Christopher Harold Karl Wirth

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the member, a registered nurse, for incidents occurring between 2015 and 2017.

The allegations included making racist comments to a vulnerable patient, failing to assess patients, failing to administer and document medications, leaving a shift early without providing a report, and failing to maintain constant observation of an unpredictable patient.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed multiple acts of professional misconduct that were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Given the seriousness, repetitive nature of the conduct, and lack of evidence of remediation or remorse, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct arising from her provision of home care to a vulnerable child.

The Member admitted to failing to document care, crossing professional boundaries by requesting additional shifts and a reference letter from the patient's father, and misappropriating the patient's communication book containing health records.

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 four-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a registered practical nurse for harassing and threatening a co-worker, and for failing to report criminal charges and findings of guilt to the College.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, which included uttering death threats and trespassing.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, was found to have committed professional misconduct after stealing oxycodone tablets from a home care patient and subsequently failing to report the resulting criminal charges and convictions to the College.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a five-month suspension, a reprimand, and various conditions 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 Member, who was the owner and operator of a long-term care home.

The Member admitted to falsifying her annual renewal forms to indicate she was practicing nursing when she was not, and to improperly receiving a salary from the nursing and personal care funding envelope despite not providing direct care.

She also admitted to failing to ensure her facility complied with the Long-Term Care Homes Act, which resulted in the revocation of its licence.

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

Noting that the Member had already permanently resigned her registration, the Committee ordered her to appear for an oral reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a patient in active labour.

The Member failed to adequately monitor the fetal and maternal heart rates, ignoring coincidence alarms for an extended period, and failed to document vital signs and other assessments.

The baby was born without vital signs and later died.

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 six-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating credit cards from an elderly, vulnerable patient and using them for personal purchases.

The Member was criminally charged and convicted of fraud but failed to report the charges and findings of guilt to the College.

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

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

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, was found guilty of professional misconduct under s. 51(1)(a) of the Health Professions Procedural Code after being convicted of criminal offences including sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching of a minor.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, directing the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and requiring him to appear for an oral reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a nurse practitioner for engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient and maintaining a personal relationship with the patient's spouse.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and emotionally abusing the patient's spouse.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and required her to appear for an oral reprimand.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct involving multiple incidents of patient abuse, medication errors, improper patient transfers, and disrespectful communication with colleagues and clients.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted professional misconduct and were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting that the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College and never reapply.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to improper clinical technique during a female catheterization and failing to document the care provided.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that he used an improper grip that resulted in inadvertent touching of the client's clitoris, failed to communicate during the procedure, and left without documenting the intervention.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, an administrator at a private hospital, admitted to professional misconduct for scheduling and permitting her sister to work as a Registered Practical Nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended.

The Member also failed to report this unsafe practice to the College.

The Discipline Committee found the conduct to be disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms requiring meetings with a regulatory expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent, a Registered Practical Nurse, for multiple incidents involving verbal and physical abuse of clients, failure to follow a physician's order, and failure to document care.

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

The Discipline Committee found the respondent committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand.

The respondent also entered into an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Member, a registered nurse, was found guilty of professional misconduct after being convicted of fraud over $5,000 under the Criminal Code.

The Member had misappropriated $17,000 from the spouse of a former client by using her credit card and transferring funds without authorization.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and various 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 with a vulnerable client and failing to adequately document care.

The Member engaged in a personal relationship with the client, exchanged over 1,100 text messages of a personal nature, and took the client bowling.

She also failed to document her care in a timely manner and failed to complete an incident report.

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

A joint submission on penalty was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report numerous criminal charges and subsequent findings of guilt to the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The criminal matters involved criminal harassment, threatening conduct, and breaches of recognizance.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 12-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, was suspended by the Fitness to Practise Committee in 2012.

Between 2014 and 2017, she continued to work as an RPN at a private hospital owned by her mother, falsifying patient records, administering narcotics, and holding herself out as a registered nurse.

The Discipline Committee found that she committed professional misconduct by practising while suspended, falsifying records, and failing to comply with a previous order.

Pursuant to a joint submission, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for inappropriately touching a co-worker on the buttocks with a walking stick.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member's conduct to be dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and a 12-month employer notification period.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to two patients.

For the first patient, a psychiatric patient, the Member failed to monitor, de-escalate, and document the patient's self-harming behaviour.

For the second patient, an elderly woman with dementia, the Member slapped the patient's hand and spoke to her in a rude and annoyed tone.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a Joint Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for multiple incidents of professional misconduct across two facilities.

The allegations included breaching client confidentiality, misappropriating $400 from a client, misappropriating narcotics (Percocet), falsifying medication records, and failing to comply with interim terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed the alleged acts of professional misconduct, characterizing her actions as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration.