Kim Patenaude

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to provide adequate care and failing to document care for four patients at a long-term care facility.

The member admitted to the allegations, which included failing to assess a patient on symptom surveillance who later died of sepsis, and failing to escalate another patient's fall.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after a patient in the emergency department committed suicide.

The Member failed to conduct required periodic assessments of the patient and subsequently falsified the patient's health record to indicate that checks had been performed when they had not.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including contravening standards of practice, failing to keep records, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Nurse for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries with a vulnerable mental health patient and for disclosing another patient's personal health information on Facebook.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including engaging in a non-clinical relationship, inappropriate text messaging, and posting details of a patient's death on social media.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and ordered an 8-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing a client's personal information for a non-health-related purpose, sending personal text messages to the client, misappropriating a blank prescription pad from the hospital, and forging a physician's signature to prescribe himself medication.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Pursuant to a joint submission, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting that the member had already permanently resigned from the College and agreed never to reapply.