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Nursing is one of the professions where you must be at your best while working. If you are a shop worker, office worker or teacher, having a bad day is unlikely to put someone’s life at risk in the same way as it could for you as a nurse. Yet the way the health care...
As a registered California nurse, you probably know colleagues or former colleagues who have had to defend their licenses in front of the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). Some may have been successful; some may have failed. When discussing these cases,...
Being a registered nurse in California is not easy at the moment. The state has had a shortage of nurses for some time, which has worsened this year. Combined with the stress, strain and risk for any working nurse in the current situation, and, understandably, many...
It has been a tough year for nurses. You have probably been working extra shifts and giving up time off to cover colleagues who have fallen ill. Being called to a hearing by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) would make your year far worse. These are...
As a nurse, it is your obligation to provide a certain standard of care to your patients. Regardless of whether you work in a hospital, in a nursing home or in the homes of patients who require hospice care, you have to adhere to certain standards regarding the care...
If you have a California contractor’s license, you may have been offered good sums of money to rent it out. A company or contractor who does not hold one may offer to pay you to be a legal figurehead. If you say yes, they can bid for contracts under your number. Under...
You can absolutely lose your driver’s license if you get a DUI in California, but what if you’re worried that it may go farther than that? For instance, say you have spent the last 10 years working as a nurse. Could you lose your nursing license, as well? Is this...
The media often portrays nurses as sexy and saucy. It may seem odd when you know the reality is sore feet and varicose veins, but the image persists and can create problems when working as a nurse. A high percentage of nurses have experienced sexual harassment at...
A California doctor is under investigation by the California Medical Board for allegedly abusing her position by issuing unwarranted waivers for vaccines. The board claims her actions constitute gross negligence and put people’s lives at risk. While all medical...
Most nurses go through their careers without dealing with the disciplinary section of the California Board of Registered Nurses (BRN). Yet, if you do end up facing them, recent developments might make you fear you will be dealt with more harshly than usual. The...
