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TEXAS NURSE PRACTICE ACT AND NURSE JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.
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TEXAS NURSE PRACTICE ACT ANDNURSE JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
define ffnurse ffjurisprudence ffaccording ffto ffthe fftexas ffBON ff- ffAnswer ffJurisprudence
ffis ffthe ffscience ffor ffphilosophy ffof fflaw. ffThe ffTexas ffNurse ffPractice ffAct ffand ffthe
ffTexas ffBoard ffof ffNursing ffRules ffand ffRegulations ffRelating ffto ffNurse ffEducation,
ffLicensure, ffand ffPractice ffare ffthe fflaws ffthat ffgovern ffthe ffpractice ffof ffnursing
ffpractice ffin ffTexas. ffYour ffnursing ffpractice ffis ffdirectly ffaffected ffby ffyour ffability ffto
ffmake ffinformed ffdecision ffwithin ffthe ffparameters ffof ffthese fflaws. ffYou ffneed ffto ffknow
ffhow ffthe ffrules ffapply ffto ffyou, ffand ffthen ffapply ffthem ffin ffyour ffnursing ffpractice.
state ffthe ffreason ffnew ffnurses ffmust fftake ffand ffpass ffthe ffnurse ffjurisprudence ffexam
ffto ffreceive fftheir fflicense ffto ffpractice ffprofessional ffnursing ffin ffTexas ff- ffAnswer ffBON
ffstaff ffhave ffheard ffnurses ffwho ffwere ffdisciplined ffby ffthe ffboard ffproclaim ff"If ffonly ffi
ffhad ffknown ffand ffunderstood ffabout ffmy ff'duty ffto ffthe ffpatient' ffunder ffthe ffNPA ffand
ffboard ffrules ffI ffwould ffhave ffnot ffgotten ffinto fftrouble ffwith ffthe ffBON"
identify ffseveral fftopics ffcovered ffon ffthe ffnurse ffjurisprudence ffexam ff- ffAnswer ff-
licensure ffand ffregulation
-ethics
-practice
-peer ffreviews
-disciplinary ffaction
make ffand ffaccept ffassignments ff
-nurses ffmust fftake ffinto ffconsideration ffthe ffstaff ffperson's: ff
educational ffpreparation,
experience,
knowledge ffand ff
physical ffand ffemotional ffability
explore ffimplications fffor ffpractice fffrom ffrule ff217.11 ffstandards ffof ffnursing ffpractice
fffrom ffthe ffTexas ffNurse ffPractice ffAct ff- ffAnswer ffRule ff217.11 ffis ffthe fffoundation fffor
ffall ffother ffstandards:
, " ff...maintain ffa ffsafe ffenvironment fffor ffclients ffand ffothers" ff
*this ffstandard ffsupersedes ffany ffphysician fforder, fffacility ffpolicy, ffor ffadministrative
ffdirective
explore ffconditions ffunder ffwhich ffthe ffnurse's ffduty ffto ffa ffpatient ffbegins ff- ffAnswer
ffYou ffunderstand ffthe ffminimum ffstandards ffof ffcare ffonce ffyou ffreceive ffyour ffnursing
fflicense ff
-Nurses ffduty ffto ffa ffpatient:
*begins ffwhen ffthere ffis ffa ffrelationship ffestablished ffbetween ffthe ffnurse ffand ffthe
ffpatient
*begins ffwhen ffthe ffnurse ffhas ffa ffresponsibility fffor ffa ffpatient
*doesn't ffbegin ffwith ffa ffsingle ffevent ff(clocking ffin)
*when ffa ffnurse ffknows ffor ffshould ffhave ffknown ffthat ffa ffsituation ffpotentially
discuss ffthe ffprocess ffof ffsafe ffharbor ff- ffAnswer ff-Complete ffquick ffrequest fffirst ff
-then ffbefore ffthe ffshift ffends ffcomplete ffthe ffcomprehensive ffone
mandatory ffovertime:
-a ffhospital ffis ffprohibited fffrom ffscheduling ffmandatory ffovertime
-on ffcall fftime ffcannot ffbe ffused ffto ffproduce ffmandatory ffovertime
-exceptions: ffdisaster, ffstate ffof ffemergency, ffunforeseen ffevent, ffnurse ffis ffdoing ffa
ffprocedure ffand ffcannot ffleave(patient ffsafety)
retaliation ffby ffthe ffhospital ffis ffprohibited
the ffnurse ffshould ffinvoke ffsafe ffharbor ffwhen ffasked ffto ffaccept ffan ffassignment ffthat
ffis ffunsafe ffor ffoutside ffof ffher ffknowledge, ffskills, ffphysical/emotional ffabilities
safe ffharbor ffapplies ffto ffall ffnurses ffwhen ffthe ffnurse ffbelieves ffan ffassignment ffmay
ffplace ffpatients ffat ffrisk ffof ffharm, ffthus ffviolating ffthe ffnurses' ffduty ffto ffa ffpatient
identify ffsituations ffwhen ffthe ffPeer ffReview ffCommittee ffmight ffbe ffactivated ff- ffAnswer
ffpeer ffreview
two fftypes-
*safe ffharbor
*incident ffbased
ff- ffeval ffof ffnursing ffcare ffprovided
ff- ffeval ffof ffnurses ffqualifications
ff- ffdetermination ffon ffthe ffcomplaint ffabout ffnursing ff
ffcare
list ffspecific ffacts ffidentified ffas ffunprofessional ffconduct ffby ffthe ffNurse ffPractice ffAct ff-
ffAnswer ff*unsafe ffpractice- ffdelegating ffor ffassigning ffnursing fffunctions ffwhen ffthis
ffcould ffreasonably ffexpect ffto ffresult ffin ffunsafe ffcare
*unsafe ffpractice- ffaccepting ffthose ffassignments ffthat ffcould ffresult ffin ffunsafe ffcare
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