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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…
A Year Later: Why BRN Diversion Program Doesn’t Work A few days ago I took a call from “Sarah,” a RN who was fed up with the irrational demands of California’s Nursing Diversion Program. She wanted out. Four days prior, I spoke with “Lucy,” a RN who was considering BRN Diversion Program because she didn’t want to have her license revoked. So What…
NEWS ProPublica Discusses The BRN’s Diversion Program ProPublica is the public watchdog group that incited public outcry last year with their piece on the Board of Registered Nursing: Loose Reins on Nurses in the Drug Abuse Program by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica: Nov, 2009. Diversion, embraced in various forms by many regulators, is intended to protect both…
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…
Your Money or Your RN License? California has been slashing budgets- laying off teachers and police officers. But the Board of Registered Nursing, a California State agency, has actually hired staff over the last few years. How can the BRN increase their budget and staff while everyone else in the State has to cut…
BRN Investigations As one of our members said, “The California Board of Registered Nursing ( BRN’s) mission is to protect the public. In theory this is both necessary and noble. But in practice and for an agency understaffed and with limited resources, what results is harsh, uncompromising prosecution of good nurses.” This prosecution of good…
CW, Thank you for your email submission. You asked if we will still be able to help you even though you already have an accusation against your license. The short answer is yes, we can. RNG is set up as a preventative service for career and license issues but we have the best attorneys in the state on…
Avoid the 5 Mistakes Pam Made and Save $17 Grand Pam, I can’t thank you enough for your post. For our readers at RN Guardian, I’d like to make a few comments on what Pam experienced. Her story is horrible, and the worst part is that it is so typical. She’s given us permission to…
Have you or a family member ever been in a car accident? I mean any kind of car accident… a fender bender in your kid’s school parking lot (I have) … rear-ended by someone talking on their phone (I have) … or side swiped by someone who doesn’t know how to merge? (I have). Those…
In January of 2010, I was forced to defend my California RN license in a revocation hearing and was defended by RNG’s panel attorney: Goyette & Associates‘, Lauro Paredes. Our victory is just sinking in. It’s been almost 2 years of fear and anxiety about my license. What a relief! Being accused of gross negligence and requiring a…
Have a Complaint Against Your RN License? If a complaint or accusation has been made against your Registered Nursing (rn) License, our RN Guardian lawyers are waiting to talk to you. If you have been accused of gross negligence, DUI, drug charges, leaving diversion, or any other matter with the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN…
I don’t remember looking for anything exactly, but was surfing the web and came across a slide show regarding RN license protection. One of the main points it made was that the state regulatory boards for Nursing often prefer nurses to not have professional legal representation when dealing with them. The slide show went on…
