Grace Fox

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct related to her practice at two cosmetic clinics.

She admitted to performing controlled acts (administering substances by injection and PDO threading) without an authorizing mechanism, using products not licensed by Health Canada, failing to obtain informed consent, and maintaining inadequate documentation.

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 7-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, including education, audits, and practice restrictions.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to abide by a written undertaking given to the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The undertaking required the completion of specified education and reflective activities.

Despite multiple extensions over several years, the Member failed to complete the requirements.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms requiring the completion of the undertaking and meetings with a regulatory expert.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination records while working at a mass immunization clinic.

The Member admitted to documenting that vaccines were administered to at least 16 patients when no vaccines were actually given, and falsely attributing the administrations to other nurses.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a five-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms requiring meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member was alleged to have committed professional misconduct based on a disciplinary finding in Michigan, where she permanently surrendered her nursing license following allegations of inappropriate sexual interactions with inmates.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a Joint Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and, accepting a joint submission on penalty, ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration.

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

The Member admitted to providing inaccurate and misleading information about COVID-19 and vaccines to patients, administering an unauthorized intravenous infusion without a physician's order, failing to wear appropriate personal protective equipment with a COVID-19 positive patient, and submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination certificate to her employer.

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 an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine receipt to her employer, a long-term care facility.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the member contravened the standards of practice, signed a false document, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member was found to have committed professional misconduct by making false benefits claims, misappropriating funds, and falsifying records.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and an 18-month employer notification period.

The Committee also ordered the Member to pay $2,880.00 in costs due to pre-hearing delays caused by the Member.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a Registered Practical Nurse for stealing hydromorphone from patients at a long-term care facility and replacing it with an antidepressant, which was subsequently administered to patients by unaware colleagues.

The member also failed to report resulting criminal charges for theft to the College.

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 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and practice restrictions including employer notification and a prohibition on independent practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who stole hydromorphone from patients at a long-term care facility and replaced it with an antidepressant.

The nurse also failed to report subsequent criminal charges for theft to the College.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order, the Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension, and various practice conditions.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for practising nursing while suspended, failing to comply with a previous Discipline Committee order, and failing to participate in a Quality Assurance assessment.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

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

Finding the Member ungovernable due to her repeated disregard for regulatory obligations, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration and an oral reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to multiple incidents at two hospitals, including failing to document medication administration, failing to intervene when a patient's condition deteriorated, administering unauthorized medication, and failing to follow physician orders.

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 an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member, a Nurse Practitioner, committed professional misconduct by issuing COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption letters without appropriate assessments or clinical indications, and by charging excessive fees.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member breached multiple standards of practice, including documentation and therapeutic nurse-client relationship standards, by issuing nearly 400 exemption letters based on group Zoom sessions without individual assessments.

The Committee concluded this conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The allegation of charging an excessive fee was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the electronic health records of multiple patients without consent or authorization.

The Member admitted to the allegations and the parties proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member breached the College's standards of practice and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 3-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 Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to monitor patients in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and falsifying records to indicate the monitoring had occurred.

One patient suffered multiple falls and injuries during the unmonitored period.

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 3-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to disclose to the College of Nurses of Ontario that he was registered in another jurisdiction and that his license had been suspended by the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

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

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent for failing to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP) ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

The respondent admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent's failure to comply with the order constituted unprofessional and dishonourable conduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension of the respondent's certificate of registration, and imposed terms and conditions requiring the completion of the SCERP and meetings with a Regulatory Expert.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting 42 false claims totaling $3,015 to her employer's group benefit plan and receiving $1,600.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan.

The Member admitted to submitting 15 claims totaling $9,471 and receiving non-medical products, of which approximately $2,000 was inappropriate.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for engaging in a pattern of unwanted, inappropriately personal, and sexual behaviour towards a colleague.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included attempting to kiss the colleague, touching her breast, biting her, and sending inappropriate text messages.

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 6-month suspension, and terms including completion of a communication seminar, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 18 months of employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling $3,727.50 to her employer's group benefit plan for medical products and services she did not receive.

The Discipline Committee 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 an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.