Lalitha Poonasamy

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to abide by a written undertaking given to the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The undertaking required the completion of specified education and reflective activities.

Despite multiple extensions over several years, the Member failed to complete the requirements.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms requiring the completion of the undertaking and meetings with a regulatory expert.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct.

The member admitted to making an inappropriate sexual comment to a vulnerable patient after performing a catheterization and failing to document the procedure.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, noting the conduct was dishonourable and unprofessional.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to comply with a prior order of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).

The ICRC had ordered the nurse to complete a specified continuing education or remediation program and receive a caution.

The nurse admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and ordered a penalty including a reprimand, a three-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 physically, verbally, and emotionally abusing a vulnerable patient and for administering the incorrect flu vaccination to four patients.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct by grabbing and aggressively speaking to a patient, and by failing to meet medication standards.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member admitted to providing inaccurate and misleading information about COVID-19 and vaccines to patients, administering an unauthorized intravenous infusion without a physician's order, failing to wear appropriate personal protective equipment with a COVID-19 positive patient, and submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination certificate to her employer.

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 an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario and the member presented a joint submission on penalty following findings of professional misconduct, including practicing out of scope and unprofessional conduct toward colleagues.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 18 months of employer notification.

The panel found the penalty met the goals of general and specific deterrence, remediation, and public protection, and did not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating narcotics from two healthcare facilities, falsifying records, breaching patient privacy, and failing to report criminal charges and a finding of guilt for theft to the College.

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 on Order, and noting the Member's undertaking to permanently resign and never reapply, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand.

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.

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.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct, including sleeping on shift, failing to provide timely care, failing to document properly, and failing to follow a Code Blue policy.

The member admitted to the allegations but argued that her experiences of systemic anti-Black racism in the workplace should be considered a mitigating factor in determining the penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

While acknowledging the existence of systemic racism, the Committee concluded there was insufficient evidence connecting the racism experienced to the specific misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension, and remedial terms on the member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for stealing a deceased patient's cell phone, glasses, health card, and bag.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found that the Member's actions contravened the standards of practice, constituted misappropriation of property, and were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Applying the Anthony-Cook test, the Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to administer medications and treatments to multiple patients, and for falsifying medication administration records.

The Member admitted to the allegations and entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Applying the Anthony-Cook test, the Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and imposing conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent, a registered nurse, for failing to appropriately document the administration and wasting of narcotics.

The respondent admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the respondent committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The penalty included a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the respondent's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the electronic medical records of 16 patients without consent, authorization, or professional purpose.

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, as her actions breached the College's Code of Conduct, Professional Standards, and Privacy Standard.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including 12 months of employer notification and random spot audits.

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 Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

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.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for arranging to receive a fake COVID-19 vaccine and asking a colleague to pretend to administer a second dose to circumvent her employer's mandatory vaccination policy.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts in which the member admitted to the conduct, which breached the College's Code of Conduct, Professional Standards, and Ethics Standard.

The Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

A Joint Submission on Order was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and conditions on her certificate of registration.

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 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 Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing three vulnerable patients, including making inappropriate comments and using unnecessary force.

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 Order, imposing a 5-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for kicking and throwing a knapsack at an intoxicated patient in the emergency department.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of physical and emotional abuse, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

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.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order, the Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Given the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand.