DESCRIPTION
This Texas Board of Nursing Jurisprudence course meets 1 contact hour of the continuing education requirements for nurses practicing in the state of Texas.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the legislative purpose of the Texas Nursing Practice Act.
- Recall the Texas Board of Nursing Mission Statement.
- Define and compare the scope of nursing practice for registered nurses with licensed vocational nurses in Texas.
- List at least two standards of practice applicable to all nurses.
- Recall the definition of “professional boundaries” and its application in the use of social media.
Continuing Education Credits
This course is approved for 1.0 CE/Contact Hour for the following professions:
- Nurses (RN, LVN, LPN) (all states)
Course Details
To receive 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credit, learners must pass the final quiz with 80% or more; the final quiz may be re-taken as often as needed.
At CareerSmart Learning, we regularly review our courses to ensure learners receive accurate, timely, and relevant content. Courses are updated on an annual or three-year cycle. This course is scheduled to be updated or discontinued by November 1, 2028.
To satisfy the full 2 hours of the Texas nursing jurisprudence and ethics requirement, you may also take CareerSmart’s course on nursing ethics, Ethics for Nurses: An Overview of the Provisions – 1.0 CE/Contact Hour.
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Tags: 1.0 CE/Contact Hour, Jurisprudence, LPN, LVN, Nurses, Practice Standards, Professional Boundaries, RN, Texas BON, Texas Nursing Practice Act