Administrative Law - CNO

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to abide by a written undertaking given to the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The undertaking required the completion of specified education and reflective activities.

Despite multiple extensions over several years, the Member failed to complete the requirements.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms requiring the completion of the undertaking and meetings with a regulatory expert.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Program.

Despite multiple notices and extensions, the Member did not complete the required assessments.

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 remedial conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination records while working at a mass immunization clinic.

The Member admitted to documenting that vaccines were administered to at least 16 patients when no vaccines were actually given, and falsely attributing the administrations to other nurses.

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

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who falsified her resume to indicate she had 14 months of emergency department experience.

The nurse used the falsified resume to obtain a contract position in a remote hospital's emergency department, where staff quickly identified her lack of necessary skills.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct by issuing a false document and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to follow up on patient care concerns and inappropriately sharing patient information in a social media group chat.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she failed to assess a patient who reported neglect and later discussed the employer's investigation on Facebook Messenger, encouraging colleagues to withhold information.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and remedial conditions on the member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent nurse for failing to participate in a mandatory Quality Assurance Assessment.

The respondent admitted to the allegations and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

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

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of multiple patients without consent or proper authorization over a multi-year period.

The member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's actions constituted professional misconduct and were dishonourable and unprofessional.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance assessment despite multiple notifications and opportunities to comply.

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

The Discipline Committee 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 of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms requiring meetings with a Regulatory Expert and completion of the Quality Assurance Program.

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

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's failure to complete a required remedial program and attend for a caution constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to comply with a prior order of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).

The ICRC had ordered the nurse to complete a specified continuing education or remediation program and receive a caution.

The nurse admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and ordered a penalty including a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing a highly vulnerable, non-verbal, and blind patient during a COVID-19 outbreak.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she used inappropriate language, forcefully handled the patient, and breached the College's standards of practice.

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 Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for environmentally restraining an 85-year-old patient with dementia in his room for nine hours without a physician's order, clinical justification, or adequate monitoring.

The Member also failed to properly document the restraint and falsely documented monitoring checks.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and, accepting a joint submission on penalty, ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for accessing the electronic medical records of 23 patients without authorization or clinical purpose over a nearly two-year period.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the member's conduct breached privacy standards and was dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, regulatory education, and a 12-month period of employer notification with random audits.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for holding herself out as a Nurse Practitioner without authorization and for failing to comply with a previous order to complete a remediation program.

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

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

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, taking into account the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the profession.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member who pled guilty to criminal charges for possessing child pornography and failed to report those charges to the College.

The member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration, emphasizing the need for general deterrence and public protection.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing an elderly client with dementia.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she responded angrily, used inappropriate language, and roughly handled the client, causing a skin tear.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension, a reprimand, and the completion of anger management and abuse prevention programs.

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

The allegations included failing to meet standards of practice, and verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing a client.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

Based on witness testimony, the Discipline Committee found that the Member grabbed, slapped, and pushed the client, screamed at the client, and failed to familiarize herself with the client's Behaviour Management Program.

The Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a four-month suspension, a reprimand, and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse for possessing and cultivating marijuana.

The member admitted to the allegations and the panel accepted an agreed statement of facts.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a six-month suspension (with five months suspended) and an oral reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the respondent after she was found guilty of first-degree aggravated robbery in Texas.

The respondent did not attend the hearing due to her incarceration.

The Discipline Committee found the respondent guilty of professional misconduct, noting the threat of violence with a deadly weapon and breach of trust.

The Committee directed the Registrar to revoke the respondent's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse for three separate incidents of patient abuse in a long-term care facility.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse guilty of emotional abuse for forcing a patient to stand against her will, physical, verbal, and emotional abuse for using excessive force and threatening to bite a patient while applying a restraint, and disgraceful conduct for pushing or hitting a patient.

The Committee imposed a six-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and conditions requiring the completion of stress/anger management and gerontological nursing courses, along with two years of supervised practice.