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Nursing Jurisprudence Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. Jurisprudence the science or philosophy of law
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2. Sources of Law ,e ,e -Constitutional Law:Federal, State ,e ,e ,e




-Statutory Law:Federal, State ,e ,e ,e




-Common Law ,e




-AdministrativeLaw ,e




3. Criminal Law ,e Federal or state government attempting to deprive an ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




individual of life or liberty for something the law considers an ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




offence against society in general
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4. Civil Law ,e Seeks to resolve disputes between private parties, which
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often result in payment of money
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5. DifferentBurden Beyond a reasonable doubt;preponderance of the evi-
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of Proof
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6. TypesofTorts ,e ,e -Negligence
-Intentional:Assault Battery False Imprisonment ,e ,e ,e ,e




-Quasi-Intentional:Defamation, Liable, Slander ,e ,e ,e




7. Malpractice Negligence committed by a person in his or her profes- ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




sionalcapacityismalpractice.Alsoknownasprofessional
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negligence.
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Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




nursefailstodothatwhichareasonable,prudentdoctoror
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nurse would do under the same or similar circumstances,
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ordoesthatwhichareasonableorprudentdoctorornurse
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would not do under the same or similar circumstances.
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8. Elements of a Duty - the existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a
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NursingMalprac- patient, to conform to a recognized standard of care
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tice Lawsuit
,e ,e Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of
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care ,e




Harm - an actual injury ,e ,e ,e ,e




Cause-theremustbeproofthattheinjurywascausedby the ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




nurse's act or omission ,e ,e ,e ,e




9.
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IntentionalTort: ,e Exampleofthistort:AnursethreatenstoplaceanNGtube in a ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




Assault
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Intentionally placing another in apprehension or fear that they ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
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10. Intentional Tort: ,e Intentional contact that isharmful oroffensive, orcreating the ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




Battery
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-false imprisonment accompanied byforceful restraint or
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threat of restraint is BATTERY.
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IE:Restraining a person to give an injection against their
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consent or order
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11. Intentional Tort: ,e "unjustifiable detention of a person without legal warrant to ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




False Imprison-
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ment
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-false imprisonment accompanied byforceful restraint or
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threat of restraint is BATTERY.
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12. Quasi-Intention- A communication that tends to hold the plaintiff up to
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alTort:
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Defamation
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Tarnishing the reputation of someone. ,e ,e ,e ,e




13. Quasi-Intention- Types:
alTort:
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Defamation
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Types
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14. NursePractice ,e defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




Act (NPA)
,e ,e practice; vary from state to state.
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The practice of nursing is a right granted by a state to
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protectthosewhoneednursingcare.Theguidelinesofthe
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NPA and its rules provide safe parameters within which to
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work, as well as protect patients from unprofessional and
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unsafe nursing practice.The act is a dynamic docu-
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mentthatevolvesandisupdatedoramendedaschanges in
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scope of practice occur.All states and territories have
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enacted a NPAGenerally, NPAs include:Authority, power
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and composition of a board of nursingEducation program
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standardsStandards and scope of nursing practiceTypes of
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titles and licensesRequirements for licensureGrounds
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fordisciplinaryaction,otherviolationsandpossiblereme- dies
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The NPA itself is insufficient to provide the necessary ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




15. Rules & Regula- guidance for the nursing profession, therefore, each NPA
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tions
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to develop administrative rules or regulations to clarify
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ormakethelawmorespecific.Rulesandregulationsmust
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beconsistentwiththeNPAandcannotgobeyondit.These
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rules and regulations undergo a process of public review
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before enactment. Once enacted, rules and regulations
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have the full force and effect of law. ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




AsanurseinTexas,youhavearesponsibilitytoknowand
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16. ITIS ANURSE'S
,e ,e ,e follow the Nursing Practice Act and all applicable BON
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RESPONSIBILI-
,e Rules and Regulations relating to your nursing practice.
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TY TO KNOW
,e ,e ,e All current BON Rules and Regulations and the Nursing
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NPA/RULES
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AND
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REGULATIONS
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StandardsApplicable to All Nurses.Allvocational nurses, ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




17. Standards of registered nurses and registered nurses with advanced
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NursingPractice practice authorization shall:
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(A) Know and conform to theTexas Nursing Practice Act ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




and the board's rules and regulations as well as all fed- eral,
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state, or local laws, rules or regulations affecting the nurse's
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current area of nursing practice. ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




Thestandardsofpracticeestablishaminimumacceptable ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




level of nursing practice in any setting for each level of
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nursinglicenseoradvancedpracticeauthorization.Failure to
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meet these standards may result in action against the
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nurse's license even if no actual patient injury resulted.
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- Texas Nurse Practice Act(NPA) ,e ,e ,e ,e




18. Laws & Regula- - Texas Board of Nursing (BON) Rules & Regulations
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tions Regarding - BON Position Statements
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Nursing
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