George Fieber

The member, a registered practical nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for misappropriating a prescription pad from her workplace and forging multiple prescriptions for Percocet.

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

The member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and conditions were imposed on her practice for two years, alongside an undertaking to continue medical monitoring for her health conditions.

The Member, a Director of Occupational Health and Infection Control, faced allegations of professional misconduct for disclosing the names of 14 staff members who had not received an influenza vaccination in an email to other staff, and for directing a profanity at a co-worker during a subsequent staff meeting.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain confidentiality and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and exercising its discretion not to publish the Member's name due to mitigating factors including her retirement, serious medical condition, and remorse.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for claiming and collecting sick pay from one employer while working shifts at another hospital.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct that would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the Member to appear for a reprimand and pay a $1,000 fine.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for failing to accurately assess and document a client's heel ulcer, and for continuing to practise and hold herself out as a nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended for non-payment of fees.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a nine-month suspension, terms and conditions on her certificate, and $1,500 in costs.