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How Can the BRN Deny a Student RN a License Based on a Prior DUI?

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | Oct 24, 2013

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 …

The BRN is On a Witch Hunt for Nurses Dealing with Depression or Anxiety

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | Oct 3, 2013

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 …

Why a Nurse Being Disciplined for Medication Charting Errors Should Worry

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | Sep 20, 2013

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, …

A firefighter, a nurse and a lawyer walk into a bar…

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | Jul 17, 2013

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 …

How Long Will My RN License Discipline Be Public Record?

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | May 30, 2013

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 …

What RN License Discipline Can I Expect For A DUI?

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | May 3, 2013

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 …

What Will Happen to My RN License if I Have a DUI in California?

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | Apr 17, 2013

What Will Happen to My RN License if I Have a DUI in California? How Does The California Board of Registered Nursing Get Away with License Revocation for conviction of DUI in California? THE REASONING: “In keeping with its obligation to protect the consumer of nursing services from the unsafe, incompetent and/or negligent registered nurse, …

Low Flat Fees for RN License Accusations for California Nurses with DUI’s

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | Apr 4, 2013

RN Guardian’s License Defense Program is receiving an average of 5 calls per week from nurses who have received an Accusation from the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) because of a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) conviction. That means the Board is cracking down even harder and filing more of them. If you are a …

Why Did I Receive a Letter From the BRN Offering Me the Diversion Program?

By Goyette, Ruano, and Ulmer | Jan 30, 2013

Diversion Program I answer this question daily but you can probably answer it yourself. You will receive a letter offering you the Board of Registered Nursing or LVN Board’s Diversion program if any of the following have occurred: You are a registered nurse or LVN and you’ve been recently been arrested for a Driving Under …