Bill Dowson

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating hospital property, specifically vials of Rocephin and IV supplies, and receiving an unauthorized intravenous infusion while not a patient.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration requiring practice consultation and ethics education.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct related to her care of a patient in labour.

The Member admitted to failing to call an anaesthetist to administer an epidural in a timely manner and failing to apply continuous electronic fetal monitoring while the patient ambulated, contrary to hospital policy.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for 30 days, and subjected to conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who had been convicted of fraud over $5,000 for unlawfully obtaining social assistance benefits.

The member failed to disclose this criminal conviction on his annual registration renewal forms for four consecutive years.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The member was reprimanded, suspended for 45 days, and ordered to complete an ethics course.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member, a registered nurse, based on multiple criminal convictions including fraudulent impersonation, theft, fraud, and breach of probation, as well as misappropriation of property from her workplace.

The member admitted to the allegations and the parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission as to Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and, accepting the joint submission, ordered that the member be reprimanded and her Certificate of Registration be revoked.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for claiming and collecting sick pay from one employer while working shifts at another hospital.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct that would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the Member to appear for a reprimand and pay a $1,000 fine.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct before the Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The allegations included falsifying timesheets, using an unsafe makeshift pacifier for a newborn, and providing false information on an employment application.

The Member admitted to the allegations through an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The panel found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration including an ethics course and practice consultations.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically assaulting a co-worker during a dispute over who would be Charge Nurse.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

After a hearing to determine the facts, the Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-week suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and required the Member to review professional standards with a practice consultant.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing, downloading, and storing pornographic materials on hospital computers over several years.

The member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The panel accepted the College's penalty submission, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and conditions on the member's certificate of registration, while denying the member's request to withhold publication of his name.

The Member, a registered nurse and co-owner of a private seniors' residence, faced numerous allegations of professional misconduct relating to the care of a vulnerable elderly resident.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member unnecessarily restrained the resident, confined them to their room, failed to administer prescribed medications, and failed to seek required medical attention, ultimately leading to the resident's death from bronchopneumonia.

The Member also directed untrained, unregulated staff to perform nursing functions, submitted fraudulent invoices for care not provided, and misrepresented the facility's services and visiting policies.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse, and ordered the revocation of her certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for claiming sick leave and benefits from one hospital while continuing to work at another, and for submitting falsified return-to-work status reports.

The member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the member committed professional misconduct.

The member was reprimanded, suspended for 60 days, fined $2,500, and subjected to employer notification conditions for 24 months.