Dennis Curry

The member faced a disciplinary hearing after being found guilty of criminal fraud over $5,000 for improperly using her employer's corporate credit card to defraud them of approximately $30,000.

The member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty and ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of registration, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence for breaches of trust.

The Member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including administering unprescribed medication, inappropriately restraining a client, failing to document care, and removing a CD containing client photographs from a facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse following his criminal conviction for sexually assaulting a vulnerable, elderly client at a long-term care facility.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the client and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Relying on the certified court transcripts of the member's guilty plea and conviction, the Committee ordered the mandatory penalty of revocation of the member's certificate of registration and an oral reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by practising nursing while her certificate of registration was suspended and by failing to comply with a previous discipline order.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member worked as a registered nurse while suspended, failed to attend an oral reprimand, failed to participate in remediation, failed to pay a fine, and failed to inform her employer of her suspension.

The Committee concluded the member was ungovernable and ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the respondent following his criminal convictions for two counts of sexual assault and one count of gross indecency involving a vulnerable person.

The respondent did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the criminal convictions were relevant to his suitability to practise nursing and constituted professional misconduct.

Given the severity of the offences, the breach of trust, and the respondent's lack of governability, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of his certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse following an incident where a resident with a history of cardiac issues died after being left unattended in a washroom.

The Member failed to assess the resident, ignored signs of illness, refused to administer prescribed medication for nausea, and left the floor without notifying colleagues.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and was incompetent, demonstrating a profound lack of basic nursing knowledge, skill, and judgment.

Given the Member's lack of insight, failure to attend the hearing, and the danger she posed to the public, the Committee ordered the revocation of her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after being found guilty of 15 criminal offences between 2004 and 2008, including fraud, forgery, and breach of probation.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found that the criminal convictions were relevant to her suitability to practise and constituted professional misconduct.

Given the repetitive nature of the misconduct and a prior discipline history for similar offences, the Committee revoked the Member's certificate of registration and ordered a reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to his work at off-site sexual health clinics.

The College alleged that the Member failed to ensure blood specimens were sent for testing, informed clients of negative results when specimens were actually spoiled, failed to adequately document nursing care, and engaged in unprofessional conduct.

The Member admitted to the majority of the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and various terms and conditions on his certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for failing to complete remedial measures directed by the Quality Assurance Committee.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to comply with the Quality Assurance Program, demonstrating ungovernability.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration should she seek reinstatement.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to multiple incidents of inappropriate communication and an uncaring attitude toward clients, their families, and colleagues at two different hospitals.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and conditions requiring the Member to complete a communication course and attend anger management counselling.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including boundary violations with clients, inappropriate behaviour with a colleague, and falsifying billing records.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by violating the therapeutic nurse-client relationship, misappropriating property, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's practice including sensitivity training and supervised practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for failing to maintain the boundaries of the nurse-client relationship and disclosing confidential information about other clients.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she engaged in a non-therapeutic relationship with a client, participated in conversations of a sexual nature, and made inappropriate personal disclosures.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including the completion of an abuse prevention program and a course on therapeutic boundaries.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to the care of an elderly patient.

The Member admitted to failing to respond to the patient's requests for assistance, placing the patient in a darkened room without a call bell, restraining the patient without consent or a physician's order, failing to document the restraint, and verbally abusing the patient.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and, should the Member ever re-register, a three-month suspension and practice conditions.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member based on findings made by the Quebec Nursing Board.

The member had been found guilty in Quebec of sexual abuse and boundary violations with clients.

The member admitted the allegations and the panel accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The panel found the member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing monitoring conditions on the member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who acted as the Nurse in Charge at a remote northern nursing station.

The College alleged that the nurse failed to meet standards of practice by wasting narcotics without a witness, administering multiple doses of narcotics without a physician's order, failing to properly document the administration and disposal of narcotics, and failing to maintain appropriate security systems for narcotics, including leaving narcotic keys unattended.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct on all counts, noting her blatant disregard for policies and procedures which facilitated the theft of narcotics.

The nurse's certificate of registration was revoked, and she was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and $10,000 in costs.