Karen Harder

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

The nurse admitted to failing to promptly assess a client complaining of chest pains, making inappropriate comments to the client, and making disparaging remarks about colleagues.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the nurse guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a four-month suspension, a reprimand, and various remedial conditions on the nurse's certificate of registration.

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 registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing a combative client by slapping his thigh and swearing at him.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and remedial conditions.

The Committee also ordered the Member to pay $100 in costs for late notification of the case settlement under Rule 6 of the Discipline Committee Rules.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her treatment of an agitated psychiatric client.

The Member admitted to yelling at the client, unintentionally slapping the client on the face and arm, and roughly removing the client's clothing while assisting in placing the client in restraints.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an 8-week suspension, a reprimand, and remedial conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member misappropriated narcotics, falsified documentation, and failed to meet standards of practice regarding the handling and administration of Demerol and Morphine.

Following a hearing, the Discipline Committee found that the College failed to meet the standard of proof required.

The evidence presented was largely circumstantial and relied on inferences rather than facts.

The Committee concluded that the evidence was not clear, cogent, and convincing, and dismissed all allegations of professional misconduct against the Member.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for administering medication to a cognitively impaired client without consent and subsequently threatening a student nurse and other colleagues who reported or investigated the incident.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.