Renate Davidson

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of 11 patients without consent or proper authorization, and for impersonating a family member in a voicemail to the hospital to excuse the unauthorized access.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, characterizing her actions as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-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 misappropriating approximately $8,600 from her employer through unauthorized corporate credit card use and for subsequently misrepresenting her educational credentials to a new employer by submitting a falsified university transcript and letter.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct, noting her actions demonstrated poor judgment, dishonesty, and a serious disregard for professional obligations.

The Committee ordered a 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and a 24-month employer notification requirement.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct arising from her provision of home care to a vulnerable child.

The Member admitted to failing to document care, crossing professional boundaries by requesting additional shifts and a reference letter from the patient's father, and misappropriating the patient's communication book containing health records.

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

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a registered practical nurse for harassing and threatening a co-worker, and for failing to report criminal charges and findings of guilt to the College.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, which included uttering death threats and trespassing.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and conditions on the nurse's certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a nurse practitioner for engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient and maintaining a personal relationship with the patient's spouse.

The member did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing the patient, failing to maintain professional boundaries, and emotionally abusing the patient's spouse.

The Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of registration and required her to appear for an oral reprimand.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct involving multiple incidents of patient abuse, medication errors, improper patient transfers, and disrespectful communication with colleagues and clients.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member's actions constituted professional misconduct and were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

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 and never reapply.

The Member was found to have committed professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a patient by touching the patient's genitals without clinical purpose.

The Discipline Committee ordered the mandatory revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, an oral reprimand, and reimbursement of up to $5,000 for the patient's therapy.

The Committee also ordered the Member to pay $135,000 in costs, representing a portion of the College's hearing expenses, noting the serious nature of the misconduct and the Member's actions that prolonged the proceedings.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for allowing unauthorized individuals into the nursing station to discuss her personal business while on duty, creating a risk of a privacy breach.

She was also alleged to have used names other than her registered name in professional contexts, causing confusion to the public.

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 three-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries with a vulnerable client and failing to adequately document care.

The Member engaged in a personal relationship with the client, exchanged over 1,100 text messages of a personal nature, and took the client bowling.

She also failed to document her care in a timely manner and failed to complete an incident report.

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

A joint submission on penalty was accepted, resulting in a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to report numerous criminal charges and subsequent findings of guilt to the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The criminal matters involved criminal harassment, threatening conduct, and breaches of recognizance.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 12-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for posting a client's personal health information and making inappropriate and threatening comments towards the client's family members on a public Facebook page.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by breaching confidentiality and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent nurse, who was also registered as a massage therapist.

The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario had previously found the respondent committed professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a client.

The respondent failed to report these proceedings and findings to the College of Nurses.

The Discipline Committee found the respondent committed professional misconduct by virtue of the other regulator's findings and by failing to report them.

The respondent's Certificate of Registration was immediately revoked.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for alleged sexual abuse and professional misconduct.

The allegations involved inappropriate touching of a patient's genitals during a urine sample collection in an emergency department, and inappropriately inviting the patient for a drink.

The Discipline Committee found that the physical sexual abuse occurred, constituting professional misconduct and a breach of therapeutic boundaries.

The Committee concluded the conduct was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The allegation regarding the verbal invitation for a drink was dismissed as the College failed to meet its burden of proof.

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

The member accepted a $50,000 gift and two $10,000 loans from an elderly, vulnerable client, and solicited an additional $100,000 loan.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct, characterizing the conduct as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for performing the controlled act of administering Xeomin by injection without proper authorization, failing to complete therapeutic assessments, and failing to properly document treatments.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse committed professional misconduct, contravened the Nursing Act and the Regulated Health Professions Act, and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The nurse's certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and she was ordered to attend meetings with a regulatory expert and notify future employers of the decision.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for fraudulently impersonating other nurses to gain employment, falsifying academic and employment credentials, failing to report criminal charges and convictions, and breaching an undertaking with the College.

The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and, accepting a joint submission on penalty, ordered the immediate revocation of the Member's certificate of registration and a reprimand.

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

While employed at an addiction treatment facility, the Member engaged in a personal and romantic relationship with a vulnerable client, including exchanging letters and meeting in a bathroom.

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

The Member was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and terms, conditions, and limitations were imposed.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for striking a vulnerable psychiatric client three times with a closed fist after the client spat on him.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that his actions constituted physical and emotional abuse, contravened the standards of practice, and were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a four-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 accessing the electronic medical records of approximately 63 clients without consent or authorization between 2010 and 2015.

The unauthorized accesses included records of family members, co-workers, and friends.

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 ordered to receive an oral reprimand, serve a four-month suspension, and complete remedial terms and conditions, including employer notification for 12 months.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a registered nurse for working overlapping shifts at two different hospitals.

The nurse admitted to calling in sick or taking unpaid family emergency leave at one facility while working and receiving pay at the other, resulting in misappropriation of time and funds.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the nurse committed professional misconduct that was disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

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