Margaret McGinn

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for numerous allegations of professional misconduct while working at a retirement facility.

The member, whose certificate of registration was suspended, held herself out as a registered nurse, improperly delegated controlled acts to unregulated care providers, failed to document care, and subjected residents to physical, verbal, and emotional abuse, including improper confinement and restraints.

The Discipline Committee found all allegations proven, noting the member's conduct showed severe neglect and a complete disregard for nursing standards.

The member's certificate of registration was revoked.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member for working as a registered nurse while suspended, falsifying prescriptions, misappropriating funds, and asking a co-worker for a urine sample.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven, noting the member's guilty pleas to related criminal charges.

The Committee revoked the member's certificate of registration, emphasizing the need for specific and general deterrence given the serious, deceitful, and criminal nature of the conduct.