Mary MacMillan-Gilkinson

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse working on a schizophrenia inpatient unit.

The member admitted to failing to appropriately follow up after a client discussed suicide (the client subsequently committed suicide), blessing water for a client to address evil spirits without consulting the interdisciplinary team, and bringing therapeutically inappropriate horror movies to the unit.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, was assigned to provide palliative care to a terminally ill 13-year-old client.

The member misappropriated the client's pain medication for her own use, leaving the client without pain relief for five hours, and practised nursing while impaired.

The member was subsequently criminally charged and convicted of several offences, including impaired driving and theft, which she failed to report to the College.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, accepted a joint submission on penalty, and ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a registered nurse for working overlapping shifts at two different hospitals.

The nurse admitted to calling in sick or taking unpaid family emergency leave at one facility while working and receiving pay at the other, resulting in misappropriation of time and funds.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the nurse committed professional misconduct that was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a seven-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct after failing to complete required 15-minute close observation checks on a vulnerable psychiatric patient, napping on duty, and falsifying records to indicate the checks were completed.

During the unmonitored period, the patient committed suicide.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to document or account for the withdrawal of approximately $36,500 in client funds from a hospital's Pin Money System.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging her failure to maintain proper records and receipts for purchases made on behalf of clients.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Member was ordered to be reprimanded, suspended for one month, and subjected to terms and conditions including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced disciplinary proceedings for discontinuing a client's life support without medical authorization and failing to document the responsible physician's refusal to authorize the discontinuation.

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 reprimand, a five-month suspension, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

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.

The Member, a registered nurse providing psychotherapeutic counselling, admitted to professional misconduct for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries, entering into a financial relationship, and practising in a conflict of interest with a client.

The Member co-leased clinic space to the client and received payments for mentorship and partnership buy-in while continuing a therapeutic relationship.

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

The member, a registered nurse working in a correctional facility, admitted to professional misconduct for engaging in a personal and romantic relationship with a vulnerable, incarcerated client.

The member communicated with the client outside the therapeutic relationship, shared personal information, and sent him money.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for verbally and emotionally abusing elderly and vulnerable clients, including making inappropriate comments, a 'Heil Hitler-like' gesture, and referring to a client as 'lazy' and a 'waste of tax dollars'.

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 Order, imposing a five-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who was convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated assault for intentionally administering insulin overdoses to 14 vulnerable patients in long-term care and home care settings.

The nurse, who had resigned her certificate of registration and was serving a life sentence, did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse committed egregious professional misconduct, including physical abuse and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration, emphasizing the paramount need for public protection and deterrence.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for issuing written referral orders for in-vitro fertilization under a physician's name without approval, and for falsifying payroll records to transfer his worked hours to his sister to help her qualify for Employment Insurance.

The member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by accessing the personal health records of ten clients without consent or professional authorization over a period of several years.

The Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, noting her actions were dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a nursing expert and a 12-month employer notification requirement.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by accessing the electronic health records of a high-profile client without authorization or professional purpose.

The Member accessed the records out of curiosity regarding the client's age and family history.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, finding the conduct to be dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for one month, and subjected to terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to disclose to his employer that he had previously paid a client for sexual services, and for subsequently providing nursing care to that client while she was incarcerated.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that his actions constituted a conflict of interest and a breach of professional boundaries.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, characterizing his conduct as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for using excessive force to restrain a mental health client who was attempting to leave a secure unit.

The Member admitted to pulling the client to the floor and striking him four or five times in the head, neck, and shoulder area.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found that the Member's actions constituted professional misconduct, specifically physical and emotional abuse, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program (SCERP) and failing to appear before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee for an oral caution.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for stealing over 300 client labels containing personal health information from two hospitals and providing them to a third party for monetary reward.

The Member pled guilty to criminal charges of secret commissions and received a conditional sentence.

In the discipline proceeding, the Member admitted the allegations and entered into an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission and ordered the Member to appear for an oral reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who failed to secure 27 Hydromorphone tablets prior to their destruction and disposal.

The member admitted to failing to follow the facility's protocol but contested whether the conduct amounted to unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's failure to immediately secure the narcotics in the lockbox demonstrated a serious disregard for her professional obligations and constituted unprofessional conduct.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a two-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing a high-profile client's personal health information without authorization on multiple occasions.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.