Christopher Harold Karl Wirth

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report multiple criminal charges and a finding of guilt for impaired driving to the College of Nurses of Ontario between 2014 and 2019.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a Statement of Facts.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for sending inappropriate Facebook messages to potential witnesses from a prior discipline hearing and disclosing confidential information obtained during that proceeding.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, noting the conduct was unprofessional and dishonourable.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for professional misconduct involving the physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of a vulnerable psychiatric patient on two occasions.

The Member admitted to using unnecessary force, including pushing and pinning the patient down, and making threatening remarks.

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

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 6-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the respondent nurse for providing his employer with a Criminal Record Check that failed to disclose an outstanding assault charge.

The respondent did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent committed professional misconduct by issuing a document he knew or ought to have known contained a false or misleading statement, and that his actions constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, an 8-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who was convicted of sexual interference involving a minor and failed to report the criminal charges and subsequent finding of guilt to the College.

The member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct, noting the mandatory revocation provisions under the Health Professions Procedural Code for sexual offences.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member had been criminally convicted of assaulting 11 patients, many of whom were minors, by conducting improper physical examinations.

He also breached a court recognizance and a written undertaking with the College by conducting an unsupervised physical examination of a 19-year-old male.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven, concluding the Member's conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Given the severity of the misconduct, the Member's lack of participation, and his ungovernability, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of his certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving an 88-year-old patient with Alzheimer's disease.

The Member admitted to disregarding the patient's plan of care during a transfer, making inappropriate comments, and forcing the patient's hands onto a stand lift.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted verbal, physical, and emotional abuse, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to inadequate patient care, falsifying medication administration records, and failing to report a criminal conviction for forgery.

The member admitted to the allegations, which included failing to respond to a choking patient, improperly administering and documenting medications, and forging a disability claim form.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration, including employer notification and practice audits.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to his care of two psychiatric patients.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member failed to discontinue a patient's seclusion in a timely manner, used improper physical restraint techniques on another patient, and made unprofessional comments about a colleague.

The Member admitted to the allegations and permanently resigned his certificate of registration.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including failing to attend scheduled patient visits, misappropriating funds by accepting pay for unattended visits, failing to document care, and driving with a suspended license.

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

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 12-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries, engaging in financial abuse, and practicing in a conflict of interest.

The member admitted to purchasing a vulnerable patient's home and assets below market value, accepting power of attorney for the patient, and being named a beneficiary in the patient's will.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering an 8-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct, alleging she sexually abused two patients and breached therapeutic boundaries.

The member admitted to engaging in sexual relationships, including sexual intercourse, with both patients while they were under her care.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, noting her actions constituted a severe breach of the Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship standard.

Pursuant to a joint submission, the Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the member's certificate of registration, an oral reprimand, and reimbursement of up to $10,000 for patient counselling.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct including a medication error, failing to transfer accountability, inappropriate communication regarding medication, and crossing professional boundaries by kissing a patient with dementia.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse and former Director of Resident Care at a long-term care facility, faced allegations of professional misconduct.

The allegations included failing to ensure appropriate hiring practices, failing to review and compile monthly reports, failing to sign and follow up on medication incident reports, failing to report and investigate critical incidents, and failing to appropriately store and dispose of medication.

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

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to complete a remediation program and failing to appear for an oral caution ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of multiple patients and her own records without authorization or clinical purpose over a five-year period.

She also engaged in a verbal confrontation with a colleague on hospital grounds.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing four patients at a long-term care facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included throwing liquid at a patient, hitting a patient, and force-feeding another.

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 a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to failing to assess a patient's vital signs and blood glucose levels, failing to respond to changes in the patient's condition, failing to transfer the patient to the hospital, and failing to accurately report the patient's condition to her family.

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

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for working overlapping shifts at two different employers, providing inadequate care and documentation for two patients at a correctional facility, and using unprofessional language in an email.

The member admitted to taking paid sick time and unpaid emergency time from one employer while working and being paid at another, which the panel found constituted professional misconduct and misappropriation.

The panel also found the member failed to maintain adequate documentation for the two patients.

However, the panel dismissed the allegations of inadequate care, finding the member's assessments and triage decisions were reasonable given the chaotic environment of the correctional facility.

The panel also dismissed the allegation regarding unprofessional language, finding the terms used were reflective of the institutional culture rather than professional misconduct.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after failing to complete required 15-minute observation checks on a psychiatric patient who subsequently died by suicide.

The Member also falsely documented that the checks had been completed.

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

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee imposed a penalty including an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.