Ethics & Jurisprudence Resources

The resources on this page accompany the presentation on Ethics & Jurisprudence, presented by Terri Goodman.  If there is other material in the presentation that you would like to review, please contact Dr. Goodman. Her contact information follows the list of resources.

Texas Occupations Code / Nurse Practice Act

Occupations Code, Chapter 301.Nurses
Nurse-Friendly Version: Nurse Practice Act

Texas Administrative Code / Board Rules

Index - choose Title 22, then Part ll

Nursing Licensure Compact

Select Chapter 304 from index

Board of Nursing Website

Home Page

Good Professional Character

Standards of Practice

Position Statement: Duty of a Nurse

Duty of a Nurse Poster

Fitness to practice

Decision-Making Model

Legal Case Law that underscored nurse's accountability

Lunceford vs BNE (1983)

Whistleblowing - Ann Mitchell/vickilyn Galle/Winkler County

American Journal of Nursing Account 

Texas Nurses Association Review of the case

Texas Jury Acquits Winkler County Nurse

Wikipedia account of the Winkler County Whistleblower Case
(detailed account)

Nurse Whistle-Blower Not Guilty for Reporting Doctor
(detailed account)

Safe Harbor Peer Review

General information about Safe Harbor

Contact Presenter
Terri Goodman, PhD, RN CNORe, FAORN
terri@terrigoodman.com