Patricia Lynn Harper

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting fraudulent claims to her employer's group benefit plan totaling at least $42,425 over an eight-year period.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand in light of the Member's undertaking to permanently resign from the College and never reapply.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for professional misconduct, alleging sexual abuse and failure to maintain professional boundaries with a patient.

The member admitted to exchanging inappropriate text messages, visiting the patient's home without a clinical purpose, assisting the patient with a shower, and making remarks of a sexual nature.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 5-month suspension, 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 maintain professional boundaries and sexually abusing multiple vulnerable mental health patients.

The Member admitted to engaging in personal and sexual relationships with several patients, including having sexual intercourse with three of them.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, and reimbursement of up to $5,000 per patient for therapy and counselling funds.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan for products she did not receive or that were not covered.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for orthotics and other services under her employer's group benefit plan, totaling $2,290.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct, misappropriated property, and falsified records.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for multiple incidents of inappropriate and unwanted physical contact with colleagues and a nursing student.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging his conduct was unprofessional and dishonourable.

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

Pursuant to a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign his certificate of registration and never reapply.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting $6,615 in false claims to her employer's group benefit plan between 2015 and 2017.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and found that the member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including failing to administer medications, falsifying patient records, failing to assess a patient after a fall, and making inappropriate remarks to a colleague.

The hearing proceeded on an uncontested basis with an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed the alleged acts of professional misconduct.

As the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College, the Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order and imposed a penalty of an oral reprimand.

The member, a registered practical nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling $3,240 to his employer-funded benefit plan for back braces and shoe modifications that were not received.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct, including misappropriation of property, falsifying records, and disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension, 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 sexually abusing a vulnerable patient and sexually harassing a social work student.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by engaging in a sexual relationship with a former patient and making sexually explicit comments to a colleague.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration.

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 College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against the Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, alleging professional misconduct including sexual abuse and boundary violations.

The Member, while employed at a recovery centre, entered into a secretive romantic relationship with a highly vulnerable patient suffering from PTSD and an acquired brain injury.

The patient subsequently discharged himself against medical advice to live with the Member.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient through touching and kissing, and by engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee revoked the Member's certificate of registration and ordered an oral reprimand, emphasizing the absolute responsibility of nurses to maintain professional boundaries and protect patients from harm.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically restraining an elderly patient with dementia using garbage bags, failing to monitor the patient, and failing to document the restraint.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse, and that her conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 3-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 12 months of employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for failing to send a patient to the hospital for catheter reinsertion and failing to report a colleague who smelled of alcohol while on shift.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse committed professional misconduct and engaged in unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2012 and 2018, receiving at least $18,647.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan between 2013 and 2017, receiving approximately $6,420.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting that the Member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by participating in a fraudulent scheme to submit false claims for physiotherapy services and medical compression stockings under his employer's benefit plan, totaling approximately $5,985.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct including misappropriation of property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The penalty included an oral reprimand, a 4-month suspension, meetings with a Regulatory Expert, and a 12-month period of employer notification.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims to her employer's benefit plan and receiving store credits for non-medical items.

The Discipline Committee found that the member contravened standards of practice, misappropriated property, falsified records, and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Based on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting that the member had already provided an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims under his employer's benefit plan between 2012 and 2016, receiving $9,587.50.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan.

Between 2012 and 2016, the member colluded with others to submit fraudulent claims for support stockings and orthotics, receiving $4,710 without purchasing the products.

The member admitted to the allegations, including misappropriation of property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.