SAFE HARBOR

The Texas Board of Nursing provides forms for nurses who feel they are being asked to accept an unsafe assignment, perform tasks outside their scope of practice, or engage in unprofessional or illegal conduct. These forms are oart of the safe harbor nursing peer review process. 

The Board of Nursing comprehensive written request for safe harvor nursing peer review form is an example document designed to help nurses provide detailed information in writing before leaving the work setting at the end of their shift. The primary details about an incident for the safe harbor request must be documented before the nurse leaves their place of employment. 

Although the safe harbor resources for facilities documents are intended to assist facilities in documenting their safe harbor peer review process. The guide is not required by any BON law or rule, this is strictly to help provide resources for nurses and their place of employment. 

For more information please visit : https://www.bon.texas.gov/forms_safe_harbor.asp.html