Mary Hart

The Member, a registered nurse, was referred to the Discipline Committee after pleading guilty to criminal fraud over $5,000.

Prior to becoming a nurse, the Member defrauded a bank of approximately $3.6 million.

The Member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted the joint submission, ordering a 12-month suspension, a reprimand, and conditions on his certificate of registration including mandatory counseling.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to multiple incidents of inappropriate communication and an uncaring attitude toward clients, their families, and colleagues at two different hospitals.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and conditions requiring the Member to complete a communication course and attend anger management counselling.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to the care of an elderly patient.

The Member admitted to failing to respond to the patient's requests for assistance, placing the patient in a darkened room without a call bell, restraining the patient without consent or a physician's order, failing to document the restraint, and verbally abusing the patient.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission as to Penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and, should the Member ever re-register, a three-month suspension and practice conditions.

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.