The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to multiple clients, including failing to attend scheduled visits, improperly delegating the disconnection of a PICC line to a personal support worker over the phone, failing to provide appropriate pain management, and failing to document care.
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 five-month suspension, and various terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.