TEXAS NURSING ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE

Course overview

THE TEXAS NURSING PRACTICE ACT (NPA) ENSURES THAT ONLY LICENSED INDIVIDUALS CAN PRACTICE NURSING IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION, OTHER NURSING LAWS, SUCH AS NURSING PEER REVIEW AND THE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT, HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO REGULATE NURSING PRACTICES AND ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THESE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT NURSING CARE PROVIDERS ARE QUALIFIED AND COMMITTED TO ETHICAL CONDUCT. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING (BON) ESTABLISH A STANDARD OF CARE FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION AND OFFER NURSES GUIDANCE ON THEIR DUTIES AND THE EXPECTED SCOPE OF PRACTICE AT EACH NURSING LEVEL. THIS ACTIVITY ASSISTS NURSING PROFESSIONALS IN GAINING FAMILIARITY WITH THE TEXAS LAWS THAT GOVERN NURSING PRACTICE IN THEIR STATE. THESE LAWS PRIMARILY INCLUDE THE TEXAS NPA AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE TEXAS BON. IN ADDITION, PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXAS BON POSITION STATEMENTS, THE STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL NURSING CONDUCT, WHICH ARE ENCOMPASSED WITHIN THESE LAWS.