The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to engaging in a sexual relationship with a psychiatric patient while employed at a hospital.
The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient and violating professional boundaries.
The Member brought a Charter challenge, arguing that the mandatory revocation penalty discriminated against her on the basis of a mental disability.
The panel dismissed the Charter challenge, finding insufficient evidence that the Member suffered from a mental disability that affected her functioning at the time of the misconduct.
The panel ordered the mandatory penalty of revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and a reprimand.
