Donna Rothwell

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

The member admitted to obtaining a vulnerable client's phone number prior to discharge and subsequently engaging in a personal and sexual relationship with the client shortly after discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member committed professional misconduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for failing to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP) ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, as her failure to comply with the order would reasonably be regarded as dishonourable and unprofessional.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for three incidents of care.

The allegations included attempting to force a client to take medication without consent, administering the wrong medication to another client (labetalol instead of Levophed), and failing to document vital signs.

The member did not attend the hearing.

Relying on video evidence, hospital records, and expert testimony, the Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, abusing a client, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.