Joan King

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the boundaries of the nurse-client relationship and engaging in a sexual relationship with a vulnerable psychiatric client.

The Member admitted to the boundary violations, including an inappropriate personal and social relationship, but denied the sexual relationship.

The College called no evidence on the sexual abuse allegations, which were dismissed.

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

The Member permanently resigned his certificate of registration and agreed to reimburse the College $5,000 for expenses.

The Committee accepted a joint submission ordering a 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 allegations of professional misconduct against the Member, who had pled guilty in criminal court to theft and fraud for misappropriating a credit card and $1,005.00 from an elderly client at a long-term care facility.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct as the criminal offences were relevant to her suitability to practise.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations, including sessions with a nursing expert and employer notification requirements.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to failing to document client admissions and injuries, engaging in unprofessional arguments with a charge nurse, leaving a shift without notifying management, and attending work while impaired by diet pills.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and the completion of remedial education with a nursing expert.

The Member, a registered nurse working in a psychiatric unit, admitted to professional misconduct for crossing professional boundaries and emotionally abusing a vulnerable client.

The Member made inappropriate comments, hugged the client, kissed the client on the forehead, tucked the client into bed, and stroked the client's hip.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member's conduct to be dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for two months, and subjected to terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration, including mandatory sessions with a nursing expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for her handling of an aggressive elderly client with dementia.

The nurse intervened when the client was found yelling at a roommate.

While the panel found the initial intervention to remove the client from the roommate's bed was appropriate, it held that the nurse breached the standard of practice by subsequently removing the client's shoes and pants, which escalated the situation.

Allegations of physical abuse, aggressive handling, and improper documentation were dismissed.

The panel imposed a penalty requiring the nurse to complete remedial sessions with a nursing expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for professional misconduct, including practising while suspended, falsifying documents, medication administration errors, and failing to report criminal convictions for assault and break and enter.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed the alleged acts of professional misconduct, noting a pattern of ungovernability and disregard for the profession's standards.

The committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member, a registered practical nurse, committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain boundaries, accepting gifts, exercising undue influence, and misappropriating property from an elderly client at a retirement residence.

The panel found that the Member and the client had a pre-existing relationship, but the Member breached the Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship Standard by accepting significant gifts, including a car and large cheques, and by maintaining an inappropriate personal relationship while providing nursing care.

The allegations of undue influence and misappropriation were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

The panel concluded the Member's actions constituted dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent nurse for inappropriate behaviour, boundary crossings, and misappropriation of narcotics.

The respondent did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent dressed in lingerie and behaved inappropriately with a client, engaged in boundary crossings by visiting a discharged client and accepting gifts, and misappropriated narcotics from two clients' homes.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, a reprimand, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the respondent's certificate of registration, including a restriction from practicing independently in the community for 12 months.

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 Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for providing confidential information from the 2004 Extended Class Registration Exam to candidates of the 2005 exam, and for failing to abide by a written undertaking to maintain exam confidentiality.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, characterizing the conduct as dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing terms on the Member's certificate of registration, including mandatory meetings with a nursing ethics expert.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after being convicted of multiple criminal offences for possession of stolen property over $5000 between 1998 and 2003.

The Member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to professional misconduct.

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

The Member was reprimanded, received a seven-month suspension, and had conditions placed on his certificate of registration, including completing a nursing ethics course and restrictions on handling finances.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for restraining an elderly patient without consent or a physician's order using a bed sheet, and for briefly covering the patient's mouth to quiet her.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission as to Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-week suspension, and conditions on the member's certificate of registration, including meeting with a Practice Consultant and employer notification requirements.

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 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.