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A RN – DUI Testimonial So Great You’d Think We Paid For It

By Jennifer Coalson | Sep 21, 2016

  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

By Marketing Team | Sep 19, 2016

If youโ€™ve made less than 4 charting errors ever, this probably doesnโ€™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

By Jennifer Coalson | Jul 28, 2016

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! Youโ€™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:

By Jennifer Coalson | Jul 25, 2016

Nurse and DUI? Here’s what happens next:ย  A nurse, a firefighter and a lawyer walk into a barโ€ฆ ย what, you havenโ€™t heard this one? Wait, thatโ€™s because it isnโ€™t really a joke. ย If a firefighter and a nurse and DUI happens, they may both lose their careers if they donโ€™t have the right lawyer defending …

How a DUI Arrest Affects Your RN License

By Jennifer Coalson | Jul 25, 2016

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 forย the DUI. The attorney needs to understand how this DUI is …

Get the Facts About the Diversion Program

By Jennifer Coalson | Jul 25, 2016

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 toย some waste discrepancies. What should I do? A: This a very personal decision… if you have some meds that canโ€™t be …

What are the Pros and Cons of the Diversion Program?

By Jennifer Coalson | Jul 25, 2016

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 BRNโ€™s Diversion program, if it doesnโ€™t sound like it is even an option? If youโ€™ve received this letter โ€œofferingโ€ …

Recently Livescan Fingerprinted and Now Received an Intervention Letter from the BRN?

By Jennifer Coalson | Jul 6, 2016

Recently Livescan Fingerprinted and Now Received an Intervention Letter from the BRN? If you are a California registered nurse and have recently been required to submit a new set of fingerprints to the BRN and you have a past conviction that you did not disclose, you will likely receive an intervention letter from the BRN …

Will a DUI Cause My Nursing License to be Revoked?

By Jennifer Coalson | May 2, 2016

Will a DUI cause my nursing license to be revoked? If you are a California Registered Nurse who has recently been arrested for a DUI, this question has been burning in your mind since you saw the flashing blue and red and they pulled you over. You thought about it all the way to the …