Devinder Walia

The member was previously found to have committed professional misconduct involving time theft and practice issues.

At the penalty hearing, the College sought a 12-month suspension and a mandatory nursing course, while the member argued for a lesser penalty.

The Discipline Committee ordered a 4-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms including an 18-month employer notification and meetings with a regulatory expert.

The Committee found the College's proposed penalty excessive, noting the member did not falsify documents or cause direct patient harm, and had no prior performance issues.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct including a medication error, failing to transfer accountability, inappropriate communication regarding medication, and crossing professional boundaries by kissing a patient with dementia.

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 and accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of multiple patients and her own records without authorization or clinical purpose over a five-year period.

She also engaged in a verbal confrontation with a colleague on hospital grounds.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for working overlapping shifts at two different employers, providing inadequate care and documentation for two patients at a correctional facility, and using unprofessional language in an email.

The member admitted to taking paid sick time and unpaid emergency time from one employer while working and being paid at another, which the panel found constituted professional misconduct and misappropriation.

The panel also found the member failed to maintain adequate documentation for the two patients.

However, the panel dismissed the allegations of inadequate care, finding the member's assessments and triage decisions were reasonable given the chaotic environment of the correctional facility.

The panel also dismissed the allegation regarding unprofessional language, finding the terms used were reflective of the institutional culture rather than professional misconduct.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for inappropriately touching a co-worker on the buttocks with a walking stick.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member's conduct to be dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and a 12-month employer notification period.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced a discipline hearing for failing to appropriately monitor a patient, failing to assess the patient after a change in condition, failing to initiate CPR when the patient was found without vital signs, and falsifying documentation to indicate hourly checks had been performed.

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 three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for participating in an intervention where a patient was physically and chemically restrained to obtain a blood sample without consent.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she failed to consult a physician and breached standards of practice regarding consent and least restraint.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and that her actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, noting the member had permanently resigned from the College.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct relating to her care of a patient who fell while disembarking a transit bus and subsequently died.

The Member admitted to failing to assess the patient, failing to complete an incident report, and failing to take appropriate action when the patient's health declined the following day.

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 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 failing to complete proper patient assessments, failing to keep accurate records, and failing to provide appropriate care to multiple patients.

The matter proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed the alleged acts of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an oral reprimand in conjunction with the member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including failing to document a patient's visit, failing to arrange a physician assessment for a suicidal patient, and communicating inappropriately with colleagues and a patient's family.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and that her conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional, though not disgraceful.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, 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 multiple allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to properly document patient information, altering a colleague's documentation, and misappropriating narcotic medications (Percocet and Oxycodone) from several patients.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse had breached the standards of practice, falsified records, and misappropriated property, constituting disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The nurse's certificate of registration was suspended for 8 months, and she was ordered to complete remedial education and be subject to employer notification and practice restrictions upon her return.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for practising nursing, falsifying records, and holding herself out as a nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended.

The Member also used a former name to obtain employment and conceal her suspended status.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations of practising while suspended, falsifying records, and unauthorized use of title were established and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Allegations regarding taking supplies from a client were dismissed.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 12-month suspension to take effect upon the Member obtaining an active certificate, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for failing to report multiple criminal charges and findings of guilt in Florida, including driving under the influence and disorderly conduct.

The Discipline Committee proceeded in the Member's absence and found that she committed professional misconduct by failing to meet her mandatory reporting obligations.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of 11 patients without consent or proper authorization, and for impersonating a family member in a voicemail to the hospital to excuse the unauthorized access.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, characterizing her actions as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

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 the member, a registered nurse, for incidents occurring between 2015 and 2017.

The allegations included making racist comments to a vulnerable patient, failing to assess patients, failing to administer and document medications, leaving a shift early without providing a report, and failing to maintain constant observation of an unpredictable patient.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed multiple acts of professional misconduct that were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Given the seriousness, repetitive nature of the conduct, and lack of evidence of remediation or remorse, 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 failing to monitor and de-escalate a psychiatric patient who was engaging in self-harm, and for using profanity when discussing the patient with a colleague.

The member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's conduct fell below the standards of practice and constituted dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a verbal reprimand, noting the member had already permanently resigned her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, was found to have committed professional misconduct after stealing oxycodone tablets from a home care patient and subsequently failing to report the resulting criminal charges and convictions to the College.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a five-month suspension, a reprimand, and various conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member, who was the owner and operator of a long-term care home.

The Member admitted to falsifying her annual renewal forms to indicate she was practicing nursing when she was not, and to improperly receiving a salary from the nursing and personal care funding envelope despite not providing direct care.

She also admitted to failing to ensure her facility complied with the Long-Term Care Homes Act, which resulted in the revocation of its licence.

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

Noting that the Member had already permanently resigned her registration, the Committee ordered her to appear for an oral reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a patient in active labour.

The Member failed to adequately monitor the fetal and maternal heart rates, ignoring coincidence alarms for an extended period, and failed to document vital signs and other assessments.

The baby was born without vital signs and later died.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a nurse practitioner for engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient and maintaining a personal relationship with the patient's spouse.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and emotionally abusing the patient's spouse.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and required her to appear for an oral reprimand.