Karen Breen-Reid

The member, a registered nurse, was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to report multiple criminal convictions to the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The convictions included mischief over $5,000, criminal harassment, and breaches of undertaking and recognizance, arising from his conduct towards two former partners.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and strict conditions on his certificate of registration, including mandatory counselling for stress and anger management.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for failing to maintain the boundaries of the nurse-client relationship and disclosing confidential information about other clients.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she engaged in a non-therapeutic relationship with a client, participated in conversations of a sexual nature, and made inappropriate personal disclosures.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission as to Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including the completion of an abuse prevention program and a course on therapeutic boundaries.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for administering medication to a cognitively impaired client without consent and subsequently threatening a student nurse and other colleagues who reported or investigated the incident.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-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 for failing to accurately assess and document a client's heel ulcer, and for continuing to practise and hold herself out as a nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended for non-payment of fees.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct on all allegations.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a nine-month suspension, terms and conditions on her certificate, and $1,500 in costs.

The member faced allegations of professional misconduct for administering 25mg of morphine concentrate instead of the ordered 5mg to a palliative care resident on two occasions.

The member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of the profession.

The panel accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and amending the member's undertaking to prohibit the administration of all medications until the successful completion of an approved medication administration course.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for bathing one patient in cold water and preparing to bathe another in cold water out of anger.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to meet the standards of practice and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and the completion of remedial courses on patient-focused care and abuse prevention.