CNO 2022

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member, a registered nurse, committed professional misconduct while providing palliative night-shift care to an end-of-life patient.

The allegations included failing to turn the patient, failing to administer pain medication prior to bathing, and bathing the patient roughly causing skin abrasions.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member failed to reposition the patient and failed to administer the required pain medication, breaching professional standards.

However, the Committee dismissed the allegations of physical abuse and rough bathing due to insufficient and inconsistent evidence.

The proven conduct was deemed unprofessional and dishonourable.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for using improper techniques and excessive force when placing a shoulder restraint on a mental health patient, and for dismissing security guards' concerns about the restraint.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she failed to remove herself from a situation where she could not practice safely due to physiological effects of fear triggered by the patient's behaviour.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including physical abuse.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims under her employer's benefit plan between 2010 and 2018, receiving at least $10,105.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for disclosing a patient's personal health information to a colleague without consent or clinical purpose.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that her conduct breached confidentiality standards and constituted professional misconduct.

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

The nurse was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for one month, and conditions were imposed requiring meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against the Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, alleging professional misconduct including sexual abuse and boundary violations.

The Member, while employed at a recovery centre, entered into a secretive romantic relationship with a highly vulnerable patient suffering from PTSD and an acquired brain injury.

The patient subsequently discharged himself against medical advice to live with the Member.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient through touching and kissing, and by engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee revoked the Member's certificate of registration and ordered an oral reprimand, emphasizing the absolute responsibility of nurses to maintain professional boundaries and protect patients from harm.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims totaling at least $12,920 to her employer's benefit plan for physiotherapy services not received.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 4-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 submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan, receiving $3,025.47 in monetary payments or store credits for items not covered by the plan.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 3-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by allowing false claims for physiotherapy services to be submitted to her employer's benefit plan, resulting in at least $11,040 being paid out.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including sexual abuse of a patient, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and unauthorized disclosure of personal health information.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient immediately following their discharge, and sharing another patient's confidential information.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member's certificate of registration was revoked, and she was ordered to receive an oral reprimand and reimburse the College up to $5,000 for patient counselling.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse for making racist and offensive comments about a physician colleague and patients.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, noting the conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional.

Pursuant to a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for failing to send a patient to the hospital for catheter reinsertion and failing to report a colleague who smelled of alcohol while on shift.

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

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

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the nurse's certificate of registration.

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

The Member admitted to practicing outside her scope of practice by responding to a prescription clarification and a request for wound care orders without consulting a physician.

She also admitted to falsifying records by using a physician's initials and signature stamp without authorization, and failing to properly document patient care.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appropriately assess, document, and intervene when a patient exhibited signs of deteriorating health, and for failing to initiate resuscitation when the patient was found without vital signs.

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 two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically restraining an elderly patient with dementia using garbage bags, failing to monitor the patient, and failing to document the restraint.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse, and that her conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 3-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit, faced allegations of professional misconduct including roughly handling infants, making inappropriate and culturally insensitive comments to parents, and falsifying a patient's medical record.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, breaching several standards of practice.

Pursuant to a Joint Submission on Order, and noting the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College, the Committee ordered the Member to appear for an oral reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to apply fall prevention interventions, failing to assess a deteriorating patient, and falsifying health records.

The hearing proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

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

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2013 and 2017, receiving approximately $6,420.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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 of Nurses of Ontario.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a 99-year-old palliative patient.

The Member admitted to failing to conduct a timely pain assessment and administer pain medication despite multiple requests, and to using a towel soiled with vomit to clean the patient's mouth.

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 an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who admitted to submitting five false claims for massage therapy totaling $473 under her employer's benefit plan.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting approximately $9,000 in false claims for medical services and products under her employer's group benefit plan.

The Discipline Committee found that her actions constituted misappropriation of property, falsification of records, and dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of employer notification.