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Filtness, Julia, RN

Hearing decision

Aug 29, 2024

​A panel of the Discipline Committee (the Panel) of the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) conducted a hearing under section 39 of the Health Professions Act (the Act), into allegations that Ms. Filtness, while employed with Corrections Services Canada as a clinical services nurse, entered into a personal, romantic, and/or sexual relationship with an incarcerated person.  

Following a hearing, the Panel found that Ms. Filtness had committed professional misconduct including sexual misconduct.

BCCNM considers that breaches of professional boundaries in the nurse/client relationship where nurses engage in inappropriate relationships with patients in their care is professional misconduct of the most serious nature. It is conduct that harms patients and erodes trust in the profession. ​ 

The full decision of the Panel can be found here.

The Panel will deliberate on the appropriate penalty and costs and that decision will be made public when final.

Inquiry should be directed to media@bccnm.ca.​

​​Citation: April 8, 2021

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