What to Do If You’ve Received a Letter of Investigation from the BRN
What to Do If You’ve Received a Letter of Investigation from the BRN or the Department of Consumer Affairs Regarding Your RN License. Let me just put this out there right away: DO NOT CALL THEM BACK OR SCHEDULE THE INTERVIEW without calling us first. Here’s why: Nurses as whole are the kindest group of …
Read MoreThe Diversion Program Pros and Cons
The Conundrum Caused by Board of Registered Nursing RN’s Diversion Program Letter : Solving the Diversion Mystery By: Jennifer Coalson-Perez, Executive Director RN Guardian, Mystery-Solver Extraordinaire How does a California Registered Nurse make an informed decision regarding whether or not to enter the BRN’s Diversion program if it doesn’t sound like it is even an option? …
Read MoreThe Real BRN License Discipline Numbers
The Real BRN License Discipline Numbers Who is likely to get in trouble and for what? The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) publishes a list of their annual discipline cases in every meeting agenda, so you can find out the real numbers of BRN License Discipline cases that actually occur, who is the most …
Read MoreHow Can the BRN Deny a Student RN a License Based on a Prior DUI?
How Can the BRN Deny a Student RN a License Based on a Prior DUI? While the majority of the calls RN Guardian receives are from nurses who have been arrested or convicted of a DUI, we also receive a high volume of calls from student nurses concerned about how a DUI will impact their …
Read MoreThe BRN is On a Witch Hunt for Nurses Dealing with Depression or Anxiety
The BRN is On a Witch Hunt for Nurses Dealing with Depression or Anxiety Sorry California Nurses, its Official: You’re No Longer Allowed to Have Feeling Every so often I take a phone call from a nurse that gets me so fired up I start making phone calls looking for a group to help …
Read MoreWhy a Nurse Being Disciplined for Medication Charting Errors Should Worry
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, …
Read MoreA firefighter, a nurse and a lawyer walk into a bar…
A nurse, a firefighter and a lawyer walk into a bar… what, you haven’t heard this one? That’s because it isn’t really a joke. If a Firefighter and a Nurse + DUI happens, they may lose their careers if they don’t have the right lawyer defending them. When the majority of the population gets arrested for …
Read MoreHow Long Will My RN License Discipline Be Public Record?
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 …
Read MoreWhat RN License Discipline Can I Expect For A DUI?
What RN License Discipline Can I Expect For A DUI? Nurse Client BRN Accusation Attorney Method of Defense BRN Result Donna, RN Misdemeanor DUI conviction on Rx Client chose to go to hearing 3 years probation Rule-Out Provision Melissa, RN Use of Schedule 3 Rx at work Stipulated Settlement 3 years probation with Rule-out provision …
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