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