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What You Need To Know If You’re A Nursing Student Denied Your License

By Jennifer Coalson | Mar 17, 2020

RN Guardian is dedicated to handling cases from nurses and nursing students who may be experiencing issues with their license. If you are a student who has received a denial of your license, then you likely know that you must appeal to just GET your license before you can begin work as a registered nurse. …

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“Best Outcome Ever!” – Professional License Reinstated

By Jennifer Coalson | Mar 4, 2020

“I hired Nicole to help me with reinstatement of my professional license. I needed someone with experience with Administrative hearings as my original hearing with a criminal defense lawyer didn’t go good at all. I found Nicole and she was great, she explained and knew the process and I felt very prepared of what to …

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“Beyond Grateful” – Case Closed After Two Years

By Jennifer Coalson | Mar 4, 2020

“I am beyond grateful and blessed to have been able to find Nicole and have her help me deal with a complaint made from an employer to the Board of Nursing. I’m so glad I was able to find someone who specialized in protecting nurses and to see how professional, kind, and compassionate she was …

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Applying for a License with an Old Conviction?

By Jennifer Coalson | Jan 31, 2020

If you are applying for a new RN or LVN license with a prior conviction that’s more than 7 years old, you may want to hold off until July 2020. A new law AB 2138 passed, but does not take effect, until July 1, 2020, that closes a HUGE loophole in the existing policy for …

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Can My Inactive Nursing License Be Disciplined?

By Jennifer Coalson | Jan 31, 2020

Nurses who hold multiple licenses in various states, or who have both LVN and RN licenses, often assume that if the license is inactive they don’t have to report convictions, worry about investigations or be concerned about license discipline. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Any nursing license, active or not, can be investigated and …

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Can I Be a Nurse Practitioner With A DUI?

By Jennifer Coalson | Dec 27, 2019

“Can I Be a Nurse Practitioner With A DUI?” If you have a DUI, you will be able to get your NP license. If you are already a nurse, you will be able to keep your NP license following a DUI. However, there are caveats to both that you need to know. STUDENT NURSES APPLYING …

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What You Need To Know About The Fall Out After A Nurse Practitioner License Revocation or Surrender

By Jennifer Coalson | Dec 27, 2019

Often, Nurse Practitioners hold another license, like an LVN license or a CNA license and so when faced with an Accusation from the BRN calling for the revocation of their NP license, some nurses figure they will just surrender one and use the other.  The problem is that if a nurse surrenders a license following …

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“Amazing Representation” – All Charges Dropped

By Jennifer Coalson | Dec 27, 2019

    Had it not been for Nichole‘s believing in the merits of my case even though I truly believed in my innocence I never would’ve found the courage to move forth with the trial.   As a result of her representation all my charges were ultimately dismissed and court fees totaling $14,000 that the …

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Nurse Practitioner Accused of Stealing Medication?

By Jennifer Coalson | Dec 6, 2019

There is a term used specifically for a Nurse Practitioner accused of stealing medication, it is called 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 …

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