Susan Ballantyne

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 Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for physically assaulting a co-worker during a dispute over who would be Charge Nurse.

The Member admitted to the allegations.

After a hearing to determine the facts, the Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening standards of practice and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-week suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and required the Member to review professional standards with a practice consultant.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for misappropriating Demerol for personal use while suffering from a migraine, and subsequently falsifying patient records to conceal the theft.

The nurse admitted to the allegations in an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a 30-day suspension of her certificate of registration and a formal reprimand.