Administrative Law - CNO

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for verbally and emotionally abusing a resident at a long-term care facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, specifically that she responded to a resident's request for assistance with a treatment by making an inappropriate and abusive comment.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee rejected the initial joint submission on penalty and accepted a revised joint submission, ordering a 60-day suspension, a reprimand, and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration requiring workplace monitoring and completion of an abuse prevention program.

The College of Nurses of Ontario held a disciplinary hearing regarding a Registered Practical Nurse who failed to administer medications, falsified medication records, misappropriated narcotics, and failed to disclose prior criminal convictions on his registration applications.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct on all allegations, noting his criminal convictions for theft and using forged prescriptions.

Given the severity of the misconduct and lack of mitigating factors, the Committee revoked the Member's Certificate of Registration immediately.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct during a labour and delivery.

The nurse, acting as Team Leader, admitted to failing to adequately supervise an inexperienced probationary nurse, failing to identify fetal distress from heart monitor readings, and making incomplete charting entries.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Rejecting a joint submission for a two-month suspension, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions requiring a review of nursing standards.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for breaching an undertaking, falsifying police clearance certificates, failing to properly record the administration of narcotics, and sleeping while on duty providing one-to-one nursing care.

The hearing proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and ordered a three-month suspension of her Certificate of Registration, along with strict terms, conditions, and limitations on her practice, including ongoing psychotherapy and monitoring.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for professional misconduct involving boundary violations with a vulnerable psychiatric client.

The nurse admitted to inappropriate contact, including visiting the client's home, making inappropriate comments, and inappropriate physical contact.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and the completion of a psychiatric nursing course.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally abusing clients and contravening standards of practice.

The Member admitted to the allegations in an Agreed Statement of Facts, acknowledging she spoke to clients in a rude and unprofessional manner.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including completing an abuse prevention program and undergoing personal or stress counselling.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for striking a confused and aggressive client in the arm and rib area while attempting to administer medication.

The Member admitted to the allegations in an Agreed Summary of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including contravening standards of practice, client abuse, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration requiring education and supervision upon return to practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the member for permitting her premises to be used for the cultivation of marijuana.

The member admitted to the allegations, explaining that her son was responsible for the cultivation and she was unable to evict him due to emotional and physical difficulties stemming from abusive relationships.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and imposing conditions on the member's certificate of registration requiring her to undergo counseling for abusive relationships.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct, alleging inappropriate touching of a client's scrotum and rude verbal remarks during a blood draw.

The nurse admitted to the allegations of unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Fact and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the nurse committed professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand and imposed conditions on the nurse's certificate of registration, including completion of courses on professional communication and abuse prevention.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to initiate a Code Blue and perform CPR on a client who was found without vital signs.

The nurse admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a four-month suspension (suspended on conditions), an oral reprimand, and remedial education regarding CPR and Code Blue protocols.

The member, a registered nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for failing to administer medications, discarding residents' medications, and falsifying medication administration records at a home for the aged.

The member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension and imposing conditions on the member's certificate of registration, including educational sessions and performance appraisals.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to collecting Workers' Compensation Board benefits while on sick leave from her primary employer, during which time she worked at another facility.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

The member received an eight-month suspension of her certificate of registration, which was suspended on conditions including full restitution of the improperly received benefits and an oral reprimand.

The member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accepting approximately $20,000 in gifts from an elderly client over a two-year period.

The member admitted to the conduct and acknowledged it was unprofessional.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 12-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and imposed conditions requiring the completion of an ethics course and employer monitoring for two years.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a patient and engaging in a non-therapeutic, romantic, and sexual relationship with the patient.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and imposed a written reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for physically abusing a client.

During a restraint procedure on an agitated psychiatric client who was spitting, the nurse placed a pillow over the client's face and subsequently hit the client in the face.

The nurse admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct, acknowledging her actions constituted physical abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a six-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and conditions on her certificate of registration requiring employer evaluations and further education.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for failing to appear before the Complaints Committee to be cautioned and failing to abide by a written undertaking.

The Member admitted to the allegations, citing financial and personal problems.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations established and ordered a penalty including an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, fulfillment of the undertaking, and employment monitoring conditions.

The member, a registered nurse, was found guilty of professional misconduct after pleading guilty to criminal theft of $200 from her employer.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Fact and a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The member was reprimanded and received a three-month suspension, which was suspended for 12 months on the condition that she provide satisfactory supervisory evaluations.

The College of Nurses of Ontario held a discipline hearing regarding a Member who allegedly breached conditions imposed by a previous discipline panel.

The Member failed to submit required employer performance appraisals and falsely informed the College that she was unemployed.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for contravening the conditions on her certificate of registration and for engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Member's certificate of registration was suspended for a total of twelve months.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that a registered nurse committed professional misconduct by physically, verbally, and emotionally abusing elderly residents at a nursing home.

The allegations included slapping patients, isolating a patient in a darkened room for five hours, and yelling at a patient while failing to change a wet incontinence brief.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse guilty of professional misconduct, noting a pattern of abusive behaviour and a lack of insight or remorse.

The nurse's certificate of registration was revoked.

The Member, a registered nurse, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for claiming sick benefits from one employer while working shifts at another facility on 35 occasions.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and a six-month suspension, which would be suspended provided the Member paid $5,750 in restitution to the defrauded employer.

The Committee also denied the Member's request for a publication ban, finding that the public interest in open hearings outweighed her privacy interests.