CA Nurses with a Recent DUI Arrest: What About My RN License?
7 most frequently asked questions from CA nurses with a recent DUI arrest 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 with the DUI who understands how …
A Sad Day For Nursing In California
A Sad Day For Nursing In California This post will be a little different than my others. I’m not going to offer any great advice or offer any tips. Today, I just need to say that I am saddened and dismayed by the Board of Registered Nursing process and the decisions that they make regarding …
Registered Nurse Receives a Citation and Fine From BRN For a DUI Conviction with a .13% BAC
DUI Conviction Registered Nurse Receives a Citation and Fine From BRN For a DUI Conviction with a .13% BAC If this is the first article that you’ve come across regarding a Citation and Fine for a DUI conviction from the CA Board of Registered Nursing, you may not understand the magnitude of this article. However, …
New “Unprofessional Conduct” Regulations For BRN
New “Unprofessional Conduct” Regulations For BRN Investigations and Conviction Disclosures On July, 23rd 2014 new regulations went into effect expanding the ways California RN’s can be accused of Unprofessional Conduct. The first is failure to provide requested documents within 15 days (or the time specified), the second is failure to participate in a BRN or …
What to Expect
Immediate Suspension of a RN License at a Criminal Trial? What Happened to Due Process? I received a call from a California Registered Nurse the other day who had received something out of the ordinary from the Board of Registered Nursing. The document the RN received was titled: NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND RECOMMENDATION BY STATE …
How We Handle the Letter of Investigation from the BRN
How We Handle the Letter of Investigation from the BRN or the Department of Consumer Affairs Regarding Your RN License. Let’s look at the alternative if you decide to have representation during the Investigative Interview process: (To see how this process goes without an attorney, click here ) You open your mailbox and there is a …
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 …
The 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? …
The 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 …