CNO 2024

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for time theft and falsifying records.

The member admitted to logging out of the hospital's payroll system remotely after leaving the facility on 17 occasions, and instructing colleagues on how to do the same.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine receipt to her employer, a long-term care facility.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the member contravened the standards of practice, signed a false document, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for falsifying COVID-19 vaccine records.

The Member falsely documented that colleagues had administered vaccines to the Member and the Member's family members, forged colleagues' signatures, and administered vaccines to family members in non-clinical areas of the facility.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who failed to return a laptop, headset, and backpack to the Regional Municipality of York after her employment contract ended.

Despite 58 requests over several months, the member did not return the equipment.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member committed professional misconduct by misappropriating property and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for practising nursing while suspended, failing to comply with a previous Discipline Committee order, and failing to participate in a Quality Assurance assessment.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, noting her conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Finding the Member ungovernable due to her repeated disregard for regulatory obligations, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration and an oral reprimand.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with four patients.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included exchanging personal and sexually suggestive texts, providing personal transportation for money, allowing a patient to reside in her home, and fostering a patient's dog.

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

A joint submission on penalty was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a four-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 for failing to provide adequate care and failing to document care for four patients at a long-term care facility.

The member admitted to the allegations, which included failing to assess a patient on symptom surveillance who later died of sepsis, and failing to escalate another patient's fall.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

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 who accessed a colleague's electronic medical record without authorization and disclosed to another staff member that the colleague had been admitted to the mental health unit.

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 by breaching privacy and confidentiality standards.

Applying the public interest test, the Committee accepted the joint submission and ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and remedial conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for attempting to administer medication to a palliative patient without clinical purpose, concealing the syringe, and removing it from the home.

The member was previously convicted criminally for theft and assault related to the same incident but failed to report the charges to the College.

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

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

The Member, a Registered Nurse, was randomly selected to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Assessment but failed to complete any components despite multiple notifications and extensions.

The Member did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with the Quality Assurance Committee and by engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert.

The member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries while working at a summer camp.

The member admitted to having sexual intercourse and engaging in further sexual activity with a 16-year-old camp counsellor, who was considered a client by virtue of being part of the camp community.

The member also admitted to failing to stop or report a colleague who provided cannabis to another underage client and consumed cannabis while on duty.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the member committed professional misconduct.

A joint submission on penalty was accepted, resulting in an oral reprimand, a 7-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 failing to administer medications and treatments to multiple patients, and for falsifying medication administration records.

The Member admitted to the allegations and entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Applying the Anthony-Cook test, the Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and imposing conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accepting a $16,000 bank draft and a $1,000 cheque from an 86-year-old vulnerable patient.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted a fundamental breach of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship and amounted to disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 5-month suspension, and remedial conditions including the completion of an ethics program and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan totalling $7,620.26, of which she received $3,469.90.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent, a registered nurse, for failing to appropriately document the administration and wasting of narcotics.

The respondent admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the respondent committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The penalty included a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the respondent's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a personal and romantic relationship with a vulnerable mental health patient at a secure facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she breached professional boundaries, spent excessive time with the patient, and exchanged personal information and text messages.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and various terms, conditions, and limitations, including employer notification and a prohibition on independent practice in the community for 18 months.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent for failing to comply with an order of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).

The ICRC had ordered the respondent to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP) and to appear for an in-person caution.

The respondent did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent committed professional misconduct by failing to complete the SCERP and failing to attend the caution, which constituted dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the respondent's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who stole hydromorphone from patients at a long-term care facility and replaced it with an antidepressant.

The nurse also failed to report subsequent criminal charges for theft to the College.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order, the Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension, and various practice conditions.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for placing a pillow over a psychiatric patient's face and pressing down during a physical intervention.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that his actions constituted physical and emotional abuse, and breached the College's standards of practice.

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

A joint submission on penalty was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and conditions requiring meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered practical nurse for sexually abusing a vulnerable psychiatric patient.

The member admitted to exchanging sexual messages, masturbating on videochat, touching the patient sexually, and accessing her personal health information without consent.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, reimbursement for patient therapy, and the mandatory revocation of the member's certificate of registration.