Dr. Ruth Gallop

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 professional misconduct involving the physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of a vulnerable patient with Down Syndrome.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

Based on the testimony of an eyewitness and an expert in nursing standards, the Discipline Committee found that the Member breached professional standards by pointing her finger at the patient, pulling her arm, scratching her, slapping her across the face, and making an unprofessional comment.

The Committee ordered a six-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including sexual abuse, boundary violations, and inappropriate communication with a vulnerable patient.

The Member admitted to engaging in a personal relationship, sending inappropriate text messages, and meeting the patient outside the therapeutic relationship.

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 an oral reprimand, an 18-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct, alleging sexual abuse and boundary violations involving a vulnerable psychiatric patient in 1994.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, including engaging in a sexual relationship with the patient and allowing the patient to redact his medical record.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of 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.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for historical allegations of professional misconduct dating back to the 1970s.

The Member was alleged to have engaged in a personal, sexual, and financial relationship with a vulnerable 15-year-old client during and immediately after the therapeutic relationship.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's conduct constituted malpractice and incompetence under the former Nurses Act, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct under the Health Disciplines Act.

The Committee revoked the Member's certificate of registration, ordered a reprimand, and imposed a $5,000 fine.