On Jan. 5, 2026, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a consent agreement between BCCNM and Myrsa Pena of Surrey, B.C., to address practice issues that occurred between July 20, 2023, and Feb. 28, 2024, related to clinical competency issues in the areas of medication administration, documentation, patient assessments, and communication.
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. Oftentimes 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 her practice, including:
a. Completion of an assessment and clinical consolidation educational program.
b. Limits on her nursing registration for a period of time to support the registrant while she remediates her practice, including to not be the sole nurse on duty in the facility, not supervise students or orient new nurses, and not be the nurse in charge.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will address the professional practice concerns that arose and will protect the public.