CNO 2020

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct including a medication error, failing to transfer accountability, inappropriate communication regarding medication, and crossing professional boundaries by kissing a patient with dementia.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced a discipline hearing for failing to appropriately monitor a patient, failing to assess the patient after a change in condition, failing to initiate CPR when the patient was found without vital signs, and falsifying documentation to indicate hourly checks had been performed.

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 Order, imposing a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to complete a remediation program and failing to appear for an oral caution ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of multiple patients and her own records without authorization or clinical purpose over a five-year period.

She also engaged in a verbal confrontation with a colleague on hospital grounds.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for participating in an intervention where a patient was physically and chemically restrained to obtain a blood sample without consent.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she failed to consult a physician and breached standards of practice regarding consent and least restraint.

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

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, noting the member had permanently resigned from the College.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after failing to complete required 15-minute observation checks on a psychiatric patient who subsequently died by suicide.

The Member also falsely documented that the checks had been completed.

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

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee imposed a penalty including an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing four patients at a long-term care facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included throwing liquid at a patient, hitting a patient, and force-feeding another.

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 a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a patient undergoing a trial of labour after caesarean.

The Member admitted to restarting and increasing an oxytocin infusion without a valid physician's order, failing to document her rationale, and failing to identify and respond promptly to an atypical fetal heart rate.

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

A Joint Submission on Order was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a 7-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.