On January 17, 2022, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a Consent Agreement between BCCNM and Joyce Akpo of North Vancouver to address practice issues that occurred between April 2019 and October 2019 related to restraining an agitated patient without a doctor's order, breach of sterile technique, failure to conduct appropriate patient assessments, failure to provide adequate skin care, failure to document care, failure to review patient handover information, and failure to administer timely analgesics to a patient in severe pain. Further, the Registrant failed to obtain medical clearance prior to returning to work during LTD.
The Registrant has voluntarily agreed to terms equivalent to a limit and/or condition on their practice, including:
A public reprimand.
To limit her area of practice to residential or long-term care for 12 months of full-time practice.
To complete remedial education in Communications and Clinical Decision-making.
To develop a Learning Plan which will be shared the employer and with BCCNM.
To complete a Regulatory Practice Consultation to address the foundational issues underpinning this Agreement.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will protect the public.