The First Three Things You Need to Do If You Get a DUI as an RN

As a nurse, your commitment to professionalism is unwavering. Facing a DUI accusation is a challenging place to be in. Join us as we guide you through the crucial first steps in facing a DUI accusation as a nurse. From grasping the seriousness of a DUI in your career to taking swift action and seeking …

Texas Nursing Board and Understanding How DUIs Affect Nursing Licenses

Texas Nursing Board and Understanding How DUIs Affect Nursing Licenses As nurses, you are the backbone of the healthcare system, providing vital medical care and support to patients across a wide range of settings. To ensure the safety and quality of healthcare, the Texas Nursing Board is responsible for regulating nursing licenses in the state. …

How RN Guardian Membership Can Help Nursing Students with a DUI

How RN Guardian Membership Can Help Nursing Students with a DUI Driving under the influence, or DUI, is a serious offense that can have severe consequences for those charged with it. This is especially true for nursing students, who may find that their ability to obtain a nursing license is impacted by a DUI conviction. …

Using Social Media as a Nursing Professional

Nearly all of us are on at least one social media channel. It’s no different for nursing professionals. And from time to time, we hear in the news about someone fired from their job for something they posted about on social media. Sometimes it’s related to their job. Sometimes not.  Knowing what you shouldn’t post …

Is It Worth It to Get Your DUI Expunged?

  If you are a nurse with a DUI conviction, we need to talk. You might be on probation or not allowed to work at all. If it happened long enough ago that you are back to work, you may still have this cloud hanging over you. Or maybe you recently finished nursing school, and …

BEWARE: Don’t Become A Victim To A BRN Scam

It’s a scam! Here at RN Guardian, we want to ensure that you are always aware of scams and how to avoid them. We know that many nurses fall victim to these types of hoaxes every year. This is precisely why we want you to be aware of the signs so that you can protect …

How To Properly Petition For Reinstatement

Has your RN license been revoked? You can petition for reinstatement if you have met a few critical criteria: you’ve waited either 1 or 3 years, you have some evidence of rehabilitation, and you have continued with your CE courses. Registered Nurses will lose their RN License for two reasons – one, It is voluntarily …

Nurses with DUIs and High Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

We consider a high blood alcohol content or BAC, anything above .16% and the higher the BAC is, the greater likelihood of formal RN License discipline by the BRN. In every DUI case I can think of that we have handled for our nurses who have a first DUI, with a BAC below a .15% …