Healthcare Policy
This law governs the privacy and security of patient health information in the United States.
This set of standards outlines the ethical obligations and duties of every nurse.
What is the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics?
This act defines the legal scope of practice for nurses in Texas and is enacted by the Texas Legislature in conjunction with the Board of Nursing.
What is the Texas Nursing practice Act?
This field involves integrating nursing science with information management and analytical sciences.
What is Nursing Informatics?
This organization represents the interests of registered nurses and advocates for nursing-related policies at the national level.
What is the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
This document contains the final, detailed text of a proposed law before it is presented for a vote.
What is a bill?
This term refers to the legal obligation of nurses to act within the boundaries of their professional competence.
What is Scope of Practice?
This section of the Texas Nursing Practice Act outlines the minimum standards of nursing practice.
What is Chapter 301 of the Texas Occupations Code?
This system captures, stores, and retrieves patient health information electronically.
What is an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system?
These components of the NCLEX exam assess a candidate's ability to make nursing judgments based on patient data AND another that focuses on infection control and safety measures in practice.
What are the Client Needs Assessment and Safe and Effective Care Environment categories?
This type of policy requires nurses to report certain types of injuries or illnesses to public health authorities.
What are mandatory reporting laws?
This type of insurance protects nurses against claims of negligence or malpractice.
What is professional liability insurance?
This rule specifies the standards of nursing practice that nurses must adhere to in Texas.
What is Rule 217.11?
This term refers to using data analytics to identify trends and improve healthcare outcomes.
What is data-driven decision-making?
This degree is typically obtained after two years of study, qualifying graduates to take the NCLEX exam. This other degree requires four years of study and includes nursing and liberal arts education.
What are Associate Degrees in Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)?
This legislation introduced by Congress aims to provide health insurance coverage for all Americans.
What is the Affordable Care Act?
This process involves a third-party review of a nurse's actions to determine if they met the standard of care.
What is Peer Review?
This act allows Texas to participate in a multistate licensure agreement, enabling nurses to practice in other compact states.
What is the Nurse Licensure Compact?
This machine learning technology is used to analyze large datasets and provide insights to improve patient care.
What is Artificial Intelligence in data management?
This term refers to the transition period where new graduates begin working as professional nurses.
What is a nursing residency program?
This term describes when a bill is rejected by the President and sent back to Congress.
What is a veto?
Guidelines that outline how nurses should provide safe, competent, and ethical care to patients.
What are the Standards of Nursing?
This rule outlines the process for investigating complaints against nurses and taking disciplinary action if necessary.
What is Rule 217.16?
This term describes the systematic collection and analysis of patient data in real-time alerts to healthcare providers about potential patient issues.
What is clinical decision support system (CDSS) analytics?
One of the most important things that a graduating nurse should remember when transitioning to practice.
What is knowing you are not alone when applying theoretical knowledge to real-world patient care situations?