Our client is a nurse with a long nursing career and no record of discipline.  She was recently convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)--a first offense.  In 2009, we started seeing cases in which the California Board of Registered Nursing filed Accusations based on first-time DUIs.  In this case, we were successful in convincing the Board that our client's case does not warrant disciplinary action.  The investigation has been closed.

The most important factor in this case was that the facts and circumstances surrounding the arrest do not suggest an alcohol problem.