CNO 1998

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse for allegedly striking a psychiatric patient and falsifying the patient's records to conceal the incident.

The Discipline Committee found that the College failed to prove the nurse deliberately struck the patient, as the contact may have been defensive.

However, the Committee found the nurse guilty of professional misconduct for deliberately falsifying clinical records and incident reports to hide his involvement in the altercation.

The nurse's certificate of registration was suspended for 15 months, with conditions for practice monitoring upon return to employment.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that a registered nurse committed professional misconduct by physically, verbally, and emotionally abusing elderly residents at a nursing home.

The allegations included slapping patients, isolating a patient in a darkened room for five hours, and yelling at a patient while failing to change a wet incontinence brief.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse guilty of professional misconduct, noting a pattern of abusive behaviour and a lack of insight or remorse.

The nurse's certificate of registration was revoked.

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

The member admitted to collecting Workers' Compensation Board benefits while on sick leave from her primary employer, during which time she worked at another facility.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

The member received an eight-month suspension of her certificate of registration, which was suspended on conditions including full restitution of the improperly received benefits and an oral reprimand.

The member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accepting approximately $20,000 in gifts from an elderly client over a two-year period.

The member admitted to the conduct and acknowledged it was unprofessional.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 12-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and imposed conditions requiring the completion of an ethics course and employer monitoring for two years.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for failing to appear before the Complaints Committee to be cautioned and failing to abide by a written undertaking.

The Member admitted to the allegations, citing financial and personal problems.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations established and ordered a penalty including an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, fulfillment of the undertaking, and employment monitoring conditions.

The member, a registered nurse, was found guilty of professional misconduct after pleading guilty to criminal theft of $200 from her employer.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Fact and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The member was reprimanded and received a three-month suspension, which was suspended for 12 months on the condition that she provide satisfactory supervisory evaluations.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for misappropriating $500 from an elderly client's bank account, impersonating the client, and continuing to practice and use the title of nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended for non-payment of fees.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Based on clear and cogent evidence, including bank surveillance video and witness testimony, the Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

The panel ordered the revocation of the member's registration and an oral reprimand, noting the member's failure to attend demonstrated a disregard for the College's authority.

The member, a registered nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for failing to administer medications, discarding residents' medications, and falsifying medication administration records at a home for the aged.

The member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension and imposing conditions on the member's certificate of registration, including educational sessions and performance appraisals.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a patient and engaging in a non-therapeutic, romantic, and sexual relationship with the patient.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and imposed a written reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for physically abusing a client.

During a restraint procedure on an agitated psychiatric client who was spitting, the nurse placed a pillow over the client's face and subsequently hit the client in the face.

The nurse admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct, acknowledging her actions constituted physical abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a six-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and conditions on her certificate of registration requiring employer evaluations and further education.

The College of Nurses of Ontario held a discipline hearing regarding a Member who allegedly breached conditions imposed by a previous discipline panel.

The Member failed to submit required employer performance appraisals and falsely informed the College that she was unemployed.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for contravening the conditions on her certificate of registration and for engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Member's certificate of registration was suspended for a total of twelve months.