Other Tribunals - CNO

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 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 College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for alleged sexual abuse and professional misconduct.

The allegations involved inappropriate touching of a patient's genitals during a urine sample collection in an emergency department, and inappropriately inviting the patient for a drink.

The Discipline Committee found that the physical sexual abuse occurred, constituting professional misconduct and a breach of therapeutic boundaries.

The Committee concluded the conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The allegation regarding the verbal invitation for a drink was dismissed as the College failed to meet its burden of proof.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for failing to maintain the boundaries of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship.

The member accepted a $50,000 gift and two $10,000 loans from an elderly, vulnerable client, and solicited an additional $100,000 loan.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a personal relationship with a vulnerable client, including paying for hotel rooms and providing a cell phone, and for sending a client's personal information to his personal email address.

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 penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a registered nurse for failing to properly triage a patient presenting with chest pain and for discarding an electrocardiogram test.

The patient, who was under-assessed as a lower priority, was left in the waiting room without a medical directive being initiated and subsequently died.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the nurse committed professional misconduct.

The nurse was reprimanded, suspended for three months, and subjected to terms and conditions on his certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for fraudulently impersonating other nurses to gain employment, falsifying academic and employment credentials, failing to report criminal charges and convictions, and breaching an undertaking with the College.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and, accepting a joint submission on penalty, ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for borrowing money from the husband of a client with dementia.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened standards of practice, practiced in a conflict of interest, and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and noting the Member's undertaking to permanently resign his certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for multiple incidents of professional misconduct while working at a detention centre.

The allegations included medication errors involving methadone, failing to document care, falsifying a medication administration record, verbally abusing inmates, and communicating unprofessionally with colleagues and the College.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, noting her persistent disregard for professional obligations and lack of insight.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's certificate of registration and a reprimand, concluding she was ungovernable.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent nurse for failing to report multiple criminal charges and a criminal conviction.

The respondent did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent committed professional misconduct by breaching her mandatory reporting obligations, which constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the respondent's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse working on a schizophrenia inpatient unit.

The member admitted to failing to appropriately follow up after a client discussed suicide (the client subsequently committed suicide), blessing water for a client to address evil spirits without consulting the interdisciplinary team, and bringing therapeutically inappropriate horror movies to the unit.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the respondent nurse committed professional misconduct by failing to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP) ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

The Discipline Committee found that the respondent's failure to comply with the order constituted unprofessional conduct, though it did not rise to the level of dishonourable conduct.

The respondent was ordered to appear for a reprimand, her certificate of registration was suspended for two months, and terms, conditions, and limitations were imposed on her certificate.

An appeal and cross-appeal to the Divisional Court were both dismissed.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after failing to complete required 15-minute close observation checks on a vulnerable psychiatric patient, napping on duty, and falsifying records to indicate the checks were completed.

During the unmonitored period, the patient committed suicide.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for accessing the electronic medical records of 355 clients without consent or authorization.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened the standards of practice and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and imposed terms and conditions including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct involving multiple incidents of physical and emotional abuse, failing to follow care plans, and inappropriate communication with patients' families.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including bending a patient's finger back, hitting a patient across the mouth, and leaving a patient in an unsafe bed position.

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

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

The member, a registered practical nurse, pled guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of criminally assaulting a former client while on vacation.

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

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to disclose to his employer that he had previously paid a client for sexual services, and for subsequently providing nursing care to that client while she was incarcerated.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that his actions constituted a conflict of interest and a breach of professional boundaries.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, characterizing his conduct as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for advertising her cosmetic injection practice with non-verifiable information, failing to document physician orders for Botox injections, and subleasing her clinic space to an unauthorized practitioner who performed injections.

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

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

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP) and failing to appear before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee for an oral caution.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report a proceeding and finding of professional misconduct against her in Florida, providing inaccurate information on her annual renewal form, and being found guilty of operating a vessel while impaired by alcohol in Ontario.

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

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