Three felony charges have been handed down on a former nursing home employee who was arrested back in June. The former employee is accused of sexually assaulting a resident at the nursing home where he worked, the Washington Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation....
Month: October 2017
Former med school dean accused of seeing patients while on drugs
A former medical school dean at the University of Southern California (USC) has been accused of seeing patients while on drugs. A report states that for more than one year, the former dean of the USC medical school used drugs while working as an eye doctor on campus....
No Discipline from the BRN after DUI conviction with a high BAC? Yes, it can happen.
In the last several months, I have represented several registered nurses who was expecting the worst after being arrested, charged and convicted for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).Nurse A had a BAC of .20, Nurse B had a .16 BAC, and Nurse C had a .17 BAC and drove...
All about nursing licensure and the Nurse Practice Act
Acquiring a nursing license is an important part of a person's process toward becoming an employee somewhere in the medical field. All nurses must acquire a license in order to work for a doctor's office, a hospital or any other medical entity. The license must be...
What can I expect in an administrative hearing?
If you are headed for an administrative hearing to defend your professional license in California you might not know what to expect. It's likely you don't even know someone who has appeared at one of these hearings. So, what can you expect in an administrative...
The Opioid Epidemic: The Role of the Medical Professional
Opioid abuse are responsible for the deaths of more than 100 American a day. Medical professionals are being closely monitored due to the growing crisis. From the Physician who prescribes the narcotic to the pharmacist who fills the prescription, or the Registered...