Ramona Dunn

The Member was found to have committed professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct, relating to two separate incidents of patient abuse on a Mental Health Unit.

The Member failed to participate in the disciplinary process.

The Discipline Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a Regulatory Expert, employer notification, and a restriction on independent practice.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accepting a $16,000 bank draft and a $1,000 cheque from an 86-year-old vulnerable patient.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted a fundamental breach of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship and amounted to disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a 5-month suspension, and remedial conditions including the completion of an ethics program and employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing three vulnerable patients, including making inappropriate comments and using unnecessary force.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a 5-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for committing time theft by working and receiving pay from two different healthcare facilities simultaneously on ten occasions.

She was also alleged to have breached patient privacy by accessing the records of approximately 75 patients from one facility while working at the other.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriation of property and dishonourable conduct.

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

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse operating an independent cosmetic spa, admitted to professional misconduct for failing to keep adequate records, performing controlled acts (cosmetic injections) without proper authorization from a physician, and making disparaging social media posts directed at a patient.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member's conduct to be unprofessional and dishonourable.

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and terms, conditions, and limitations were imposed on her practice, including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims totaling $2,280 to her employer's group benefit plan and using a physician's stamp without authorization to support those claims.

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, including misappropriating property, falsifying records, and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling $2,090 to her employer's group benefit plan for orthopedic footwear and compression stockings.

The claims were supported by prescriptions created using a physician's stamp without authorization.

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 4-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a registered nurse for submitting $4,350 in false claims to her employer's benefit plan.

The nurse used a physician's stamp without authorization to create fraudulent prescriptions for orthopedic footwear and compression stockings.

The nurse admitted to the allegations and entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and ordered an oral reprimand, noting the nurse had already undertaken to permanently resign from the College.

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 College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for alleged sexual abuse and boundary violations involving a vulnerable psychiatric patient.

The nurse did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse engaged in a sexual relationship with the patient, including sexual intercourse and sending sexually explicit text messages, both during his hospitalization and shortly after discharge.

The nurse also engaged in inappropriate communications with the patient's spouse.

The Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct, revoked her certificate of registration, ordered an oral reprimand, and required her to reimburse the College for any patient counselling funds accessed.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a registered nurse for making racist and offensive comments about a physician colleague and patients.

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

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

Pursuant to a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, noting the member had already signed an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting approximately $9,000 in false claims for medical services and products under her employer's group benefit plan.

The Discipline Committee found that her actions constituted misappropriation of property, falsification of records, and dishonourable conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, 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 submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan.

Between 2011 and 2016, the member submitted false claims totaling $15,323 and split the funds with a facilitator.

The member admitted to the allegations and entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, including misappropriation of property and falsifying records.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and conditions requiring 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 benefit plan between 2011 and 2017, receiving at least $14,515.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she split the proceeds with service providers and used fraudulent prescriptions.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a four-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification for 12 months.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims under her employer's benefit plan between 2012 and 2015, receiving approximately $8,170.

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 reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification for 12 months.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating a vulnerable patient's debit card to purchase alcohol on four occasions and failing to report the resulting criminal charges to the College.

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, including disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the 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 Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by participating in a scheme to submit false claims for support stockings under her employer's benefit plan, receiving $4,900.

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 of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for support stockings under her employer's benefit plan, receiving $2,400.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the member committed professional misconduct by submitting false claims for support stockings under her employer's benefit plan.

The member admitted to the allegations and entered into an Agreed Statement of Facts, acknowledging she received $2,387.50 from the false claims and split the proceeds with a co-worker.

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 Order, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for failing to report a finding of professional misconduct in Michigan, administering an unauthorized dose of Haldol to a palliative patient, and preparing incorrect doses of Morphine.

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

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.