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The purpose of Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas Nurses is to inform nurses about- -
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✔✔- TX Nurse Practice Act
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- TX Board of Nursing (BON) Rules
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- Standards of Nursing Practice
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- Principles of nursing ethics
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- professional boundaries
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- *satisfy the Texas BON requirement for continuing nursing education*
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Jurisprudence - ✔✔science or philosophy of law || || || || || ||
nursing jurisprudence - ✔✔- philosophy that guides the Law and Rules governing nursing in
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- actual laws and rules themselves
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TX BON Mission - ✔✔protection and promotion of the welfare of the people of Texas by
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ensuring that each person holding a license as a nurse in the state is competent to practice safely
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Nursing ethics - ✔✔- central moral values, duties, and commitments of nurses in their practice
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- expressed in the Code of Ethics for Nurses
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Texas Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - ✔✔- Chapter 301 of the Texas Occupations Code (TOC)
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-creates TX BON & defines its responsibilities
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TX Board of Nursing (BON) regulates nursing - - ✔✔- education
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,- licensure
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- practice
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TX NPA CH 301 adresses the - - ✔✔- duties of TX BON
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- requirements for licensure & renewal
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- practices for licensed RNs (ex: supervision of LVNs, refusing mandatory overtime)
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- reporting violations & patient care concerns to BON
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- prohibited practices & disciplinary actions
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- enforcement & penalties for violations
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- anesthesia in outpatient settings
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Steps for new grad nurses who studied in US to get their initial (lst) license in TX: - ✔✔- criminal
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background check
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- submit application & fee
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- verify completion of approved nursing program (conferment of degree)
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- pass NCLEX
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- pass jurisprudence exam with a score of 75% or higher
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How long can you practice nursing with a temporary license? - ✔✔120 days
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Who is exempted from obtaining temporary authorization? - ✔✔new grads who have previously
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failed their NCLEX are ineligible for temporary authorization to work
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Steps for new grad nurses who graduated from nursing programs outside of the US to get their
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initial (lst) license in TX: - ✔✔- criminal background check
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- submit application & fee
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- provide transcript from country of education and an English proficiency test acceptable to the
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Board.
, - verify completion of approved nursing program (conferment of degree)
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- pass NCLEX
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- pass jurisprudence exam with a score of 75% or higher
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accustomized permit - ✔✔- applicant who meets requierments may apply for this permit || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
- allows nurse to practice under direct supervision
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Licensure by Endorsement Requirements - ✔✔- graduated from nursing program
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- pass NCLEX
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- pass jurisprudence exam with 75% or higher
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- if graduated from nursing program outside of US --> verify license or transcript from country of
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education
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|| - *must have license from another US jurisdiction*
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|| - file a completed application & paid fees
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|| > personal ID
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> attestation that applicant meets TX requirements & has never had disciplinary action taken
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against them ||
|| > fingerprints for criminal background check
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In order to complete the requirements for licensure by endorsement in Texas, you must pass an
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exam on which topic? || || ||
A. Medications || ||
B. Jurisprudence || ||
C. Pain management || || ||
D. Workplace violence - ✔✔The correct answer is jurisprudence.
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