On February 7, 2017, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a Consent Agreement between CRNBC and Judith Winter of Kimberley, British Columbia, to address conduct and competence concerns related to her failure to report or effectively establish protective measures when three incidents of sexual assault were reported to her by subordinate staff. The assaults were committed against vulnerable elderly residents by another elderly resident suffering from dementia. (Action was subsequently immediately taken once staff reported the incidents to the Registrant's supervisor.)
The Inquiry Committee requested a significant period of suspension, followed by the completion of education related to the conduct and competence, and limits and conditions on registration upon her return to nursing practise.
CRNBC subsequently learned of the Registrant's pre-existing intention to retire from nursing practise. In the result, she voluntarily agreed to relinquish her registration on a permanent basis. She also completed, in November 2016, a CRNBC ethics course on her own accord. In the course of agreeing to resolve the matter by relinquishing registration, the Registrant expressed remorse and acknowledged the significance of this course of events on all those involved.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that these terms will protect the public.