CNO 2000

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

While working a night shift at a psychiatric hospital, the nurse learned that two patients had been locked in a special observation room by other staff and had barricaded the door.

The nurse failed to investigate, intervene, assess the patients' mental status, or document the events.

The nurse admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, remedial coursework, and performance reports.

The applicant, a registered practical nurse whose Certificate of Registration was revoked in 1998 for professional misconduct, applied for reinstatement.

Following a hearing, the Discipline Committee granted the reinstatement subject to strict terms, conditions, and limitations.

The applicant is prohibited from independent practice or home care, must work under the monitoring of another College member, and must complete a specified learning plan focusing on ethics and clinical skills.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for breaching client confidentiality.

The Member admitted to disclosing sensitive medical and personal information about a psychiatric client, including her Hepatitis status and sexual history, to a third party without consent.

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 a reprimand, an 8-month suspension, and required the Member to review ethical standards with a practice consultant before resuming practice.

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

While working the night shift at a psychiatric hospital, the nurse learned that two patients had been locked in a special observation room by other staff and had barricaded the door.

The nurse failed to investigate, intervene, assess the patients' mental status, or properly document the incident.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Fact and a joint submission on penalty, finding the nurse guilty of professional misconduct and ordering a reprimand along with remedial conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for allegedly misappropriating funds from the accounts of incapable clients at a psychiatric hospital.

The member admitted to withdrawing funds without proper authorization from the social worker and failing to document the purchases or provide receipts.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct, specifically disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to meet with a nursing practice consultant to review standards for managing client funds.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to medication errors, failure to document, inappropriate communication with a client's parent, and leaving an intubated client unattended.

The matter proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts wherein the Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to meet the standards of practice of the profession.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a meeting with a Practice Consultant, and continued psychiatric treatment.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct regarding the care of an elderly, cognitively impaired patient.

The Member admitted to holding the agitated patient too tightly while providing care, resulting in skin tears and bruising.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the Member failed to maintain the standards of practice.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and an undertaking to meet with a Professional Practice Consultant, while directing that the Member's name not be published in the public register.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after mistakenly inserting a rectal suppository into the vagina of a four-and-a-half-year-old anesthetized patient in the operating room.

The Member admitted to failing to maintain the standards of practice.

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

A Joint Submission on Penalty was accepted, resulting in an oral reprimand and a direction that the results of the proceeding not be included in the public portion of the register, given the Member's remorse, immediate remedial actions, and unblemished 30-year career.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for collecting sick benefits from a hospital while simultaneously working shifts for a health services company.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that her actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

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

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct and penalized with an oral reprimand and a $1,000 fine.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct related to her failure to properly monitor a fetal heart rate during labour, which ended in a stillbirth.

The Member admitted to the allegations in an Agreed Statement of Facts, acknowledging she failed to maintain continuous quality tracing, failed to inform physicians of monitoring difficulties, and failed to adequately assess the fetal heart rate.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the Member's unblemished career and voluntary re-education efforts.

The respondent nurse faced allegations of professional misconduct for falsifying records and claiming wages to which she was not entitled through an informal shift banking system.

The respondent admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she received $2,617.86 for shifts she had not worked.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand and noted the respondent's undertaking to pay full restitution to the hospital.

The Committee also determined that the respondent's name would not be published in the public register.

The Member, a registered nurse, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after stealing a credit card from a palliative care client's wife and using it to make approximately $3,500 in purchases.

The Member had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the theft.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms including the completion of an ethics course.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for falsifying timesheets and accepting payment for shifts she did not work at the Hospital for Sick Children.

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

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty with modifications, ordering an oral reprimand, a conditional three-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and a $750 payment to the hospital.

The Member, a registered nurse at a mental health facility, faced allegations of professional misconduct for making inappropriate and verbally abusive comments to two clients.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting the comments contravened practice standards and constituted verbal abuse.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a suspended one-month suspension, and conditions requiring anger management counselling and a health assessment.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for misappropriating Ativan from several clients at a long-term care facility.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, imposing conditions on her return to practice, and requiring an oral reprimand.

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

The nurse was alleged to have misappropriated property by using an elderly, incapacitated client's credit card without authorization on eight occasions.

The nurse did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven based on evidence from the client's niece, who held Power of Attorney, and the facility's Executive Director.

The nurse was found to have committed professional misconduct and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for misappropriating Demerol for personal use while suffering from a migraine, and subsequently falsifying patient records to conceal the theft.

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

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 30-day suspension of her certificate of registration and a formal reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for verbally abusing one elderly client and roughly handling another.

The nurse admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on her certificate of registration, including completing an abuse prevention program and attending counselling.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for professional misconduct after falsifying time sheets to receive payment for shifts she did not work.

Over a one-year period, the Member misappropriated $2,158.00 from her employer.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 60-day suspension, and conditions requiring proof of restitution and completion of an ethics course.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for falsely claiming on her resume and during a job interview that she held a Bachelor of Science of Administration degree and was enrolled in a Master of Business Administration program.

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

The member's certificate of registration was suspended for 30 days and she was issued an oral reprimand.