Max Hamlyn

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the respondent registered nurse committed professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan, totaling approximately $9,740.

The respondent admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims totaling at least $12,920 to her employer's benefit plan for physiotherapy services not received.

The Member admitted to the allegations through an Agreed Statement of Facts.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, while registered as a non-practising Registered Practical Nurse and employed as a Personal Support Worker, engaged in a sexual relationship with an 80-year-old patient with dementia.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient and failing to maintain professional boundaries.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, as mandated by the Health Professions Procedural Code.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving the physical, emotional, and verbal abuse of a vulnerable patient.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including making insensitive comments, delaying bedpan removal, and handling the patient roughly.

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

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an oral reprimand and noting the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Program after being randomly selected.

Despite multiple notices and extensions, the Member did not complete the required practice assessment or respond to communications.

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 two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct related to her care of a vulnerable patient in a mental health facility.

According to an Agreed Statement of Facts, the Member failed to follow the patient's care plan and the direction of the charge nurse by not providing the patient with space to de-escalate, which contributed to the patient's behaviour escalating to self-harm.

The Member also inappropriately fed the patient while he was lying flat on his back in a four-point restraint, placing him at risk of choking.

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