On April 14, 2025, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a consent agreement between BCCNM and James Wallace, RN, of Trail, B.C. to address practice issues that occurred between Jan. 29 to March 16, 2024, related to medication administration, documentation, and patient assessments.
Nurses are accountable to ensure they meet BCCNM practice standards as well as meet the employer's policies for providing safe nursing care to clients. When nurses are not meeting professional and practise standards, remedial and supportive measures are put in place so that a nurse will be able to address practice concerns, consolidate their knowledge and skills, while oversight or supervision measures are in place to ensure public safety.
The registrant has voluntarily agreed to terms equivalent to a limit and/or condition on their practice, including:
- A reprimand for not meeting facility policies for patient assessments, not fully documenting assessments in patient clinical records, not meeting medication administration standards, and for not reporting his medication errors;
- Limit on his nursing registration to require supervision while working for a period of time to support him to improve practice; and
- Remedial education and learning plan targeted to address knowledge gaps.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will address the professional practice concerns that arose and will protect the public.