RN on Placed on Administrative Leave Pending Employer Investigation

As a registered nurse, your first clue that the BRN may be getting involved with your RN license, starts with your employer placing you on administrative leave while they conduct an internal investigation into charting mistakes or missing medications. If you are a nurse who has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by …

Nursing License Suspension

A nursing license suspension is actually an incredibly rare occurrence among our clients. In fact, for the thousands of nurses our attorneys have represented, only a couple have had their RN licenses suspended for any period of time and never longer than 6 months. WHEN DOES NURSING LICENSE SUSPENSION OCCUR? A nurse’ RN license will …

Letter of Public Reprimand From Board Of Nursing

A Letter of Public Reprimand from the BRN or Board of Registered Nursing is a fantastic result, and one that is getting more difficult to achieve. If you are faced with an Accusation against your RN license, there are only a few options available to you: 1.) the case gets dropped (this occurs in 18 …

What is a BRN Hearing and Do I Have to Go?

There are two types of BRN Hearings: 1 is similar to a typical courtroom proceeding, the other is more like being a contestant on Chopped. The type of BRN Hearing you will have to attend will depend upon what the BRN is disciplining you for or what you are requesting. When the BRN Hearing is …

RN Accused of Diverting Medication?

RN accused of diverting medication? If you are a registered nurse and have been recently accused of diverting medication, there are only 2 scenarios: 1.) you did it, 2.) you didn’t. I have seen a great deal of both and neither of the scenarios are so great for the RN. REPORTED TO THE BRN If …

Three Parts of a DUI for a RN

Three Parts of a DUI for a RN Most people only have to deal with the DUI and the DMV when they get arrested for a DUI, as if that wasn’t enough, but a Registered Nurse must deal with a third issue: The BRN. There are three moving parts to every DUI for a RN, …