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The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for exposing his penis and masturbating in front of a colleague at work.

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, as his actions contravened the standards of practice and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent registered nurse for submitting false claims under his employer's group benefit plan.

The respondent admitted to submitting false claims to obtain store credits for non-medicinal products, receiving $4,500.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the respondent committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

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

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan between 2015 and 2017.

The Member submitted claims for massage therapy and shoe modifications that were not received, obtaining store credit for non-orthopaedic shoes instead.

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

The Member was ordered to receive an oral reprimand, serve a 3-month suspension, attend meetings with a Regulatory Expert, and notify her employers of the decision for 12 months.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to conduct required periodic assessments of a patient in a seniors mental health unit and for falsifying the patient's health record to indicate the checks had occurred.

The patient was subsequently found deceased in her room.

The nurse admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the nurse's certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report investigations by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario and for providing false employment information on her annual membership renewal forms.

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 Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and 18 months of employer notification.

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

The Member admitted to failing to monitor the fetal heart rate, failing to recognize inadequate progress of labour, failing to seek medical assistance, and failing to document her care and efforts to seek assistance.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 5-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including remedial education in obstetrics.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member submitted falsified resumes, altered police reference checks, and forged academic credentials to multiple healthcare facilities, holding herself out as another nurse with a similar name.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven, concluding the Member's actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing a patient's electronic medical records on 10 separate occasions without consent or any clinical purpose.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted professional misconduct, specifically contravening the standards of practice and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.