Samantha Diceman

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, admitted to professional misconduct for stealing over 300 client labels containing personal health information from two hospitals and providing them to a third party for monetary reward.

The Member pled guilty to criminal charges of secret commissions and received a conditional sentence.

In the discipline proceeding, the Member admitted the allegations and entered into an undertaking to permanently resign from the College.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission and ordered the Member to appear for an oral reprimand.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, pled guilty to criminal charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct based on these convictions.

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

The Member was ordered to receive a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration, including meeting with a nursing expert and notifying employers for 18 months.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse for alleged physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of patients, as well as unprofessional conduct towards colleagues.

The nurse did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse committed professional misconduct by failing to provide a blanket to a patient, physically and verbally abusing patients, mocking a patient with aphasia, making obscene gestures, and sharing unsolicited sexual information with colleagues.

The Committee revoked the nurse's certificate of registration and ordered a reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for accessing the electronic health records of 25 clients without consent, authorization, or professional purpose.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she accessed the records out of curiosity, for educational purposes, and in one instance, to confirm an address due to a personal dispute.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, noting her actions were unprofessional and dishonourable.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification requirements.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for conducting breast and abdominal examinations on a patient without adequate communication, consent, or documentation.

The member admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario alleged that the Member, a registered nurse, committed professional misconduct by slapping a psychiatric patient across the face twice.

The allegations relied primarily on the testimony of two other nurses and the patient.

The Discipline Committee assessed the credibility of the witnesses and found significant inconsistencies and implausibilities in the testimony of the College's witnesses, particularly regarding their failure to immediately report the alleged abuse.

The Committee found the Member's denial plausible and concluded that the College failed to prove the allegations on a balance of probabilities.

The allegations were dismissed.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct, including practising nursing while his certificate of registration was suspended and failing to respond appropriately to a medication order.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

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

The member, a registered nurse, pled guilty to criminal charges of possession of a weapon and assault following incidents of domestic violence against his common-law partner.

The Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario found that these criminal convictions constituted professional misconduct, as they were relevant to his suitability to practise nursing.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension of his certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct for practising nursing while her certificate of registration was suspended and for making false statements on her annual renewal form.

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, noting her persistent disregard for the regulatory process.

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

The Member faced allegations of professional misconduct including soliciting money from vulnerable clients, failing to administer medications while charting that they were given, and practising and using the title of Registered Practical Nurse while her certificate of registration was suspended.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

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

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and various conditions on her certificate, but declined to order financial restitution to a client, finding it lacked jurisdiction under the Regulated Health Professions Act to do so.

The Member appeared before the Discipline Committee on allegations of professional misconduct relating to her intention to perform Botox injections without a physician's order or proper delegation, failing to keep records, and breaching a previous undertaking to the College.

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

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for misappropriating approximately $25,000 from her workplace and falsifying documents.

The Member, who held senior management positions, deposited cheques meant for other staff, altered payees on cheques, and submitted fraudulent expense claims.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven in the Member's absence, concluding her actions were deceitful, dishonest, and constituted professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct including misappropriating a box of gloves, falsifying employment history on resumes, and multiple instances of substandard patient care such as medication errors and failure to assess clients.

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 reprimand, a two-month suspension, and extensive remedial terms and conditions on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for misappropriating narcotics, failing to administer medications, and falsifying records at a long-term care facility.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included signing for narcotics not administered and falsifying removal times.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a four-month suspension, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered practical nurse following an incident where a resident with a history of cardiac issues died after being left unattended in a washroom.

The Member failed to assess the resident, ignored signs of illness, refused to administer prescribed medication for nausea, and left the floor without notifying colleagues.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and was incompetent, demonstrating a profound lack of basic nursing knowledge, skill, and judgment.

Given the Member's lack of insight, failure to attend the hearing, and the danger she posed to the public, the Committee ordered the revocation of her certificate of registration.