The Texas Board of Nursing promotes and protects the welfare of Texans, stipulating nurses be licensed and competent to practice (ATrain Education, n.d.). The board, rules, and standards guide professional nursing practice and highlight expectations for nurses to develop competencies. The board’s rules further highlight requirements for nursing education, nursing duties licensure (certification), and nursing practice. The standards are highlighted in laws and rules.Nurses adhere to the Nursing Practice Act (NPA) rules, regulations, and guidelines, and the Texas Board of Nursing (Board) or BON ensures the health practitioners are competent. The Nursing Practice Act of Texas provides for creating the board, and there are Board investigations if there are violations of the Act. The board’s rules stipulate the minimum standards and scope of practice while licensing and regulating nurses in Texas. There are laws and rules to ensure nurses provide safe care services (BON, 2021). However, facilities adopt policies or procedures that are not overseen by the board. At the same time, there are various educational pathways for nurses to get a Texas nursing license, the board issues licenses for those who have gone through approved nursing programs.The board provides positional statements that guide nurses on the scope of practice and patient safety, but the statements are not law. Board rule 217.11 is applicable in nursing practice on standards of nursing practice, and rule 217.12 focuses on unprofessional conduct (BON, 2021). The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is contained in Chapter 301 of the Texas Occupations Code (TOC), while nurses are expected to be familiar with chapters 303 and 304 (NetCE, 2021). On the other hand, advanced practice registered nurses are expected to be familiar with chapter 305 on the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact (NetCE, 2021).ReferencesATrain Education. (n.d.). 3. Texas Board of Nursing (BON) Rules. 3. Texas Board of Nursing (BON) Rules | ATrain Education. Retrieved December 11, 2021, from https://www.atrainceu.com/content/3-texas-board-nursing-bon-rules.BON- Texas Board of Nursing. (2021). Frequently asked questions – nursing practice. Texas Board of Nursing – Nursing Practice FAQ. Retrieved December 11, 2021, from https://www.bon.texas.gov/faq_nursing_practice.asp.NetCE. (2021). Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics – NetCE. Retrieved December 11, 2021, from https://www.netce.com/studypoints.php?courseid=2127;printable=yes;showans=1.(Please write a response to the article above using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references. Sources must be published within the last 5 years. There should be a mix between research and your reflections. Add critical thinking in the posts along with research. Apply the material in a substantial way. )

Submit most recent resume outlining clinical rotations and other relevant experience, if applicable (student nurse tech, phlebotomist, C.N.A., etc.)Submit brief letter of intent answering 3 questions:Why are you interested in a career at Mount Sinai Medical CenterWhat makes you a fit for the graduate nurse scholarship program at Mount SinaiDescribe the reasons you decided to pursue a nursing career

Answer Clinical Application Questions 1-3 for Chapter 21 on page 614 and Clinical Application Question 1-3 for Chapter 22 on page 642. Answers should be submitted in a word document with any associated references used.Answer Clinical Application Questions 1-3 for Chapter 21 on page 6141) A hospitalized patient recovering from surgery develops an infection that has blue-green pus and a grapelike odor. What is the probable etiology? How might the patient have acquired this infection?2) A 12-year old diabetic girl using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion to manager her diabetic developed a fever (39.4  degree C), low blood, abdominal pain, and erythroderma. She was supposed to change the needle-insertion site every 3 days after cleaning the skin with an iodine solution. Frequently she did not change the insertion site more often than every 10 days. Blood culture was negative, and abscesses at insertion sites were not cultured. What is the probable cause of her symptoms?3) A teenage male with confirmed influenza was hospitalized when he developed respiratory distress, He had a fever, rash, and low blood pressure. S. aureus was isolated from his respiratory secretions. Discuss the relationship between his symptoms and the etiological agentClinical Application Question 1-3 for Chapter 22 on page 642.1) A 1-year-0ld infant was lethargic and had a fever. When admitted to the hospital , he had multiple brain abscesses with gram-negative coccobacilli. Identify the disease, etiology, and treatment.2)  A 40-year-old bird handler was admitted to the hospital with soreness over his upper jaw, progressive vision loss, and bladder dysfunction. He had been well 2 months earlier. Within weeks he lost reflexes in his lower extremities and subsequently died. Examination of CSF showed lymphocytes. What etiology do you suspect? What further information do you need?A normal baby gained weight appropriately for 12 weeks. Then she stopped feeding. Her right eardrum was inflamed, she had a stiff neck, and her temperature was 40  degree C. Examination of CSF revealed Gram-negative coccobacilli. Identify the disease and treatment