Christopher Harold Karl Wirth

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent, a registered nurse, for failing to appropriately document the administration and wasting of narcotics.

The respondent admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the respondent committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The penalty included a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the respondent's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan totalling $7,620.26, of which she received $3,469.90.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for accessing the electronic medical records of approximately 166 patients without consent, authorization, or clinical purpose.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse committed professional misconduct by breaching the College's standards of practice and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the nurse's certificate of registration, and remedial conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who accessed a colleague's electronic medical record without authorization and disclosed to another staff member that the colleague had been admitted to the mental health unit.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse committed professional misconduct by breaching privacy and confidentiality standards.

Applying the public interest test, the Committee accepted the joint submission and ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and remedial conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a personal and romantic relationship with a vulnerable mental health patient at a secure facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she breached professional boundaries, spent excessive time with the patient, and exchanged personal information and text messages.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including emotional abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and various terms, conditions, and limitations, including employer notification and a prohibition on independent practice in the community for 18 months.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for arranging to receive a fake COVID-19 vaccine and asking a colleague to pretend to administer a second dose to circumvent her employer's mandatory vaccination policy.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts in which the member admitted to the conduct, which breached the College's Code of Conduct, Professional Standards, and Ethics Standard.

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

A Joint Submission on Order was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who stole hydromorphone from patients at a long-term care facility and replaced it with an antidepressant.

The nurse also failed to report subsequent criminal charges for theft to the College.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order, the Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension, and various practice conditions.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for attempting to administer medication to a palliative patient without clinical purpose, concealing the syringe, and removing it from the home.

The member was previously convicted criminally for theft and assault related to the same incident but failed to report the charges to the College.

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

The member's certificate of registration was revoked and a reprimand was ordered.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing two elderly patients.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included yelling, using inappropriate force, and improperly restraining patients.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Member was found to have committed professional misconduct and was penalized with a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on their certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing three vulnerable patients, including making inappropriate comments and using unnecessary force.

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 Order, imposing a 5-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for kicking and throwing a knapsack at an intoxicated patient in the emergency department.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of physical and emotional abuse, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Nurse for multiple incidents of inappropriate touching and sexualized comments directed at four female colleagues.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the member's actions constituted professional misconduct, breaching the College's Code of Conduct and Professional Standards.

The panel accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and 12 months of employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for committing time theft by working and receiving pay from two different healthcare facilities simultaneously on ten occasions.

She was also alleged to have breached patient privacy by accessing the records of approximately 75 patients from one facility while working at the other.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriation of property and dishonourable conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 4-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 nurse for failing to adequately assess, monitor, and document a patient's wound care, and for failing to advocate for expert care as the patient's condition deteriorated.

The patient ultimately died of necrotizing fasciitis secondary to an infected pressure ulcer.

The nurse also failed to remain with the patient until an ambulance arrived.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the nurse's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent for failing to comply with an order of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).

The ICRC had ordered the respondent to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP) and to appear for an in-person caution.

The respondent did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent committed professional misconduct by failing to complete the SCERP and failing to attend the caution, which constituted dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the respondent's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the electronic health records of multiple patients without consent or authorization.

The Member admitted to the allegations and the parties proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member breached the College's standards of practice and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to monitor patients in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and falsifying records to indicate the monitoring had occurred.

One patient suffered multiple falls and injuries during the unmonitored period.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report multiple criminal charges and a finding of guilt for driving while intoxicated in Texas, as well as disciplinary action by the Texas Board of Nursing.

The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts, acknowledging that her conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional, though mitigated by an active substance abuse disorder for which she was now in recovery.

The Discipline Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct and ordering an oral reprimand, noting that the Member had concurrently signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she submitted claims for products and services she did not receive, totaling $7,170.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, misappropriating property, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Nurse for failing to provide adequate care, failing to document care, and failing to wear required Personal Protective Equipment in the Emergency Department.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by breaching multiple standards of practice, failing to keep records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and imposed extensive terms, conditions, and limitations on his practice.