A panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a Consent Agreement under which the Registrant agreed to undertakings involving regular monitoring for fitness to practice nursing and a limitation on area of practice. The agreement was sought following a report to BCCNP in early 2019 that the Registrant had been witnessed removing items from sharps containers. A subsequent audit conducted by the employer revealed records indicating a pattern of narcotics diversion and altering records to hide the conduct. The Registrant admitted to the conduct and to a substance use disorder. She completed residential treatment. Medical recommendations outlined conditions enabling a safe return to the workplace.
Undertakings include but are not limited to: regular reports from treating physicians regarding compliance with treatment recommendations, disclosure of treatment recommendations to relevant employer representative(s), and a limit on the handling of narcotics, benzodiazepines and controlled substances that is increasingly reduced in scope as the Registrant's period of successful abstinence lengthens . The Agreement will remain in place for a minimum of six years of continuous nursing practice. The Registrant has also agreed to a reprimand for altering the narcotic record of patients.
The name of the Registrant has been withheld in accordance with section 39.3 (4) (a) of the
Health Professions Act for the purposes of not identifying the personal health information of the Registrant respecting the condition. The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the undertakings will protect the public.