Karen Goldenberg

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for stealing $125 from a vulnerable patient's room at a retirement residence and failing to report the resulting criminal charges and findings of guilt to the College.

The Member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to two counts of theft under $5000 in criminal court.

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 an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and various conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct following the death of a patient.

The Member admitted to failing to properly assess the patient, failing to properly administer medication, failing to complete vital signs checks and visual observations, and falsifying records to indicate she had observed the patient breathing and coherent when she had not.

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 reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and terms and conditions were imposed on her practice.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing a 93-year-old patient with dementia.

The Member admitted to speaking to the patient with an aggressive tone, roughly grabbing his arm causing skin tears, striking his leg with a closed fist, and threatening to 'throat punch' him.

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

A Joint Submission on Order was accepted, resulting in an oral reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Nurse Practitioner, faced allegations of professional misconduct for providing nursing care and prescribing opioids to a patient with whom she had an ongoing personal relationship.

She was also named as the beneficiary of the patient's pension and life insurance, creating a conflict of interest, and accessed the patient's health records without authorization.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and practice restrictions.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving two vulnerable patients in a geriatric psychiatry unit.

The Member applied unauthorized mechanical restraints to a patient, failed to monitor him, and subsequently found him deceased in the restraint.

The Member then moved the body to a bed to cover up the circumstances of death and falsified records.

The Member also neglected another patient, leaving her in distress for hours while falsifying her chart.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse.

Accepting a joint submission, the Committee ordered a reprimand and noted the Member's undertaking to permanently resign her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for stealing two $75 restaurant gift cards from a patient's room while the patient was away.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, misappropriating property, and engaging in disgraceful, 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 Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after a patient in the emergency department committed suicide.

The Member failed to conduct required periodic assessments of the patient and subsequently falsified the patient's health record to indicate that checks had been performed when they had not.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including contravening standards of practice, failing to keep records, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries and engaging in a romantic and sexual relationship with a vulnerable psychiatric patient.

The member admitted to the allegations, including emotional abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, noting the member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign and never practice nursing again.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving the physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of a vulnerable patient with Down Syndrome.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the testimony of an eyewitness and an expert in nursing standards, the Discipline Committee found that the Member breached professional standards by pointing her finger at the patient, pulling her arm, scratching her, slapping her across the face, and making an unprofessional comment.

The Committee ordered a six-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to abide by a written undertaking with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The Member admitted to accepting employment with multiple employers, including staffing agencies, without disclosing his practice restrictions or arranging for required workplace monitoring.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in and complete practice assessment requirements directed by the Quality Assurance Committee in 2013, 2014, and 2016.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension (delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), meetings with a regulatory expert, and mandatory participation in the next Quality Assurance program cycle.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually and emotionally abusing a vulnerable patient and failing to maintain professional boundaries.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging a romantic and sexual relationship with the patient that began while the patient was admitted to the facility.

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

The Member's certificate of registration was immediately revoked, and she was ordered to be reprimanded and to reimburse the College up to $5,000 for patient therapy funding.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for multiple incidents of patient abuse involving vulnerable patients with cognitive impairments.

The Member was alleged to have yelled at a patient, aggressively ripped off a patient's gloves, wrapped a blanket around another patient's head, and placed a towel in a third patient's mouth.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted verbal, physical, and emotional abuse, and breached the standards of practice.

The Member, who did not attend the hearing, was ordered to receive an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for failing to participate in the mandatory Quality Assurance Program.

Despite multiple notifications and opportunities to complete the 2015 and 2017 practice assessments, the member did not comply or respond.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with the Quality Assurance Committee and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The member's certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and she was ordered to attend meetings with a regulatory expert and complete the next available Quality Assurance program cycle.

The Member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to cooperate with the College's Quality Assurance Committee.

Despite multiple notices, the Member failed to complete required practice assessment activities.

The Member admitted to the allegations, citing personal issues including displacement by a fire, but acknowledged her failure to update her address and respond to correspondence.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and mandatory participation in the next Quality Assurance cycle.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Program after being randomly selected.

Despite multiple notices and extensions, the Member did not complete the required practice assessment or respond to communications.

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 two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appropriately monitor and assess two patients, failing to maintain appropriate documentation, and falsifying a record regarding a patient's urine output.

Both patients died shortly after the Member's shifts, though the Member's actions were not alleged to have directly caused the deaths.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in unprofessional and dishonourable conduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.