What’s A Public Reprimand and Why You Should Want One
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 …
Read MoreWhy Bother Having My DUI Expunged if I’m a Nurse?
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 …
Read MoreOur Lawyers Get The BRN to WITHDRAW DUI Accusation for Nurse
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 …
Read MoreWhat Happens If A RN Diverts From Diversion?
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 RN Guardian’s Panel Attorneys, Goyette & Associates’ have recently represented a number of Nurses who have either withdrawn or been removed from the Board of Registered Nursing’s Diversion Program.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 …
Read MoreBRN Accelerated License Suspension
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 …
Read MoreMake No Mistake: The Board of Registered Nursing IS NOT about the Nurse…
…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 …
Read MoreMy Nursing License Is Being Investigated by the BRN
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 …
Read MoreWhy The BRN’s Diversion Program Doesn’t Work
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 …
Read MoreOctober News: The Diversion Issue
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 …
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