Miranda Huang

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member, a registered nurse, sexually abused a client and breached standards of practice during a night shift.

The allegations included directing the client to expose her breasts, exposing her vaginal area during a bladder scan, and inappropriately touching her genitals during a catheterization.

The Discipline Committee dismissed all allegations, finding the client's testimony to be highly unreliable, inconsistent, and likely the result of misremembered or misinterpreted events due to her altered emotional state and medications.

The College failed to meet its burden of proof on a balance of probabilities.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member, acting as a charge nurse, committed professional misconduct by failing to properly investigate and report a client's allegation of sexual abuse against another nurse.

The client had complained to a bedside nurse about the care provided by a male nurse during a catheterization.

The bedside nurse reported the complaint to the Member as an issue of nursing care and client discomfort with a male nurse, without mentioning 'inappropriate touching'.

The Member relied on the bedside nurse's assessment and ensured the male nurse was reassigned.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member acted reasonably based on the information provided to her and dismissed all allegations of professional misconduct, breach of standards, and failure to report.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Member for failing to comply with two previous orders of the Discipline Committee.

The Member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by repeatedly disregarding the regulatory process and failing to complete ordered remedial activities.

Concluding that the Member was ungovernable and posed a risk to public safety, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against the member for failing to report criminal convictions for fraud and uttering forged documents, falsifying academic credentials and employment history, fabricating police reference checks, and impersonating employment references.

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 a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to appear before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee for an oral caution and failing to respond to the College's communications.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, noting her actions demonstrated a significant disregard for the College's regulatory mandate.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, an oral caution, a one-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct including sexual abuse, verbal abuse, and failing to maintain boundaries after making inappropriate and sexually suggestive remarks to a vulnerable client in a hospital unit.

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, his certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and conditions were imposed requiring him to complete remedial education and notify future employers of the decision.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against the Member for multiple incidents of failing to monitor patients, failing to document, and failing to communicate patient deterioration.

Despite extensive orientation and practice reviews, the Member's basic nursing skills remained deficient.

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

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand and the revocation of the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced a discipline hearing regarding her post-operative care of a patient who had undergone liposuction surgery.

The Member admitted to professional misconduct, including failing to properly assess, monitor, and document the patient's condition, leaving the unstable patient unattended, and failing to obtain emergency medical intervention when the patient's condition deteriorated, ultimately resulting in the patient's death.

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 five-month suspension, and imposed conditions on the Member's certificate of registration, including ethics coursework and sessions with a nursing expert.