New Jurisprudence Exam

Interesting ... I wonder what prompted that. Any idea?

Hey Guys,

Found out today that starting on Sept 1, 2008 there will be an exam that everyone has to take before receiving their liscense. This exam is over nursing ethics. I received this info from the Texas board of nursing in Austin. There will be more information on their website he said closer to time at www.bon.state.tx.us. The board member said that we can take before or after the nclex and their will be seminars and material to study for this. Just thought ya would want to know.

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The Board of Nursing has posted their proposed rules for the Nursing Jurisprudence Exam that takes effect 9/1/08. The pertinent part is as follows:

§217.17.Nursing Jurisprudence Exam (NJE).

(a) Exam Development.

(1) The Board will develop a Nursing Jurisprudence Exam (NJE) as authorized by Nursing Practice Act (NPA) 301.252.

(2) The NJE will be required for each person who submits an application seeking initial licensure on or after September 1, 2008.

(3) The NJE will be a minimum of 50 questions and shall be psychometrically validated.

(4) The NJE shall be designed to test an applicant's knowledge relating to board statutes, rules, position statements, guidelines, disciplinary sanction policies, frequently asked questions, and other resource documents accessible on the board's web page relating to the regulation, licensure, and practice of nursing under the following categories:

(A) Nursing Licensure and Regulation in Texas;

(B) Nursing Ethics;

(C) Nursing Practice;

(D) Nursing Peer Review;

(E) Disciplinary Action.