The Member, while registered as a non-practising Registered Practical Nurse and employed as a Personal Support Worker, engaged in a sexual relationship with an 80-year-old patient with dementia.
The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient and failing to maintain professional boundaries.
The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, as mandated by the Health Professions Procedural Code.