Megan Shortreed

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for alleged sexual abuse of a patient.

The Member brought a preliminary motion for third-party production of the Complainant's mental health and counselling records, arguing they were relevant to the Complainant's reliability and memory due to his history of bipolar schizoaffective disorder.

Applying the O'Connor test, the Discipline Committee ordered the production of records from one treating psychiatrist for a limited timeframe overlapping with the alleged incident and the Complainant's decision to report it.

The requests for all other counselling and historical mental health records were denied for failing to meet the threshold of likely relevance.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct after engaging in inappropriate conduct and communication with a 16-year-old client.

The Member allowed the client to watch an R-rated movie on his personal iPad, showed the client personal photos, exchanged phone numbers, and sent text messages asking the client to provide contact information for a marijuana supplier.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for physically and emotionally abusing two vulnerable clients at a facility for adults with developmental disabilities.

The member, who had previously pled guilty to six criminal counts of assault, did not attend the hearing.

Relying on video surveillance and witness testimony, the Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and required him to appear for a reprimand.

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 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, admitted to professional misconduct for accepting payment from her employer for hours she did not work in order to qualify for Employment Insurance benefits.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member misappropriated property and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to safeguard her computer login credentials, which resulted in unauthorized access to a high-profile client's electronic medical record.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's failure to log off her workstation constituted a breach of the College's confidentiality standards and amounted to dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the boundaries of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship.

The member admitted to obtaining a vulnerable client's phone number prior to discharge and subsequently engaging in a personal and sexual relationship with the client shortly after discharge.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and a reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a vulnerable client by engaging in sexual intercourse with them.

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

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, a reprimand, and reimbursement to the College of up to $5,000 for therapy funding accessed by the client.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced a discipline hearing for professional misconduct after his login credentials were used to access the electronic medical records of a high-profile patient not under his care.

The Member admitted to failing to log out of his workstation, which allowed the unauthorized access.

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

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse who had been criminally convicted of voyeurism and sexual assault against two vulnerable patients in a hospital emergency department.

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

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the nurse's Certificate of Registration and required him to appear for a reprimand, emphasizing the need to protect the public and maintain confidence in the nursing profession.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of two individuals (one a deceased patient, the other a family member) without consent or authorization.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification for 18 months.

The Member, a registered nurse operating a nursing exam preparation business, admitted to professional misconduct for providing two internationally educated nursing applicants with completed Competency Assessment Supplements in exchange for payment.

The Discipline Committee found the conduct to be disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional, as it involved cheating the registration system.

Accepting a joint submission, the Committee ordered a reprimand and a $2,500 fine, noting that the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by accessing the electronic medical records of a high-profile hospital client without authorization or consent.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found that the member's actions breached the College's standards of practice and constituted dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health records of approximately 285 clients without authorization and for failing to maintain professional boundaries with a homecare client.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, as her actions contravened the standards of practice and constituted dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by accessing the electronic medical records of 338 clients without consent or authorization over a two-year period.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member's conduct to be a breach of the standards of practice and dishonourable and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating Zopiclone and Lorazepam from her workplace and providing Zopiclone to her partner without a prescription.

She had previously pled guilty to criminal theft for the same conduct.

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

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct, alleging sexual abuse and failure to maintain the boundaries of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship.

The Member admitted to engaging in a sexual relationship, including sexual intercourse and exchanging sexually explicit emails, with a vulnerable psychiatric client while she was an inpatient and shortly after her discharge.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the Member be reprimanded, his certificate of registration be immediately revoked, and he reimburse the College up to $5,000 for any therapy funding accessed by the client.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for practising as a registered nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended, falsifying records, and failing to comply with a previous discipline order.

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

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and an oral reprimand.