Helen is the Best! Received a Citation and Fine from BRN. No disciplinary action!!!
5.0 stars Posted by anonymous February 8, 2018 I’m a Registered Nurse in CA, going on eight years now. I made a big mistake in my life. I drove under the influence of alcohol, received a DUI in July 2016, and was convicted in January 2017. I blew a 0.14 and my blood alcohol content …
Letter of Reprimand From BRN for .24% DUI!
This testimonial from our client speaks for itself. We representing this nurse with his disclosure and then again when the BRN filed an Accusation in an attempt to revoke his RN License. 5.0 stars Posted by Maunish March 4, 2018 Nicole is a very knowledgeable attorney. She helped me get a public reproval from the …
My LVN License was Revoked, Can I Petition for Reinstatement?
If your LVN license was revoked, you can petition for reinstatement if you have met a few critical criteria: you’ve waited either 1 or 3 years, you have some evidence of rehabilitation, and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. Vocational nurses will lose their LVN licenses for 2 reasons: 1.) They voluntarily surrender the …
LVN Placed on Administrative Leave Pending Employer Investigation
As a licensed vocational nurse, your first clue that the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians may be getting involved with your LVN license starts with your employer placing you on administrative leave while they conduct an internal investigation into charting mistakes or missing medications. If you are a nurse who has been placed …
Accusation Against Your LVN License?
If you’ve received an accusation against your LVN license from the California BVNPT, there are a few things you must know; the most important being that you very likely won’t have your nursing license revoked or suspended, despite what it says. WHAT DOES THE ACCUSATION MEAN? An accusation against your LVN license means that the …
Applying for an LVN license with a Dismissed or Expunged Conviction
If you are applying for an LVN license and have a past arrest that was “dismissed” by the courts, you probably still have to disclose it to the Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT). Disclosure of a dismissed court case is a very murky, grey area of law and one that you have …
3 Factors for an LVN with a DUI
For Licensed Vocational Nurses arrested for a DUI, remember the number 3. There are 3 moving parts to every DUI for a nurse: The Criminal DUI, the DMV or the Driver’s License, and the BVNPT with your LVN license. There are also 3 determining factors of the DUI that have the biggest impact on how …
Happy RN Guardian Client!
5.0 stars Posted by anonymous January 24, 2018 Wonderful and competent are understatements! She is a terrific lawyer. Thank you so much!!!
Undisclosed DUI Conviction Showing Up on RN Livescan Fingerprints
The BRN means it when they say that RNs must disclose a DUI conviction to them in 30 days. Failure to do so is considered unprofessional conduct and while we have been able to get around this in the past, it appears the BRN is cracking down. With the new BRN requirements for RNs to …