As a Nurse, The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) is Your Enemy
The purpose of the California Board of Registered Nursing is to protect the public. That. Is It. The BRN is a division of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, you know; the same agency you call if your mechanic sabotages your transmission or your hairstylist dyes your hair green and it falls out. This is …
Why a Wet Reckless Instead of a DUI is Critical for a Nurse
A wet reckless conviction looks almost exactly the same on paper as a DUI does, so why is it so important for a registered nurse to push for this result at the criminal level?… three little letters: BRN. A wet reckless is still a misdemeanor criminal conviction. Anyone looking at your criminal history will be …
A RN – DUI Testimonial So Great You’d Think We Paid For It
From: Jonathan XXXXXXX Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 10:43 AM To: Jennifer Coalson <jennifer@goyette-assoc.com> Subject: Re: Request for expungement Hi Jennifer, Would you please check if it is time for me to renew my RNGuardian membership? I’d like to renew it and continue to receive stellar service (no other organization could compare) from your …
Caution: RN Charting Errors Resulting in Employment Discipline = Call from BRN Diversion
If you’ve made less than 4 charting errors ever, this probably doesn’t concern you. Probably. The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) has sunk to a new low in its tactics to scare registered nurses into joining the Diversion Program, or Intervention Program, or whatever it is that they are pitching it as, these days. …
Nursing Students with Past Convictions: RN License Guidelines
Nursing Students with Past Convictions: RN License Guidelines If you are getting ready to graduate from your nursing program and apply for your RN license, you are probably so excited! You’ve dedicated years to make it this far, only to learn that you may be denied your RN license because of a past misdemeanor conviction-you …
Nurse and DUI? Here’s what happens next:
Nurse and DUI? Here’s what happens next: A nurse, a firefighter and a lawyer walk into a bar… what, you haven’t heard this one? Wait, that’s because it isn’t really a joke. If a firefighter and a nurse and DUI happens, they may both lose their careers if they don’t have the right lawyer defending …
How a DUI Arrest Affects Your RN License
How a DUI Arrest Affects Your RN License 1.Q: I am an RN who just got arrested for a DUI, what should I do to best protect my CA RN license? A: You should hire an attorney to represent you at the criminal level for the DUI. The attorney needs to understand how this DUI is …
Get the Facts About the Diversion Program
Get the Facts About the Diversion Program Q. I received a letter from the Board of Nursing offering me the Diversion Program, because I am being accused of taking medication from my facility due to some waste discrepancies. What should I do? A: This a very personal decision… if you have some meds that can’t be …
What are the Pros and Cons of the Diversion Program?
What are the Pros and Cons of the Diversion Program? 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? If you’ve received this letter “offering” …