Catherine Egerton

The Member, a Registered Nurse and former Director of Resident Care at a long-term care facility, faced allegations of professional misconduct.

The allegations included failing to ensure appropriate hiring practices, failing to review and compile monthly reports, failing to sign and follow up on medication incident reports, failing to report and investigate critical incidents, and failing to appropriately store and dispose of medication.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to complete a remediation program and failing to appear for an oral caution ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

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 one-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of multiple patients and her own records without authorization or clinical purpose over a five-year period.

She also engaged in a verbal confrontation with a colleague on hospital grounds.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing four patients at a long-term care facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included throwing liquid at a patient, hitting a patient, and force-feeding another.

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

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct relating to her care of a patient who fell while disembarking a transit bus and subsequently died.

The Member admitted to failing to assess the patient, failing to complete an incident report, and failing to take appropriate action when the patient's health declined the following day.

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

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a patient undergoing a trial of labour after caesarean.

The Member admitted to restarting and increasing an oxytocin infusion without a valid physician's order, failing to document her rationale, and failing to identify and respond promptly to an atypical fetal heart rate.

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

A Joint Submission on Order was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a 7-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including failing to document a patient's visit, failing to arrange a physician assessment for a suicidal patient, and communicating inappropriately with colleagues and a patient's family.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and that her conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional, though not disgraceful.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to engage in therapeutic communications, pushing a 92-year-old patient, and using excessive force to hold the patient down on a stretcher.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing the patient.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for misappropriating narcotics, falsifying electronic health records, accessing confidential patient records without authorization, and failing to report criminal charges to the College.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct on all allegations.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and that his certificate of registration be immediately revoked.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for failing to report multiple criminal charges and findings of guilt in Florida, including driving under the influence and disorderly conduct.

The Discipline Committee proceeded in the Member's absence and found that she committed professional misconduct by failing to meet her mandatory reporting obligations.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Nurse for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries with a vulnerable mental health patient and for disclosing another patient's personal health information on Facebook.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including engaging in a non-clinical relationship, inappropriate text messaging, and posting details of a patient's death on social media.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and ordered an 8-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse employed as a Care Coordinator, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to perform adequate in-home assessments, failing to follow up with patients, and copying colleagues' documentation.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for failing to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program and failing to attend an oral caution as ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

The Member did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, noting her persistent disregard for professional obligations and lack of governability.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for misappropriating approximately $8,600 from her employer through unauthorized corporate credit card use and for subsequently misrepresenting her educational credentials to a new employer by submitting a falsified university transcript and letter.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct, noting her actions demonstrated poor judgment, dishonesty, and a serious disregard for professional obligations.

The Committee ordered a 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and a 24-month employer notification requirement.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries with a patient, failing to report the patient's disclosure of potential self-harm, and accessing the patient's personal health information without a clinical purpose.

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

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and terms, conditions, and limitations were imposed on her practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member, who was the owner and operator of a long-term care home.

The Member admitted to falsifying her annual renewal forms to indicate she was practicing nursing when she was not, and to improperly receiving a salary from the nursing and personal care funding envelope despite not providing direct care.

She also admitted to failing to ensure her facility complied with the Long-Term Care Homes Act, which resulted in the revocation of its licence.

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

Noting that the Member had already permanently resigned her registration, the Committee ordered her to appear for an oral reprimand.

The Member, an administrator at a private hospital, admitted to professional misconduct for scheduling and permitting her sister to work as a Registered Practical Nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended.

The Member also failed to report this unsafe practice to the College.

The Discipline Committee found the conduct to be disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms requiring meetings with a regulatory expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent, a Registered Practical Nurse, for multiple incidents involving verbal and physical abuse of clients, failure to follow a physician's order, and failure to document care.

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

The Discipline Committee found the respondent committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand.

The respondent also entered into an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting a client's personal health information and making inappropriate and threatening comments towards the client's family members on a public Facebook page.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by breaching confidentiality and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent nurse, who was also registered as a massage therapist.

The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario had previously found the respondent committed professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a client.

The respondent failed to report these proceedings and findings to the College of Nurses.

The Discipline Committee found the respondent committed professional misconduct by virtue of the other regulator's findings and by failing to report them.

The respondent's Certificate of Registration was immediately revoked.