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Nurse found guilty of professional misconduct for unauthorized use of title and failing to comply with orders.
The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for holding herself out as a Nurse Practitioner without authorization and for failing to comply with a previous order to complete a remediation program.
The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.
The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, noting her conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional.
Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, taking into account the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the profession.
Nurse suspended for two months and reprimanded for falsifying dates on patient care plans.
The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for falsifying patient records by altering the dates on care plans and assessments.
The member admitted to the allegations.
The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.
The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a two-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and remedial measures including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.
Nurse suspended for 8 months after failing to administer medications, falsifying records, and concealing criminal convictions.
The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who failed to administer medications to 26-29 patients, disposed of the medications, and falsified patient records to conceal his actions.
The Member was subsequently convicted of criminal mischief and failed to report the charges and convictions to the College.
Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order, the Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.
The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an 8-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms and conditions including employer notification and practice audits.
Registered nurse suspended for two months after submitting a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine receipt to employer.
The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine receipt to her employer, a long-term care facility.
The member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.
The Discipline Committee found that the member contravened the standards of practice, signed a false document, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.
The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.
Nurse suspended for four months for bringing contraband to a youth patient and maintaining a personal relationship.
The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct while employed at a youth detention centre.
The nurse admitted to engaging in a personal relationship with a youth patient, failing to report the patient's possession of a contraband cell phone, and bringing contraband items including cannabis and e-cigarettes into the facility for the patient.
The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.
Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of employer notification.
Nurse suspended for three months for medication administration errors, pre-pouring narcotics, and documentation failures.
The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to inadequate patient care, failure to document vital signs, improper medication administration, pre-pouring medications, and leaving narcotics unattended.
The Member admitted to the allegations through an Agreed Statement of Facts.
The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.
Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and various remedial conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and completion of a patient safety course.
Nurse suspended for four months for failing to participate in mandatory Quality Assurance Assessment.
The Member, a Registered Nurse, was randomly selected to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Assessment but failed to complete any components despite multiple notifications and extensions.
The Member did not attend the discipline hearing.
The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with the Quality Assurance Committee and by engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.
The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert.
Nurse suspended for two months after admitting to professional misconduct involving two serious medication errors.
The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for two medication errors: administering eleven medications to the wrong patient (who subsequently died of drug toxicity) and administering the wrong dose of Buprenorphine to another patient.
In both instances, the Member overrode system error alerts.
The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and 12 months of employer notification.
Nurse suspended for 4 months for medication errors, documentation failures, and failing to intervene.
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 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.
Nurse suspended for two months after admitting to physically and verbally abusing patients.
The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically and verbally abusing a 91-year-old patient by aggressively turning him and yelling at him to shut up, and for making a threatening comment about another patient.
The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration.
Nurse suspended for one month after failing to participate in the Quality Assurance Program.
The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Program in 2021 and 2022.
The Member ignored multiple communications from the College, citing a fear of computer viruses.
The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts where the Member admitted to the allegations.
The Committee also accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a penalty that included an oral reprimand, a one-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and a requirement to meet with a Regulatory Expert.
Nurse found to have committed professional misconduct for sexual abuse and boundary violations with former patient.
The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including sexual abuse and boundary violations regarding a former patient within one year of his discharge from a withdrawal management program.
The Member admitted to the allegations, which involved sending sexually explicit text messages, providing gifts and money, and consuming alcohol with the former patient.
Given the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand.
Nurse found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to administer medications and falsifying records.
The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to administer medications to multiple patients at a long-term care facility and falsifying records to indicate the medications had been given.
The Member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to criminal charges of failing to provide the necessaries of life.
The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct.
The Member permanently resigned her certificate of registration and was ordered to appear for an oral reprimand.
Nurse reprimanded and permanently resigns after admitting to boundary violations with a patient and colleagues.
The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the member for crossing professional boundaries with a patient and engaging in inappropriate, sexually harassing behaviour towards two nursing colleagues.
The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.
The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by contravening the standards of practice and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.
The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an oral reprimand and noting the member's undertaking to permanently resign from the profession.
Nurse suspended for two months after disclosing a patient's personal health information without consent.
The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for disclosing a patient's personal health information to individuals at the patient's workplace without consent.
The hearing proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.
The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by breaching confidentiality and privacy standards, and that his conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional.
The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.
Nurse reprimanded for submitting false benefit claims after agreeing to permanently resign from the profession.
The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims totaling $2,605 to her employer's group benefit plan and receiving non-medical products in return.
The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.
Recognizing that the Member had paid restitution and signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College, the Committee accepted the joint submission and ordered an oral reprimand.
Registered nurse suspended for three months for submitting false claims to employer's benefit plan.
The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan between 2014 and 2016.
The member received reimbursement for non-medical products and split proceeds of false invoices with a colleague who orchestrated the scheme.
The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.
Nurse reprimanded and permanently resigns after admitting to submitting false claims to employer's benefit plan.
The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan for medical products and receiving non-medical products instead.
The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.
The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand in light of the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College and never reapply.
Nurse suspended for 3 months for submitting false claims to employer benefit plan.
The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan.
The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she received non-medical products instead of the claimed items and misappropriated $2,400.
The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member committed professional misconduct.
The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.
Nurse suspended for four months after admitting to submitting $10,000 in false benefit claims.
The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting approximately $10,000 in false claims to her employer's group benefit plan over a six-year period.
The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.
The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.