Primary resources for state law - ✔✔Texas Board of Nursing
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Nursing Practice Acts|| ||
Nursing Jurisprudence - ✔✔Rules/Ethics/Morals and how the nurses function in a healthcare
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setting.
Texas Nurse Practice Acts - ✔✔301
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-BON, , defines responsibility for regulating nursing education, licensure and practice
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-Regulates nursing peer review || || ||
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-Relates to nursing Licensure compact
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Texas BON Mission Statement - ✔✔Protect and promote welfare of the people of Texas by
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ensuring that each person holding a license as a nurse is competent to practice safely.
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-Protects the interest of the public
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Chapter 301 NPA - ✔✔How board is appointed
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General powers/duties
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License requirements/renewal
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Practice by holder || ||
Reporting violations and patient care concerns
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, Prohibited practices/disciplinary actions || ||
Other penalties and enforcement previsions
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Anesthesia in outpatient settings || || ||
Corrective action proceeding || ||
Board of Nursing - ✔✔Represent the people of Texas
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Can't lobby the legislature
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Does not regulate practice settings
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-Licensing
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-Audit of CE || ||
-Information Services ||
Professional Associations - ✔✔Represent their members || || || || ||
Do lobby legislature
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Efforts to improve work cond/benef for nurses
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-Job referral services
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-Legal Referral ||
-Salary Q ||
-Co-Worker Disputes ||
-Employment issues ||
Licensure and Regulation - ✔✔Temporary Permit || || || || ||
-GN permit expires in 75 days
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-When pass/fail NCLEX || ||