Sandra Larmour

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 Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's Quality Assurance assessment despite multiple notifications and opportunities to comply.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission on Order, the Committee imposed a penalty including an oral reprimand, a two-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and terms requiring meetings with a Regulatory Expert and completion of the Quality Assurance Program.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally, physically, and emotionally abusing a highly vulnerable, non-verbal, and blind patient during a COVID-19 outbreak.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging she used inappropriate language, forcefully handled the patient, and breached the College's standards of practice.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

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 allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for falsifying patient records by altering the dates on care plans and assessments.

The member admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a two-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and remedial measures including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for time theft and falsifying records.

The member admitted to logging out of the hospital's payroll system remotely after leaving the facility on 17 occasions, and instructing colleagues on how to do the same.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a four-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 the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member admitted to providing inaccurate and misleading information about COVID-19 and vaccines to patients, administering an unauthorized intravenous infusion without a physician's order, failing to wear appropriate personal protective equipment with a COVID-19 positive patient, and submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination certificate to her employer.

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 an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario and the member presented a joint submission on penalty following findings of professional misconduct, including practicing out of scope and unprofessional conduct toward colleagues.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, meetings with a regulatory expert, and 18 months of employer notification.

The panel found the penalty met the goals of general and specific deterrence, remediation, and public protection, and did not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who failed to administer medications to 26-29 patients, disposed of the medications, and falsified patient records to conceal his actions.

The Member was subsequently convicted of criminal mischief and failed to report the charges and convictions to the College.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order, the Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering an 8-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and various terms and conditions including employer notification and practice audits.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain professional boundaries with four patients.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included exchanging personal and sexually suggestive texts, providing personal transportation for money, allowing a patient to reside in her home, and fostering a patient's dog.

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

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct involving verbal and emotional abuse of two patients.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Member held a patient's door shut and yelled at her to stay in her room.

In a separate incident, the Member interrupted a de-escalation attempt and used inappropriate language towards another patient.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on order, imposing a two-month suspension, an oral reprimand, remedial education with a Regulatory Expert, and 12 months of employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought a motion requesting the Discipline Committee state a case for contempt to the Divisional Court against the self-represented Member.

The College alleged the Member breached multiple tribunal orders prohibiting contact with expected witnesses.

The Panel found a prima facie case of civil contempt, concluding the Member intentionally contacted witnesses via phone and email despite clear written orders not to do so.

The Panel exercised its discretion to state a case for contempt to the Divisional Court, emphasizing the need to protect witnesses from harassment and maintain the integrity of the regulatory proceedings.

The member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to maintain therapeutic boundaries while working at a summer camp.

The member admitted to having sexual intercourse and engaging in further sexual activity with a 16-year-old camp counsellor, who was considered a client by virtue of being part of the camp community.

The member also admitted to failing to stop or report a colleague who provided cannabis to another underage client and consumed cannabis while on duty.

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 an oral reprimand, a 7-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for stealing a deceased patient's cell phone, glasses, health card, and bag.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found that the Member's actions contravened the standards of practice, constituted misappropriation of property, and were disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional.

Applying the Anthony-Cook test, the Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 4-month suspension, and conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse who failed to return a laptop, headset, and backpack to the Regional Municipality of York after her employment contract ended.

Despite 58 requests over several months, the member did not return the equipment.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member committed professional misconduct by misappropriating property and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

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

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a Registered Practical Nurse for stealing hydromorphone from patients at a long-term care facility and replacing it with an antidepressant, which was subsequently administered to patients by unaware colleagues.

The member also failed to report resulting criminal charges for theft to the College.

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 10-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and practice restrictions including employer notification and a prohibition on independent practice.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse who stole hydromorphone from patients at a long-term care facility and replaced it with an antidepressant.

The nurse also failed to report subsequent criminal charges for theft to the College.

Proceeding by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Order, the Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a 10-month suspension, and various practice conditions.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, was randomly selected to participate in the College's Quality Assurance Assessment but failed to complete any components despite multiple notifications and extensions.

The Member did not attend the discipline hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with the Quality Assurance Committee and by engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms and conditions including meetings with a Regulatory Expert.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for two medication errors: administering eleven medications to the wrong patient (who subsequently died of drug toxicity) and administering the wrong dose of Buprenorphine to another patient.

In both instances, the Member overrode system error alerts.

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 Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a Regulatory Expert and 12 months of employer notification.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to participate in the College's mandatory Quality Assurance assessment in 2022.

Despite multiple extensions and communications from the College, the Member, who considered herself functionally retired, did not complete the requirements.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand and noting the Member's undertaking to permanently resign her certificate of registration.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for submitting false claims to her employer's group benefit plan totalling $7,620.26, of which she received $3,469.90.

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 including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.