CNO 2019

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a Nurse Practitioner, including sexual abuse of a patient, over-prescribing controlled substances, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and failing to keep adequate records.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for practising nursing, falsifying records, and holding herself out as a nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended.

The Member also used a former name to obtain employment and conceal her suspended status.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations of practising while suspended, falsifying records, and unauthorized use of title were established and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Allegations regarding taking supplies from a client were dismissed.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 12-month suspension to take effect upon the Member obtaining an active certificate, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her practice.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including failing to document a patient's visit, failing to arrange a physician assessment for a suicidal patient, and communicating inappropriately with colleagues and a patient's family.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and that her conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional, though not disgraceful.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for inappropriately touching a co-worker on the buttocks with a walking stick.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member's conduct to be dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and a 12-month employer notification period.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for multiple allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to properly document patient information, altering a colleague's documentation, and misappropriating narcotic medications (Percocet and Oxycodone) from several patients.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse had breached the standards of practice, falsified records, and misappropriated property, constituting disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The nurse's certificate of registration was suspended for 8 months, and she was ordered to complete remedial education and be subject to employer notification and practice restrictions upon her return.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for misappropriating narcotics, falsifying electronic health records, accessing confidential patient records without authorization, and failing to report criminal charges to the College.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct on all allegations.

The Committee ordered that the member be reprimanded and that his certificate of registration be immediately revoked.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for failing to implement a facility's bowel protocol, assess, monitor, and document care for a patient who subsequently died of a colon infection.

The Member admitted to the allegations and that her conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting that the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College and never reapply.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the member, a registered nurse, for incidents occurring between 2015 and 2017.

The allegations included making racist comments to a vulnerable patient, failing to assess patients, failing to administer and document medications, leaving a shift early without providing a report, and failing to maintain constant observation of an unpredictable patient.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed multiple acts of professional misconduct that were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Given the seriousness, repetitive nature of the conduct, and lack of evidence of remediation or remorse, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to engage in therapeutic communications, pushing a 92-year-old patient, and using excessive force to hold the patient down on a stretcher.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing the patient.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Nurse for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries with a vulnerable mental health patient and for disclosing another patient's personal health information on Facebook.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including engaging in a non-clinical relationship, inappropriate text messaging, and posting details of a patient's death on social media.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and ordered an 8-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a clinical instructor, was found to have committed professional misconduct involving the sexual harassment of two nursing students.

At the penalty hearing, the College sought a 5-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a Regulatory Expert, and an 18-month employer notification.

The Member, who was self-represented, contested the 5-month suspension, citing financial hardship.

The Discipline Committee accepted the College's proposed penalty, finding that a 5-month suspension was necessary for specific and general deterrence and to maintain public confidence in the profession.

The Member was found to have committed professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a patient by touching the patient's genitals without clinical purpose.

The Discipline Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, an oral reprimand, and reimbursement of up to $5,000 for the patient's therapy.

The Committee also ordered the Member to pay $135,000 in costs, representing a portion of the College's hearing expenses, noting the serious nature of the misconduct and the Member's actions that prolonged the proceedings.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a nurse practitioner for engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient and maintaining a personal relationship with the patient's spouse.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and emotionally abusing the patient's spouse.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and required her to appear for an oral reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct related to her wound care of two patients.

The nurse admitted to discontinuing a physician's order for negative pressure wound therapy without notifying the most responsible physician, and failing to properly document her care and assessments.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of 11 patients without consent or proper authorization, and for impersonating a family member in a voicemail to the hospital to excuse the unauthorized access.

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 three-month suspension, and terms 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 across two facilities.

The allegations included breaching client confidentiality, misappropriating $400 from a client, misappropriating narcotics (Percocet), falsifying medication records, and failing to comply with interim terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed the alleged acts of professional misconduct, characterizing her actions as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally abusing and making inappropriate, non-therapeutic comments to three vulnerable patients in a mental health inpatient unit.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, including verbal abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a five-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a registered practical nurse for harassing and threatening a co-worker, and for failing to report criminal charges and findings of guilt to the College.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, which included uttering death threats and trespassing.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and conditions on the nurse's certificate of registration.

The member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to monitor and de-escalate a psychiatric patient who was engaging in self-harm, and for using profanity when discussing the patient with a colleague.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the member's conduct fell below the standards of practice and constituted dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a verbal reprimand, noting the member had already permanently resigned her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, was found guilty of professional misconduct under s. 51(1)(a) of the Health Professions Procedural Code after being convicted of criminal offences including sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching of a minor.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, directing the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and requiring him to appear for an oral reprimand.