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We offer proactive legal counsel to protect you against Boards of Nursing disciplinary action against your RN or LVN license.
Registered Nurses with a Gross Negligence Accusation: Frequently Asked Questions Q. I am a Registered Nurse and I received a Gross Negligence Accusation from the BRN. Will I lose my nursing license? This is one of those answers that seems overtly self serving, but because I am not a lawyer I can say this: you…
DIVERSION FAQ’s Q. I received a letter from the Board of Nursing offering me the Diversion Program because I am being accused of taking medication from my facility because of some waste discrepancies. What should I do? This a very personal decision: if you did take the medication for personal use because you have a…
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…
Why CODE § 2770.12 Should Scare the Scrubs Off You RNG recently discovered what an absolute omniscient hold the BRN’s Diversion Program has over their Nurse Participants, so much so that a nurse can’t even get her own records to exonerate herself from a disciplinary proceeding that will forever ruin her career. A terrified nurse…
No, We’re Not Talking About Alex Trebek’s Double Jeopardy RN Guardian’s panel attorneys recently defended a Registered Nurse whose nursing license was subject to revocation for a DUI conviction. Just like every DUI case before hers, we were able to save her nursing license, but she was given a three year probation term by the…
California Registered Nurses Arrested for a DUI Should Call RN Guardian First!
A Driving Under the Influence (DUI) arrest is traumatic enough for the average driver but for California Registered Nurses, it is especially devastating. The $3500.00 fines can quadruple once the BRN discovers it. Your nursing license can be revoked. Your entire career can be over.
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…
Why Bother Having My DUI Expunged if I’m a Nurse? A criminal conviction for a Registered Nurse can be devastating to your career and the most common for RN’s are Driving Under the Influence, or DUI convictions. In California, these records are automatically forwarded to the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) enforcement unit and are…
Our Lawyers Get The BRN to WITHDRAW DUI Accusation for Nurse We are so excited with this result, almost as excited as our RN Guardian Member. If You are a Nurse with a DUI and the BRN is has filed an accusation against your RN license, how excited would YOU be to get this email…
What Happens If A RN Diverts From Diversion? RN Guardian’s Panel Attorneys, Goyette & Associates’ have recently represented a number of Nurses who have either withdrawn or been removed from the Board of Registered Nursing’s Diversion Program. G&A attorneys have actually begun advising our clients that surrendering their license may be the best option, and…
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…
