Facts
The Member admitted that she engaged in professional misconduct. In November 2022, while the Member was licensed as a nurse in Michigan, a complaint was filed with the Board of Nursing’s Disciplinary Subcommittee related to inappropriate sexual interactions with two inmates in a correctional facility where the Member was employed as a Registered Nurse. In February 2023, the Member was found guilty of violating Michigan’s Public Health Code relating to these interactions. The Member surrendered her license to practice nursing in the State of Michigan.
Discipline Committee’s Findings
Based on the Member’s admissions, a panel of the Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario (the “Panel”) found that the Member:
- was found to have committed an act of professional misconduct by the governing body of a health profession in a jurisdiction other than Ontario that would be an act of professional misconduct as defined in the regulations, while holding a certificate of registration as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario (“CNO”).
Discipline Committee’s Order
The CNO and the Member presented the Panel with a Joint Submission on Order requesting that the Panel make an order that included the following:
- an oral reprimand; and
- revocation of the Member’s certificate of registration.
The Panel accepted the Joint Submission on Order, concluding that the proposed penalty was reasonable and in the public interest. The Panel noted that the Member cooperated with the CNO and accepted responsibility by agreeing to the facts and a proposed order.
The Panel further noted that the order affirms the CNO’s commitment to upholding the highest standards of professional conduct and safeguarding the public from future risk.