Tom Clifford

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to multiple incidents of verbal, physical, and emotional abuse of elderly clients over a three-year period.

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

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for contravening standards of practice, abusing clients, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a Joint Submission as to Penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and imposed strict monitoring and preceptorship conditions on the Member's certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for inappropriately communicating with and roughly handling a 91-year-old cognitively impaired client.

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 as to Penalty, the Committee ordered a one-month suspension, terms and conditions including an abuse prevention program and practice monitoring, and an oral reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for incidents occurring during an evening shift at a long-term care residence.

The Member was alleged to have left a medication cart unlocked and unattended, verbally and emotionally abused two vulnerable residents, and failed to assess a resident experiencing a breathing crisis.

The Member did not attend the hearing and dismissed his counsel mid-proceeding.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct on all allegations, noting his behaviour was unprofessional, disgraceful, and dishonourable.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and remedial education on abuse prevention and anger management.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for yelling at, striking, and verbally abusing a cognitively impaired client in a secure unit.

The Discipline Committee heard testimony from several witnesses, including colleagues who observed or heard parts of the incident.

The Committee found the College's witnesses credible and the Member's testimony hostile and vague.

The Member was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standard of practice, abusing the client, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a one-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms and conditions on her certificate of registration, including completing an abuse prevention program.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for violating professional boundaries with a forensic mental health patient.

The Member admitted to maintaining a friendship, visiting, loaning money, and conducting banking transactions for the patient over several years, despite previous warnings from her employer and the College.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a nine-month suspension, a reprimand, and the completion of a remedial workbook on therapeutic boundaries.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and physically abusing an elderly client with dementia.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that she responded angrily, used inappropriate language, and roughly handled the client, causing a skin tear.

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

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a three-month suspension, a reprimand, and the completion of anger management and abuse prevention programs.

The Member, a registered practical nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to provide care to home care clients and failing to communicate accurately with her employer about missed visits.

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 penalty, ordering a reprimand and an undertaking for the Member to complete remedial education and practice monitoring.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for emotionally and verbally abusing a quadriplegic client and misappropriating his property while acting as his live-in caregiver.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse breached therapeutic boundaries, used vulgar language towards the client in public, and used his credit cards and property without authorization.

The panel found the member guilty of professional misconduct, ordered a reprimand, imposed conditions on her certificate, and suspended her registration for a minimum of six months.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to properly assess, treat, and document the condition of a diabetic client in a long-term care facility.

The client was found unresponsive and later died of a hypoglycemic coma.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging her failure to conduct a complete assessment, intervene appropriately, seek assistance, and maintain accurate records.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered a reprimand, a 30-day suspension, and the completion of remedial education and practice monitoring.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct.

The nurse was alleged to have misappropriated property by using an elderly, incapacitated client's credit card without authorization on eight occasions.

The nurse did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven based on evidence from the client's niece, who held Power of Attorney, and the facility's Executive Director.

The nurse was found to have committed professional misconduct and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a five-month suspension, and imposed conditions on her certificate of registration.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against a Registered Practical Nurse for verbally abusing one elderly client and roughly handling another.

The nurse admitted to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the nurse committed professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and imposing conditions on her certificate of registration, including completing an abuse prevention program and attending counselling.

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.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a pediatric client.

The Member admitted to failing to meet the standards of practice and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct when she spoke abruptly and handled the client forcefully while attempting to administer oxygen therapy.

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

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a three-month suspension (with two months remitted on conditions) and an oral reprimand.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for sexually abusing a psychotherapy client and failing to maintain professional boundaries.

The Member admitted to the allegations, which included hugging, kissing, and fondling the client, and continuing the therapeutic relationship despite the client's romantic attachment.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Fact and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

A Joint Submission on Penalty was accepted, resulting in a three-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and a two-year restriction requiring supervised practice.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for misappropriating Ativan from several clients at a long-term care facility.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member guilty.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a six-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, imposing conditions on her return to practice, and requiring an oral reprimand.