For a nurse, finding out you are under investigation by the BRN or BVNPT is a terrifying experience. Your RN or LVN license is what enables you to work, but for nurses, being an RN or LVN is so much more than that! Being a nurse is not just a career, it is who you …
Discovering that you are under investigation is overwhelming and not one that you should face alone. Your career is on the line, and it’s crucial to protect it. The Board of Registered Nurses takes complaints seriously, even if they seem minor. After the complaint is reviewed, the investigation will begin and you will be notified …
Nurses often navigate complex legal parameters as they strive to provide the best care for their patients. Legal challenges can arise from various sources, whether it’s a misunderstanding in documentation, an accusation of misconduct, or a broader investigation by the BRN. These challenges can be emotionally and professionally taxing, leaving nurses uncertain about the future …
If your RN license was revoked, you can petition for reinstatement if you have met a few critical criteria: you’ve waited either 1 or 3 years, you have some evidence of rehabilitation and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 …
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 …
If you are a California Registered Nurse under investigation by the BRN, you may have no idea until a BRN Investigator shows up at your front door. This is a new strategy for the Board of Registered Nursing: the surprise attack! If you are reading this, the investigator has probably already shown up, or you …
The Early Bird Keeps Their RN License from Being Revoked… and other RN license fables. Two RNs have recently contacted me when it is too late to help them and they have either had, or are going to have, their RN license revoked because they employed the worst legal defense strategy ever. I get it… …
There is a term used specifically for an RN accused of stealing medication, it is calling diverting, and it happens so often that there is an entire program established by the BRN for such nurses. That program is the Diversion or Intervention Program. Nurses are actually more familiar with the term diversion or diverting than …
For a nurse, finding out that you are under investigation by the BRN is a terrifying experience. Your RN license is what enables you to work, but for nurses, being a RN is so much more than that! Being a nurse is not even just a career, it is who you are and what defines …
