Cheryl Beemer

The member brought a pre-hearing motion seeking to sever allegations 1 to 4 from allegations 5 to 9, which involved separate incidents of alleged sexual abuse of two different clients in an emergency department.

The member argued that hearing the allegations together would risk credibility cross-pollination and prejudice the right to a fair hearing.

The Discipline Committee applied the factors from R. v. Last and found a lack of legal and factual nexus between the allegations, a high risk of prejudice, and the potential for distinctly different defences.

The motion was granted, and the allegations were ordered to be heard by separate panels.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the boundaries of the nurse-client relationship and engaging in a sexual relationship with a vulnerable psychiatric client.

The Member admitted to the boundary violations, including an inappropriate personal and social relationship, but denied the sexual relationship.

The College called no evidence on the sexual abuse allegations, which were dismissed.

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

The Member permanently resigned his certificate of registration and agreed to reimburse the College $5,000 for expenses.

The Committee accepted a joint submission ordering a reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for incidents occurring during an evening shift at a long-term care residence.

The Member was alleged to have left a medication cart unlocked and unattended, verbally and emotionally abused two vulnerable residents, and failed to assess a resident experiencing a breathing crisis.

The Member did not attend the hearing and dismissed his counsel mid-proceeding.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct on all allegations, noting his behaviour was unprofessional, disgraceful, and dishonourable.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and remedial education on abuse prevention and anger management.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a pediatric client.

The Member admitted to failing to meet the standards of practice and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct when she spoke abruptly and handled the client forcefully while attempting to administer oxygen therapy.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a three-month suspension (with two months remitted on conditions) and an oral reprimand.

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

While working a night shift at a psychiatric hospital, the nurse learned that two patients had been locked in a special observation room by other staff and had barricaded the door.

The nurse failed to investigate, intervene, assess the patients' mental status, or document the events.

The nurse admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, remedial coursework, and performance reports.

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

While working the night shift at a psychiatric hospital, the nurse learned that two patients had been locked in a special observation room by other staff and had barricaded the door.

The nurse failed to investigate, intervene, assess the patients' mental status, or properly document the incident.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Fact and a joint submission on penalty, finding the nurse guilty of professional misconduct and ordering a reprimand along with remedial conditions on her certificate of registration.