CNO 2006

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appropriately document client contacts, failing to return and maintain client charts, and improperly billing for visits not made.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission as to Penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension, a $450 fine, and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate of registration requiring education and monitoring.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to the care of an elderly patient.

The Member admitted to failing to respond to the patient's requests for assistance, placing the patient in a darkened room without a call bell, restraining the patient without consent or a physician's order, failing to document the restraint, and verbally abusing the patient.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and, should the Member ever re-register, a three-month suspension and practice conditions.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for alleged sexual abuse and boundary violations involving a vulnerable patient at an addiction treatment facility.

The panel found the patient's evidence clear and convincing, while the member's testimony was evasive and inconsistent.

The panel concluded the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the client and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The member's certificate of registration was revoked and an oral reprimand was ordered.

The Member, a registered nurse, provided home care to a client and developed an inappropriate personal relationship with him, breaching the boundaries of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship.

The Member disclosed personal and financial difficulties, accepted gifts and assistance, wore unprofessional clothing, and eventually moved in with the client after his discharge from home care.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

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

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for claiming sick leave from a nursing home while continuing to work at a hospital, and for promoting her private sitter agency to patients and staff at the nursing home.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standard of practice and practicing in a conflict of interest.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and terms requiring the Member to meet with a Practice Consultant to discuss professional ethics.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to assess a resident at a long-term care facility during her shift.

The resident's condition deteriorated and she subsequently died in hospital.

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 three-week suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member admitted to committing professional misconduct by practising as a Registered Practical Nurse and performing controlled acts while her certificate of registration was suspended for non-payment of fees over an 18-month period.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission as to Penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for 90 days, and conditions were imposed on her return to practice.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for bathing one patient in cold water and preparing to bathe another in cold water out of anger.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to meet the standards of practice and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and the completion of remedial courses on patient-focused care and abuse prevention.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including boundary violations with clients, inappropriate behaviour with a colleague, and falsifying billing records.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by violating the therapeutic nurse-client relationship, misappropriating property, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's practice including sensitivity training and supervised practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member, a registered nurse, based on multiple criminal convictions including fraudulent impersonation, theft, fraud, and breach of probation, as well as misappropriation of property from her workplace.

The member admitted to the allegations and the parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission as to Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and, accepting the joint submission, ordered that the member be reprimanded and her Certificate of Registration be revoked.

The member, a registered practical nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for misappropriating a prescription pad from her workplace and forging multiple prescriptions for Percocet.

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

The member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and conditions were imposed on her practice for two years, alongside an undertaking to continue medical monitoring for her health conditions.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her treatment of an agitated psychiatric client.

The Member admitted to yelling at the client, unintentionally slapping the client on the face and arm, and roughly removing the client's clothing while assisting in placing the client in restraints.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an 8-week suspension, a reprimand, and remedial conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the electronic medical records of 21 patients for whom she was not providing care.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she accessed the records out of curiosity and concern during the SARS crisis.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the member committed professional misconduct.

The member was reprimanded, suspended for 30 days, required to meet with a practice consultant, and ordered to pay $3,500 in costs due to late notification of settlement.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who acted as the Nurse in Charge at a remote northern nursing station.

The College alleged that the nurse failed to meet standards of practice by wasting narcotics without a witness, administering multiple doses of narcotics without a physician's order, failing to properly document the administration and disposal of narcotics, and failing to maintain appropriate security systems for narcotics, including leaving narcotic keys unattended.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct on all counts, noting her blatant disregard for policies and procedures which facilitated the theft of narcotics.

The nurse's certificate of registration was revoked, and she was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and $10,000 in costs.

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct for administering 25mg of morphine concentrate instead of the ordered 5mg to a palliative care resident on two occasions.

The member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The panel accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and amending the member's undertaking to prohibit the administration of all medications until the successful completion of an approved medication administration course.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct before the Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The allegations included falsifying timesheets, using an unsafe makeshift pacifier for a newborn, and providing false information on an employment application.

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

The panel found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration including an ethics course and practice consultations.

The Member, a registered nurse, was convicted of sexual interference and sexual touching under the Criminal Code.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations based on these convictions.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty with a slight variation, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a 12-month suspension, and practice restrictions, including a prohibition on working with individuals under 16 years of age.

The Member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after being convicted of theft over $5,000 for defrauding her former hospital employer of approximately $96,500.

The Member admitted to the allegations and the panel found that she committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the panel ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and imposed conditions including the completion of an ethics course and restrictions on handling employer finances.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for allegedly abusing a patient physically, verbally, and emotionally, and for misappropriating property by claiming sick leave pay from one employer while working a shift for another.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse guilty of verbal and emotional abuse, as well as misappropriation of property, but found the evidence insufficient to prove physical abuse.

The nurse's certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and she was ordered to complete a rehabilitation program and pay costs of $1,500.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for failing to maintain the boundaries of the nurse-client relationship and disclosing confidential information about other clients.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she engaged in a non-therapeutic relationship with a client, participated in conversations of a sexual nature, and made inappropriate personal disclosures.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission as to Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including the completion of an abuse prevention program and a course on therapeutic boundaries.