Agnese Bianchi

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appear before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee for an oral caution and failing to respond to the College's communications.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, noting her actions demonstrated a significant disregard for the College's regulatory mandate.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, an oral caution, a one-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for misappropriating approximately $25,000 from her workplace and falsifying documents.

The Member, who held senior management positions, deposited cheques meant for other staff, altered payees on cheques, and submitted fraudulent expense claims.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven in the Member's absence, concluding her actions were deceitful, dishonest, and constituted professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, who had pled guilty in criminal court to theft and fraud for misappropriating a credit card and $1,005.00 from an elderly client at a long-term care facility.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct as the criminal offences were relevant to her suitability to practise.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations, including sessions with a nursing expert and employer notification requirements.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to failing to document client admissions and injuries, engaging in unprofessional arguments with a charge nurse, leaving a shift without notifying management, and attending work while impaired by diet pills.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of remedial education with a nursing expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member for working as a registered nurse while suspended, falsifying prescriptions, misappropriating funds, and asking a co-worker for a urine sample.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven, noting the member's guilty pleas to related criminal charges.

The Committee revoked the member's certificate of registration, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence given the serious, deceitful, and criminal nature of the conduct.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after being convicted of multiple criminal offences for possession of stolen property over $5000 between 1998 and 2003.

The Member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, received a seven-month suspension, and had conditions placed on his certificate of registration, including completing a nursing ethics course and restrictions on handling finances.

The Member, a registered nurse, was referred to the Discipline Committee after pleading guilty to criminal fraud over $5,000.

Prior to becoming a nurse, the Member defrauded a bank of approximately $3.6 million.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted the joint submission, ordering a 12-month suspension, a reprimand, and conditions on his certificate of registration including mandatory counseling.