With the new Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT) requirements for LVNs to re-submit Live Scan fingerprints, many nurses are realizing there is a hidden skeleton in their closet: an undisclosed DUI they thought couldn’t affect their career. They are now looking for answers about how to disclose the DUI and save their …
Ever wondered what you can do if your LVN license application is denied? Appeal the denial! There are probably one of four reasons your LVN license was denied during the initial application to the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians: You have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony You didn’t disclose a conviction …
The BRN means it when they say that RNs must disclose a DUI conviction to them in 30 days. Failure to do so is considered unprofessional conduct and while we have been able to get around this in the past, it appears the BRN is cracking down. With the new BRN requirements for RNs to …
If your RN license was revoked, you can petition for reinstatement if you have met a few critical criteria: you’ve waited either 1 or 3 years, you have some evidence of rehabilitation and you have continued with your CE courses. Registered nurses will lose their RN licenses for 2 reasons: 1.) they voluntarily surrender the …
If you received a letter from the BRN, it is either because you’ve received notice you are being licensed as a Registered Nurse, it is time to renew your RN license, or there is trouble brewing. The California Board of Registered Nursing really only sends out mail for the following reasons: confirmation of licensure renewal …
Please Do Not Call The BRN for Legal Advice Regarding Your RN License The Board of Registered Nursing cannot give legal advice, so please do not call them for advice on legal matters that may impact your RN license; here is a recent example. RN Guardian had a potential client call us regarding a required …
If you are a RN and have received a letter, phone call, email or if an BRN investigator from DCA shows up on your door step, know that you will not have the option to decline participation in the interview. That is NOT to say that you are not still entitled to representation, and …
Any California Registered nurse who finds themselves in need of an RN License defense attorney to represent them before the BRN, should be looking for a few critical things: An attorney with BRN and RN License defense experience. This is the most important. A RN License defense attorney who has handled a case like yours. BRN …
Biggest RN License Defense Lies On the Web We all know there is a ton of “fake news” on the internet and advice that pertains to RN license defense after an arrest or allegation of diversion, is no exception. Following is a list of the few biggest lies regarding RN license defense and BRN disciplinary …
Did you know that there are close to 6000 accusations filed by the BRN against RNs each year, in California alone? Most of those are the result of a BRN investigation, but many investigations don’t make it to the Accusation stage. This means that there are probably close to 10,000 nurses every year who get …
