CNO 2021

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving the physical and emotional abuse of two vulnerable patients in a long-term care facility.

The Member did not attend the hearing but had previously signed an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by removing a patient's call bell and handling another patient roughly after a fall.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an oral reprimand based on the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

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

The nurse, acting as a clinical supervisor for personal support worker students, examined a vulnerable elderly patient without consent, accessed her chart without authorization, and breached professional boundaries by allowing a kiss to occur.

The nurse admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct that was dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, noting the nurse had permanently resigned his membership and undertaken never to practice nursing in Ontario again.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving the physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of a vulnerable patient with Down Syndrome.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the testimony of an eyewitness and an expert in nursing standards, the Discipline Committee found that the Member breached professional standards by pointing her finger at the patient, pulling her arm, scratching her, slapping her across the face, and making an unprofessional comment.

The Committee ordered a six-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and emotionally abusing patients at a long-term care facility, including making inappropriate comments and being involved in unauthorized photography of a patient.

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 ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in and complete practice assessment requirements directed by the Quality Assurance Committee in 2013, 2014, and 2016.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension (delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), meetings with a regulatory expert, and mandatory participation in the next Quality Assurance program cycle.