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TEXAS NURSE PRACTICE ACT AND NURSE JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS WTH 100% SOLUTIONS

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TEXAS NURSE PRACTICE ACT AND
NURSE JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
QUESTIONS WTH 100% SOLUTIONS

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JurisprudenceYisYtheYscienceYorYphilosophyYofYlaw.YTheYTexasYNurseYPracticeYActYandYt
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YourYnursingYpracticeYisYdirectlyYaffectedYbyYyourYabilityYtoYmakeYinformedYdecisionYwith
inYtheYparametersYofYtheseYlaws.YYouYneedYtoYknowYhowYtheYrulesYapplyYtoYyou,YandYth
enYapplyYthemYinYyourYnursingYpractice.

stateYtheYreasonYnewYnursesYmustYtakeYandYpassYtheYnurseYjurisprudenceYexamYtoYrec
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BONYstaffYhaveYheardYnursesYwhoYwereYdisciplinedYbyYtheYboardYproclaimY"IfYonlyYiYhad
YknownYandYunderstoodYaboutYmyY'dutyYtoYtheYpatient'YunderYtheYNPAYandYboardYrulesYI

YwouldYhaveYnotYgottenYintoYtroubleYwithYtheYBON"



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-ethics
-practice
-peerYreviews
-disciplinaryYaction

makeYandYacceptYassignmentsY
-nursesYmustYtakeYintoYconsiderationYtheYstaffYperson's:Y
educationalYpreparation,
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physicalYandYemotionalYability

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eYTexasYNurseYPracticeYActY-YANS--
RuleY217.11YisYtheYfoundationYforYallYotherYstandards:
"Y...maintainYaYsafeYenvironmentYforYclientsYandYothers"Y

*thisYstandardYsupersedesYanyYphysicianYorder,YfacilityYpolicy,YorYadministrativeYdirectiv
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, exploreYconditionsYunderYwhichYtheYnurse'sYdutyYtoYaYpatientYbeginsY-YANS--
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Y



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*whenYaYnurseYknowsYorYshouldYhaveYknownYthatYaYsituationYpotentially

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-
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Y-YevalYofYnursingYcareYprovided

Y-YevalYofYnursesYqualifications

Y-YdeterminationYonYtheYcomplaintYaboutYnursingY

Ycare



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YANS--*unsafeYpractice-

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*unsafeYpractice-YacceptingYthoseYassignmentsYthatYcouldYresultYinYunsafeYcare
*failingYtoYsuperviseYdelegatedYtask
*carelessYconductYthatYmayYendangerYaYclient
*falsifyingYrecords
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*drugYdiversion

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