David L. Edwards

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for prescription glasses and massage therapy to her employer's group benefit plan.

The Member altered receipts to claim for greater amounts or for services not received, resulting in an overpayment of $1,080, which she later reimbursed.

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 two-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries and sexually abusing multiple vulnerable mental health patients.

The Member admitted to engaging in personal and sexual relationships with several patients, including having sexual intercourse with three of them.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, noting the conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, and reimbursement of up to $5,000 per patient for therapy and counselling funds.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing colleagues, threatening to withhold medication from a patient with dementia, and refusing to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various remedial conditions.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling $2,000 to his employer's group benefit plan.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found that the Member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-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 for submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent submitted false claims totaling $9,655.00 and accepted payment for them.

The Committee concluded this conduct constituted professional misconduct, including misappropriation of property, falsifying records, and dishonourable conduct.

The respondent's certificate of registration was suspended for six months, and she was ordered to attend meetings with a regulatory expert and notify future employers.

The member, a registered practical nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling $3,240 to his employer-funded benefit plan for back braces and shoe modifications that were not received.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including misappropriation of property, falsifying records, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by participating in a benefits fraud scheme.

Between 2017 and 2018, the Member submitted false claims for physiotherapy and massage therapy under her employer's benefit plan, receiving $4,480 for services not rendered.

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

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct, reprimanded, and her certificate of registration was suspended for three months with conditions imposed.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan, receiving $3,025.47 in monetary payments or store credits for items not covered by the plan.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 3-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to apply fall prevention interventions, failing to assess a deteriorating patient, and falsifying health records.

The hearing proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

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

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse who assessed a heavily intoxicated patient in the back of a police vehicle rather than bringing the patient into the remote nursing station.

The nurse failed to conduct an adequate assessment and inappropriately sent the patient to the police station for monitoring.

The patient later died of natural causes.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the nurse had already undertaken to permanently resign from the profession.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for multiple incidents of professional misconduct, including time theft, falsifying records, sleeping on duty, and failing to meet medication and documentation standards.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a 7-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for medical services and products under her employer's group benefit plan between 2011 and 2018, receiving approximately $27,058.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 5-month suspension, terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert, and a $1,000 fine.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating a vulnerable patient's debit card to purchase alcohol on four occasions and failing to report the resulting criminal charges to the College.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including leaving a long-term care facility during a night shift without arranging alternative care, making medication documentation errors, and failing to document a physician's order and a conversation with a substitute decision-maker.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse for incidents occurring at a long-term care facility.

The Member was alleged to have failed to conduct adequate post-fall assessments for two patients, inappropriately transferred a patient without a mechanical lift, and used a sleeping patient's private telephone to make personal long-distance calls.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including emotional abuse and misappropriation of property.

The Member's certificate of registration was suspended for five months, and he was ordered to complete remedial activities and practice under restrictions.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a Registered Practical Nurse for misappropriating narcotics, falsifying patient records, failing to attend scheduled shifts, and failing to return employer property.

The Member admitted to the allegations and acknowledged suffering from a substance use disorder at the time.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, noting the Member had provided an undertaking to permanently resign from the profession.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for improperly restraining an elderly, visually impaired patient with dementia using a bedsheet, and failing to document or monitor the restraint.

The Member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to obtain consent, failing to consider alternatives, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-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 verbally and emotionally abusing patients at a long-term care facility, including making inappropriate comments and being involved in unauthorized photography of a patient.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct.

The Member was alleged to have misappropriated funds from an elderly patient by using the patient's bank card for personal purchases and cash withdrawals, and for failing to report subsequent criminal charges and convictions for theft to the College.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including emotional and financial abuse, and that her conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 12-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually and emotionally abusing a vulnerable patient and failing to maintain professional boundaries.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging a romantic and sexual relationship with the patient that began while the patient was admitted to the facility.

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

The Member's certificate of registration was immediately revoked, and she was ordered to be reprimanded and to reimburse the College up to $5,000 for patient therapy funding.