Types of Texas Board of Nursing Orders
There are varied types of nursing orders. Most nurses that have violated the Nurse Practice Act will ultimately be subject to a sanction. That sanction will be in the form of a Board order.
In most cases, orders from the board will either be a warning with stipulations, or a reprimand with stipulations. There are other types of orders, such as remedial education order, KSTAR order, or in severe cases, the suspension of a nurse’s license. For this post, we will primarily focus on the most common orders, warnings with stipulations and reprimands with stipulations.
Warnings with Stipulations
A board order that is a warning with stipulations is typically a one-year order. Which means a nurse will be required to work for four quarters providing direct patient care. In addition, there are often classes a nurse will have to take to satisfy the order.
As a part of the order, the nurse would be required to work within the state of Texas. Nurses under a warning would also be required to notify their employers of the board order and its requirements.
Employers are also be required to turn in specific paperwork to the board at certain times during the year that the nurse is under the order.
Reprimands with Stipulations
A reprimand with stipulations is a more severe order. There are a few reasons reprimands are more severe than warnings. Most reprimands are two-year orders. This means the nurse must work for eight quarters providing direct patient care to satisfy the order. Similar to a warning, reprimands will require classes to be completed.
As well, the nurse’s employer would have to be notified and provide similar documentation for nurses that are working under a reprimand with stipulations as they would with a warning with stipulations.
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