Mary MacNeil

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for multiple incidents of professional misconduct while working in a targeted engagement and diversion program.

The Member failed to document patient care, ignored calls for assistance, failed to secure a medication cart, delayed responding to overdose situations, and failed to assess a patient who later died.

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

The Member's certificate of registration was suspended for seven months, with conditions imposed upon her return to practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct, alleging sexual abuse and boundary violations involving a vulnerable psychiatric patient in 1994.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, including engaging in a sexual relationship with the patient and allowing the patient to redact his medical record.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and ordered an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration.

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

The member admitted to physically and emotionally abusing an elderly, fall-risk patient by forcefully pulling her down a hallway, pushing her into her room, and leaving her in the dark without ensuring she was safely in bed.

The member also admitted to failing to maintain a professional relationship with a colleague who had offered assistance.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the member committed professional misconduct.

Pursuant to a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the profession.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for participating in an intervention where a patient was physically and chemically restrained to obtain a blood sample without consent.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she failed to consult a physician and breached standards of practice regarding consent and least restraint.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and that her actions were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, noting the member had permanently resigned from the College.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct relating to her care of a patient who fell while disembarking a transit bus and subsequently died.

The Member admitted to failing to assess the patient, failing to complete an incident report, and failing to take appropriate action when the patient's health declined the following day.

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

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension, a reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for practising nursing, falsifying records, and holding herself out as a nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended.

The Member also used a former name to obtain employment and conceal her suspended status.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations of practising while suspended, falsifying records, and unauthorized use of title were established and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Allegations regarding taking supplies from a client were dismissed.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 12-month suspension to take effect upon the Member obtaining an active certificate, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the Member for failing to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program and failing to attend an oral caution as ordered by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee.

The Member did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, noting her persistent disregard for professional obligations and lack of governability.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.