Christopher Harold Karl Wirth

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse for unauthorized access to the electronic medical records of approximately 318 patients and for misappropriating medication from patients' homes during visits that lacked a clinical purpose.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, characterizing her actions as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 7-month suspension, and imposed conditions on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

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

The Member was alleged to have misappropriated funds from an elderly patient by using the patient's bank card for personal purchases and cash withdrawals, and for failing to report subsequent criminal charges and convictions for theft to the College.

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

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 12-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to numerous medication errors, failure to maintain sterile techniques, failure to properly assess and document patient care, and failure to keep records.

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

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

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including sexual abuse, boundary violations, and inappropriate communication with a vulnerable patient.

The Member admitted to engaging in a personal relationship, sending inappropriate text messages, and meeting the patient outside the therapeutic relationship.

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 an oral reprimand, an 18-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for improperly disposing of patients' medication by taking empty pill bottles home for personal use, and for failing to report to the College that she had been criminally charged with theft and possession of property obtained by crime.

The member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving the physical, emotional, and verbal abuse of a vulnerable patient.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including making insensitive comments, delaying bedpan removal, and handling the patient roughly.

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

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an oral reprimand and noting the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to complete a Remediation Program ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations requiring meetings with a regulatory expert.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually and emotionally abusing a vulnerable patient and failing to maintain professional boundaries.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging a romantic and sexual relationship with the patient that began while the patient was admitted to the facility.

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

The Member's certificate of registration was immediately revoked, and she was ordered to be reprimanded and to reimburse the College up to $5,000 for patient therapy funding.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for multiple incidents of patient abuse involving vulnerable patients with cognitive impairments.

The Member was alleged to have yelled at a patient, aggressively ripped off a patient's gloves, wrapped a blanket around another patient's head, and placed a towel in a third patient's mouth.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted verbal, physical, and emotional abuse, and breached the standards of practice.

The Member, who did not attend the hearing, was ordered to receive an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct including medication errors, falsifying patient records, failing to document the use of restraints, and collecting short-term disability benefits while working for another employer.

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 penalty, ordering a 7-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for soliciting and misappropriating funds from a vulnerable patient and implying that medication would be withheld if the funds were not provided.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included accepting a $1,500 cheque and removing $100 from the patient's purse.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including verbal, physical, and emotional abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-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 participate in the College's Quality Assurance program after being randomly selected.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with the Quality Assurance Committee and engaging in 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 mandatory participation in the next Quality Assurance cycle.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct, alleging sexual abuse and boundary violations involving a vulnerable psychiatric patient in 1994.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, including engaging in a sexual relationship with the patient and allowing the patient to redact his medical record.

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

The Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to cooperate with the College's Quality Assurance Committee.

Despite multiple notices, the Member failed to complete required practice assessment activities.

The Member admitted to the allegations, citing personal issues including displacement by a fire, but acknowledged her failure to update her address and respond to correspondence.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and mandatory participation in the next Quality Assurance cycle.

The Member brought a motion to defer his disciplinary hearing until in-person hearings could resume, arguing that proceeding by videoconference would prejudice his right to a fair hearing by impairing the assessment of credibility and cross-examination.

The College opposed the motion.

The Discipline Committee denied the motion, finding that the Member failed to demonstrate significant prejudice under the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.

The Committee noted the availability of the CaseLines platform for document sharing and the panel's ability to assess credibility via Zoom, emphasizing the public interest in proceeding without indefinite delay.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Program after being randomly selected.

Despite multiple notices and extensions, the Member did not complete the required practice assessment or respond to communications.

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 an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to physically and emotionally abusing an elderly, fall-risk patient by forcefully pulling her down a hallway, pushing her into her room, and leaving her in the dark without ensuring she was safely in bed.

The member also admitted to failing to maintain a professional relationship with a colleague who had offered assistance.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the member committed professional misconduct.

Pursuant to a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the profession.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appropriately monitor and assess two patients, failing to maintain appropriate documentation, and falsifying a record regarding a patient's urine output.

Both patients died shortly after the Member's shifts, though the Member's actions were not alleged to have directly caused the deaths.

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

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

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Practice Assessment and Practice Simulation in 2018 and 2019.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, terms and conditions on her certificate of registration, and mandatory participation in the next Quality Assurance program cycle.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to comply with a Resolution Agreement entered into with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

Despite numerous attempts by the College to contact the Member, she did not complete the required practice reflection and review of standards within the specified timeframe.

The Discipline Committee proceeded in the Member's absence and found her guilty of professional misconduct for failing to carry out an agreement and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.