Why a Nurse Being Disciplined for Medication Charting Errors Should Worry About Felony Criminal Charges 6 steps to protect your nursing job, your RN License and your freedom By RN Guardian Executive Director, Jennifer Coalson-Perez The most concerning calls I take at RN Guardian are from nurses who have either been terminated from their jobs, …
How long will my RN License Discipline Be Public Record? Action / Time Record Retained 3 years from date of resolution 3 years from date of completion 10 years from date of completion Indefinitely Final Decision Upholding Citation and/or Fine Administrative Hearing X Final Decision Upholding Citation and Fine involving Unlicensed Individual X Final Decision …
Petitioning the Board of Nursing for a Reduction in Probation Terms Issues: 1.What is the process of petitioning the Board of Nursing for a reduction in probation terms? 2.How do you go about petitioning the Board for a reduction in supervision while on probation? 3.Is there a standard for reduction in supervision on probation? 4.Can …
Must I comply with a board of registered nursing order to compel a psychological evaluation? Executive Director, RN Guardian If you are a registered nurse (RN) and have received a notice from the California Board of Registered Nursing called an “Order to Compel a Psychological Evaluation,” this is likely not the first interaction you …
DID YOU GIVE UP YOUR LICENSE AND WANT IT BACK? How To Petition the Board of Nursing for Reinstatement of RN License There are many reasons why a nurse may surrender his or her Registered Nursing License, but the catalyst is usually some disciplinary action from the Board of Nursing (BRN). I’ll use one of …
What’s A Public Reprimand and Why You Should Want One A Public Reprimand conjures images of tar and feathering or schoolyard nightmares where everyone is pointing and laughing at you as you walk down the hall with toilet paper stuck to your shoe, but they are actually far more civil than that. If you’ve had …
What process is required before the BRN can suspend a license before engaging in an investigation? Answer: Issuance of an Interim Order: When and How the BRN can accelerate the procedure for restriction of a nurse’s license. According to Section 494 of the Business and Professions code, the Board of Registered Nurses has the authority …
…Contrary to its title. The Board of Registered Nursing is part of the Department of Consumer Affairs, which means that its sole purpose is to protect the consumer, not you, the Nurse. Certainly the BRN offers a myriad of useful information for the RN through its extensive website, but the Board is not a confidential …
What Can I Expect? What is the Process? I am asked this question multiple times a day; mostly from Registered Nurses who are in various phases of the investigation process with the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). The following is what one should expect if my Nursing License is Being Investigated from start to finish: The …
No Statute of Limitations on RN DUIs… or anything else for that matter There are some skeletons hanging beside scrubs in closets around California. And the BRN doesn’t care how old they are. I just took a call this morning from an RN with a DUI from 2 years ago; it is only now coming …
