Christopher Harold Karl Wirth

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse who assessed a heavily intoxicated patient in the back of a police vehicle rather than bringing the patient into the remote nursing station.

The nurse failed to conduct an adequate assessment and inappropriately sent the patient to the police station for monitoring.

The patient later died of natural causes.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the nurse had already undertaken to permanently resign from the profession.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for documenting and billing for 13 home care visits that he did not attend while the patient was out of the country.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including falsifying records, misappropriating property, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

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

The Member was reprimanded, his certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and conditions were imposed on his practice, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims under her employer's benefit plan between 2011 and 2017, receiving at least $14,515.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she split the proceeds with service providers and used fraudulent prescriptions.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a four-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification for 12 months.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report criminal charges and a finding of guilt for forgery to the College.

Additionally, the Member submitted an employment application for a Registered Nurse position containing false information about her credentials, holding herself out as another member, and using the restricted title 'Registered Nurse'.

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 5-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, including time theft, falsifying records, sleeping on duty, and failing to meet medication and documentation standards.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a 7-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for accessing the electronic medical records of 18 patients without authorization or clinical purpose while on an extended medical leave.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found that the Member's conduct breached privacy standards and was unprofessional and dishonourable.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for multiple incidents of professional misconduct during his orientation at a hospital.

The allegations included attempting to administer medication unsafely, inaccurate documentation, failing to follow preceptor directions, and unprofessional behaviour towards colleagues.

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

The Member was ordered to receive an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, remedial education, 18 months of employer notification, and to pay $4,800 in costs.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting 485 false claims under his employer's benefit plan, receiving $34,667.45 for services not rendered.

When investigated, the Member forged receipts to substantiate the false claims.

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

The Member was reprimanded, his certificate of registration was suspended for 5 months, and terms, conditions, and limitations were imposed on his certificate.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting a false claim for $575 under her employer's benefit plan for orthopaedic shoes, receiving Birkenstock shoes instead.

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

The member was found to have committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying a record, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The penalty included an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, meetings with a regulatory expert, and a 12-month employer notification requirement.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims for shoe modifications under her employer's benefit plan, receiving approximately $750.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

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

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for two months, and conditions were imposed, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for support stockings under her employer's benefit plan, receiving $4,000 in reimbursed funds.

The Discipline Committee found 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 penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for medical services and products under her employer's group benefit plan between 2011 and 2018, receiving approximately $27,058.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 5-month suspension, terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert, and a $1,000 fine.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims under her employer's benefit plan between 2012 and 2015, receiving approximately $8,170.

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 four-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification for 12 months.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating a vulnerable patient's debit card to purchase alcohol on four occasions and failing to report the resulting criminal charges to the College.

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, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for support stockings under her employer's group benefit plan between 2012 and 2016, receiving $4,695.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for exposing his penis and masturbating in front of a colleague at work.

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, as his actions contravened the standards of practice and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-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 Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including leaving a long-term care facility during a night shift without arranging alternative care, making medication documentation errors, and failing to document a physician's order and a conversation with a substitute decision-maker.

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 penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2014 and 2016.

The Member submitted claims for orthotics and support stockings but instead received store credits used for non-therapeutic products, misappropriating $2,150.

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

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and conditions were imposed on her practice.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan for orthotics and compression stockings, receiving $5,530 in store credit for non-medical items.

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

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and conditions were imposed requiring meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent registered nurse for submitting false claims under his employer's group benefit plan.

The respondent admitted to submitting false claims to obtain store credits for non-medicinal products, receiving $4,500.

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

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