Nursing Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence (Nursing and the Law)
San Jacinto College Central
October 04, 2012
In this paper, I will be discussing Peer Review. I will discuss membership and responsibilities, the Peer Review process, minor incidents, safe harbor, and alternate reporting for drug/alcohol abuse or mental health conditions. I will also give a couple of my life experiences that demonstrate how important this information is and how it can affect you as a nurse.
Nurse Manager and nurse supervisor responsibilities: regardless of the time frame or number of minor incidents, if a nurse manager or supervisor believes the minor incidents indicate a pattern of practice that poses a risk of harm that cannot be remediated; the nurse should be reported to the Board or Peer Review Committee (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). Nursing Peer Review Committee: (1) If a report is made to the peer review committee, the committee must investigate and conduct incident-based nursing peer review in compliance with Nursing Peer Review Law in Texas Occupations Code §303 and §217.19 of this title. (2) Review of a nurse 's conduct or practice may be accomplished by either an informal work group of the nursing peer review committee as provided under §217.19(e) of this title or the full nursing peer review committee prior to a report being made to the board. (3) A nursing peer review committee receiving a report involving a minor incident or incidents must review the incident(s) and other conduct of the nurse during the previous 12 months to determine if the nurse 's continuing to practice poses a risk of harm to patients or other persons and whether remediation would be reasonably expected to adequately mitigate such risk if it exists. The committee must consider the special considerations set out in subsection (c) of this section. (4) The nursing peer review committee need not report the nurse to the Board if the peer review committee determines that either: (A) the nurse 's continuing to
San Jacinto College Central
October 04, 2012
In this paper, I will be discussing Peer Review. I will discuss membership and responsibilities, the Peer Review process, minor incidents, safe harbor, and alternate reporting for drug/alcohol abuse or mental health conditions. I will also give a couple of my life experiences that demonstrate how important this information is and how it can affect you as a nurse.
Nurse Manager and nurse supervisor responsibilities: regardless of the time frame or number of minor incidents, if a nurse manager or supervisor believes the minor incidents indicate a pattern of practice that poses a risk of harm that cannot be remediated; the nurse should be reported to the Board or Peer Review Committee (Texas Board of Nursing, 2011). Nursing Peer Review Committee: (1) If a report is made to the peer review committee, the committee must investigate and conduct incident-based nursing peer review in compliance with Nursing Peer Review Law in Texas Occupations Code §303 and §217.19 of this title. (2) Review of a nurse 's conduct or practice may be accomplished by either an informal work group of the nursing peer review committee as provided under §217.19(e) of this title or the full nursing peer review committee prior to a report being made to the board. (3) A nursing peer review committee receiving a report involving a minor incident or incidents must review the incident(s) and other conduct of the nurse during the previous 12 months to determine if the nurse 's continuing to practice poses a risk of harm to patients or other persons and whether remediation would be reasonably expected to adequately mitigate such risk if it exists. The committee must consider the special considerations set out in subsection (c) of this section. (4) The nursing peer review committee need not report the nurse to the Board if the peer review committee determines that either: (A) the nurse 's continuing to
References: Texas Board of Nursing. (2007, November 30). Substance Abuse, Misuse, Substance Dependency, or other Substance Use Disorder. Retrieved October 02, 2012, from Texas BON: http://www.bon.texas.gov/disciplinaryaction/pdfs/chemical.pdf Texas Board of Nursing. (2011, September 01). Nursing Practice Act, Nursing Peer Review Act, & Nurse Licensure Compact. Retrieved February 08, 2012, from BON: http://www.bon.texas.gov/nursinglaw/pdfs/npa2011.pdf