Samuel Jennings

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who falsified her resume to indicate she had 14 months of emergency department experience.

The nurse used the falsified resume to obtain a contract position in a remote hospital's emergency department, where staff quickly identified her lack of necessary skills.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct by issuing a false document and engaging in dishonourable conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a one-month suspension, an oral reprimand, remedial meetings with a regulatory expert, and a 12-month employer notification requirement.

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

The member admitted to making an inappropriate sexual comment to a vulnerable patient after performing a catheterization and failing to document the procedure.

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

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

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to inadequate patient care, failure to document vital signs, improper medication administration, pre-pouring medications, and leaving narcotics unattended.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and various remedial conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and completion of a patient safety course.

The Member was found to have committed professional misconduct by making false benefits claims, misappropriating funds, and falsifying records.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and an 18-month employer notification period.

The Committee also ordered the Member to pay $2,880.00 in costs due to pre-hearing delays caused by the Member.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for attempting to administer medication to a palliative patient without clinical purpose, concealing the syringe, and removing it from the home.

The member was previously convicted criminally for theft and assault related to the same incident but failed to report the charges to the College.

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

The member's certificate of registration was revoked and a reprimand was ordered.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for kicking and throwing a knapsack at an intoxicated patient in the emergency department.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of physical and emotional abuse, as well as disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a 4-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 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, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to administer medications to multiple patients at a long-term care facility and falsifying records to indicate the medications had been given.

The Member admitted to the allegations and pled guilty to criminal charges of failing to provide the necessaries of life.

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

The Member permanently resigned her certificate of registration and was ordered to appear for an oral reprimand.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan for non-medical products.

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

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice, 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 and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan.

The member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she received non-medical products instead of the claimed items and misappropriated $2,400.

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

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