The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting a client's personal health information and making inappropriate and threatening comments towards the client's family members on a public Facebook page.
The Member admitted to the allegations through an Agreed Statement of Facts.
The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by breaching confidentiality and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.
Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.