NP/PA supervision - Zerris - 3 PAs - Internet and TJP update - 7 PAs - 7 is the updated answer 3. Secondary practice sites - Zerris - 60 miles - Galveston - 75 miles - 75 is the updated answer 4. How many days can NPs and PA prescribe - Zerris - 90 days / 30 days - Galveston - 30 days - TJP update - 90 days - 90 is the updated answer 5. How many abortions per year for facility to be licensed - Zerris - 50/year - Galveston - 100/year (p. 346) -- Time: Immediate -Verbal report abuse (professionals/nonprofessionals; professionals have 48 hours for written report) -Report to State Dept re: anthrax, botulism, cholera, smallpox, diphtheria, rabies, polio, plague, typhus, yellow fever - "outbreak" diagnoses (1 day for tb/pertussis) -Gunshot and overdose reports -Notify DFPS about abandoned infant 1 hour -Time to evaluate restrained patient as to need for restraints 4 hours -Time to spend looking for next of kin with organ donation -Time within which to notify MD of MHIP discharge request and after which MD must examine w/i 24hrs 24 hours -Department of Protective Regulatory Services investigates report of suspected child/elder abuse -Notice to pt re: impending abortion -Time to evaluate non restrained patient for involuntary POC/court ordered (12/48 for initial assessment/eval of need if just MD and involuntary) mental health admission; have till 72 hours for probable cause, no longer than 90 days total -Inform re: pertussis and tb -<24 h death of nursing home resident after xfer to hospital has to be reported -Inform mental health pt of rights (72 h for written bill of rights) 48 hours -Notice to parents of minor re: impending abortion -After emergency deten - Correct Answer: NOt available 10$ The Texas Medical Jurisprudence Exam: A Concise Review by Ben White T offers ten free practice questions on their site, which I also went through four times. I did not buy the course, and I don't think it's necessary to do this - just as a matter of principle, I have to object to spending three times as much on a prep course compared to the test fee. For practice questions, I used a new TX Medical Jurisprudence Exam practice question app, which offers 234 questions for $10. You can buy the app on Amazon or through the Apple App Store. I took a bit of a risk on buying this resource since there were no reviews on Amazon or on Apple (the app just came out a couple of months ago), but I think it fills a niche for people like me who want to have quality practice questions at a reasonable price. The questions were very representative of the real exam, and I went through them four times as well. If you're going to use this resource, make sure you're buying the physician version for $10, not the PA version (which was a few dollars cheaper). There is also a study guide app written by the same author, which I didn't buy after seeing several reviews that said it was essentially compiled from the Ben White book and flash card set mentioned above. SDN - I skimmed through the times and crimes listed in the first post in this thread the morning of the test. It's a good review, but it is way more detailed than what you need to know for the test. 1. The Texas Medical Jurisprudence Exam: A Concise Review by Ben White- read it 1 time thoroughly and slowly to try to understand it, and then skimmed through it 2x after that 2. TX Medical Jurisprudence Exam practice question app, 234 questions- did it the first time slowly and read all explanations, cleared all answers and retried all questio Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? - Correct Answer: No If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a patient for treatment? - Correct Answer: No Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? - Correct Answer: No How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing treatment? - Correct Answer: 30 days written notice; must provide for emergency Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? - Correct Answer: Yes What is "proximate cause"? - Correct Answer: Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit What are the two components of proximate cause? - Correct Answer: Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? - Correct Answer: Yes Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? - Correct Answer: Yes Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of care was provided? - Correct Answer: Yes Does an expert witness have to be board certified? - Correct Answer: No, board certified or eqivalent In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? - Correct Answer: Yes, with two exceptions In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony? - Correct Answer: Res ipsa loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken) What are "exemplary damages"? - Correct Answer: Damages above compensatory designed to punish the defendant and deter the behavior Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much? - Correct Answer: $250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for hospitals Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants? - Correct Answer: No What is "proportional responsibility"? - Correct Answer: Percentage of liability apportioned according to percentage of fault Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility? - Correct Answer: Yes If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not recover damages? - Correct Answer: If > 50%, no damages awarded How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors? - Correct Answer: 2 years; for minors 2 years after becoming 18 years of age By how much can the statute of limitations be extended and how? - Correct Answer: File complaint— extra 60-day, notice letter extends statute by 75 days What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death? - Correct Answer: 2 years What is the discovery rule? Give examples. - Correct Answer: Statute does not begin until damage is discovered. For example, a retained sponge that is found 3 years post-op Is there immunity from civil action in emergency cases? - Correct Answer: Yes, except gross negligence Is there immunity from civil action in volunteer care? - Correct Answer: Yes, except gross negligence When can a physician be charged with "assault and battery"? - Correct Answer: Un-consented surgery or examination or when exceeding the scope of the consent When can a physician be charged with patient abandonment? - Correct Answer: Unilateral cessation of treatment when continued treatment is necessary What is "strict liability"? - Correct Answer: Liability that does not depend on actual negligence, b