Marcia Taylor

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for misappropriating narcotics, failing to conduct adequate assessments, and failing to properly document the administration of medications at a long-term care facility.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, noting a pattern of targeting vulnerable residents to misappropriate Tylenol #3.

The member's certificate of registration was revoked.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct before the Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The allegations included falsifying timesheets, using an unsafe makeshift pacifier for a newborn, and providing false information on an employment application.

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

The panel found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration including an ethics course and practice consultations.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for allegedly abusing a patient physically, verbally, and emotionally, and for misappropriating property by claiming sick leave pay from one employer while working a shift for another.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse guilty of verbal and emotional abuse, as well as misappropriation of property, but found the evidence insufficient to prove physical abuse.

The nurse's certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and she was ordered to complete a rehabilitation program and pay costs of $1,500.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for claiming sick leave from a nursing home while continuing to work at a hospital, and for promoting her private sitter agency to patients and staff at the nursing home.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standard of practice and practicing in a conflict of interest.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and terms requiring the Member to meet with a Practice Consultant to discuss professional ethics.