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TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
What is the CIVIL FALSE CLAIMS act? Is it state or federal?How long has it been around? What does it prohibit? - ANSWER-Submitting false claims to government for payment; federal law since War Between the States
Does Texas prohibit remuneration in exchange for referral volume? - ANSWER-Yes, prohibition on the solicitation of patients
What kind of crime is it to tamper with Texas Medical Board documents? - ANSWER-Class A Misdemeanor
Barratry—what is it? Is it illegal? - ANSWER-Contacting prospective patients in attempts to solicit them; it is illegal
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Who can be part of a medical peer review committee? - ANSWER-Physicians, health care workers, anybody in the hospital
Does physician competency include membership in societies, participation in education, participation in group plans? - ANSWER-No
Who makes rules (by laws) for hospitals? - ANSWER-The governing body
Can a hospital reject an orthopedist because he is a DO and not an MD? - ANSWER-No
Can a hospital deny you privileges because you don't accept HMOs? Participate in other hospitals? - ANSWER-No
Who makes the final decision in a hospital to grant or deny privileges to a physician? - ANSWER-Governing body
Does the hospital have to get a report from the NPDB about physicians prior to granting privileges? - ANSWER-Yes, initially and every 2 years; if they don't, they are liable 2 / 4
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How many days does the board have to give data to a hospital requesting it? - ANSWER-15 days
How often must a physician update his core credentials? How many days does he have to provide corrections? - ANSWER- Yearly; corrections within 30 days
Prior to the "first release" of his information, how many days does a physician have to review it? - ANSWER-15 business days
If a physician's privileges will be suspended, does he/she have the right to due process? - ANSWER-Yes
How many days prior to hearing of due process must the hospital give the physician notification? - ANSWER-30 days
Do hospitals have to accept NPs and PAs? - ANSWER-No
If accepting NPs and PAs, what are the hospital's responsibilities? - ANSWER-Due process, fairness, appeal 3 / 4
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Is the peer review file confidential? - ANSWER-Yes, EXCEPT for possible civil rights violation and possible anti-trust violation
When must a hospital's medical peer review report actions taken against physicians to the TMB? to the HCQIA? to the NPDB? - ANSWER-If action affects privileges for longer than 30 days or if physician surrenders privileges or if it affects membership; never, the TMB reports to NPDB
How much time does the committee have to report to the TMB?
- ANSWER-15 days
Is it good enough to get the signature for informed consent? - ANSWER-No, actual informed consent must be achieved
Which procedures need "full disclosure" of LIST A and LIST B?
- ANSWER-Only List A
Which procedures need additional "statutory consent"? - ANSWER-Hysterectomy, radiation therapy, ECT
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