Emilija Stojsavljevic

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to making an inappropriate sexual comment to a vulnerable patient after performing a catheterization and failing to document the procedure.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, noting the conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and employer notification requirements.

The Member was alleged to have committed professional misconduct based on a disciplinary finding in Michigan, where she permanently surrendered her nursing license following allegations of inappropriate sexual interactions with inmates.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a Joint Statement of Facts.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario and the member presented a joint submission on penalty following findings of professional misconduct, including practicing out of scope and unprofessional conduct toward colleagues.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 18 months of employer notification.

The panel found the penalty met the goals of general and specific deterrence, remediation, and public protection, and did not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

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 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.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in a personal and romantic relationship with a vulnerable mental health patient at a secure facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she breached professional boundaries, spent excessive time with the patient, and exchanged personal information and text messages.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including emotional abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 10-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and various terms, conditions, and limitations, including employer notification and a prohibition on independent practice in the community for 18 months.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Nurse for alleged sexual harassment of three colleagues, failing to notify a physician of a patient's low urine output, and administering intravenous fluids without an order.

The Member admitted to the clinical allegations, which the Panel found constituted professional misconduct that was dishonourable and unprofessional.

Regarding the contested harassment allegations, the Panel found the Member engaged in unprofessional conduct towards two colleagues by participating in inappropriate sexual banter and touching, but this conduct did not meet the definition of sexual harassment.

The allegations regarding the third colleague were dismissed due to inconsistent and unreliable evidence.

The matter was adjourned for a penalty hearing.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to disclose to the College of Nurses of Ontario that he was registered in another jurisdiction and that his license had been suspended by the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including failing to administer medications, falsifying patient records, failing to assess a patient after a fall, and making inappropriate remarks to a colleague.

The hearing proceeded on an uncontested basis with an Agreed Statement of Facts.

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

As the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College, the Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order and imposed a penalty of an oral reprimand.

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 Practical Nurse for multiple incidents of professional misconduct, including time theft, falsifying records, sleeping on duty, and failing to meet medication and documentation standards.

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 an oral reprimand, a 7-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent registered nurse for submitting false claims under his employer's group benefit plan.

The respondent admitted to submitting false claims to obtain store credits for non-medicinal products, receiving $4,500.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the respondent committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a 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 for providing false and misleading information regarding her education and employment history to multiple prospective employers between 2016 and 2019.

The member also failed to report complete employment information to the College on her annual renewal forms.

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