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Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 1 (V1)........................................ 1
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 2 (V2)........................................ 8
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 3 (V3)...................................... 16
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 4 (V4)...................................... 21
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 5 (V5)...................................... 26
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 6 (V6)...................................... 31
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 7 (V7)...................................... 36
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 8 (V8)...................................... 40
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 9 (V9)...................................... 46
Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 10 (V10).................................. 52




Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam With Answers Version 1 (V1)
Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship?
No
If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call
from a patient for treatment?
No
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship?
No

,How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
treatment?
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?
Yes




What is "proximate cause"?
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?
Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability




Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine?
Yes




Does an expert witness have to know standards of care?
Yes




Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard
of care was provided?
Yes

,Does an expert witness have to be board certified?
No, board certified or eqivalent




In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required?
Yes, with two exceptions




In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony?
Res ipsa loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken)




What are "exemplary damages"?
Damages above compensatory designed to punish the defendant and deter the behavior




Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much?
$250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for hospitals




Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants?
No




What is "proportional responsibility"?
Percentage of liability apportioned according to percentage of fault

, Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility?
Yes




If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not recover
damages?
If > 50%, no damages awarded




How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors?
2 years; for minors 2 years after becoming 18 years of age




By how much can the statute of limitations be extended and how?
File complaint—extra 60-day, notice letter extends statute by 75 days




What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death?
2 years




What is the discovery rule? Give examples.
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?
Yes, except gross negligence