College of Nurses of Ontario Discipline Committee

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including failing to report to an understaffed unit, acting unprofessionally towards colleagues, taking extended breaks, and taking a photograph of a vulnerable patient's face without clinical purpose and sharing it with colleagues.

The member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of employer notification.

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 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 College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a Registered Practical Nurse for stealing hydromorphone from patients at a long-term care facility and replacing it with an antidepressant, which was subsequently administered to patients by unaware colleagues.

The member also failed to report resulting criminal charges for theft to the College.

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

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and practice restrictions including employer notification and a prohibition on independent practice.

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 professional misconduct allegations against a registered practical nurse for sexually abusing a 17-year-old patient.

The nurse provided the minor patient with marijuana and engaged in vaginal intercourse with him while he was under her care at a summer camp.

The nurse did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient, failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the nurse's certificate of registration, an oral reprimand, and reimbursement of up to $5,000 for patient therapy.

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 two medication errors: administering eleven medications to the wrong patient (who subsequently died of drug toxicity) and administering the wrong dose of Buprenorphine to another patient.

In both instances, the Member overrode system error alerts.

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 Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and 12 months of employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by accessing the electronic health records of 43 patients without consent, authorization, or any professional purpose.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found that the Member's conduct contravened the standards of practice and was dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing an oral reprimand, a 3-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification with spot audits.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a registered practical nurse for misappropriating a vanity from her employer.

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 the standards of practice, misappropriating property, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of 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 nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to medication administration and documentation errors involving five patients at a long-term care home.

The hearing proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts in which the Member admitted to contravening standards of practice, failing to keep records, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the admissions and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

A Joint Submission on Order was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a two-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 failing to participate in the College's mandatory Quality Assurance assessment in 2022.

Despite multiple extensions and communications from the College, the Member, who considered herself functionally retired, did not complete the requirements.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

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

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 accessing the electronic medical records of 16 patients without consent, authorization, or professional purpose.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, as her actions breached the College's Code of Conduct, Professional Standards, and Privacy Standard.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including 12 months of employer notification and random spot audits.

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 Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to multiple incidents at two hospitals, including failing to document medication administration, failing to intervene when a patient's condition deteriorated, administering unauthorized medication, and failing to follow physician orders.

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 an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for accessing the electronic medical records of approximately 166 patients without consent, authorization, or clinical purpose.

The matter proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse committed professional misconduct by breaching the College's standards of practice and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the nurse's certificate of registration, 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 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.