On March 1, 2022 a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a Consent Agreement between BCCNM and a Registrant whereby the Registrant agreed to undertakings to address conduct issues that occurred in October and November 2020. A hospital visitor was acting erratically. He targeted the Registrant with demeaning and aggressive comments and gestures. The Registrant encountered the visitor again soon after and, in an agitated and shaken state, struck him in the head with an umbrella, leaving a mark. The Registrant also engaged in volatile communication with or about colleagues on two occasions and interacted twice with colleagues in ways they experienced as either overly familiar or inappropriate. The Registrant was reflective in their response to BCCNM, examining the context in which the conduct arose and completing coursework in professionalism and anger management. Additional mitigating factors were considered by the Inquiry Committee.
The Registrant underwent an Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) which identified a nexus between the conduct concerns and medical conditions. The Registrant has voluntarily agreed to terms equivalent to limits and conditions on practice, including: a condition requiring a period of supervision of their nursing practice for nine months; a limit precluding being the sole or in-charge RN on duty or working night shifts for six months, or supervising students for one year. The Registrant agreed to a suspension of their nursing registration for a period of two months and a reprimand. The undertakings also include remedial education in workplace professionalism and regular monitoring of the Registrant's fitness to practice nursing regarding compliance with treatment recommendations and disclosure of treatment recommendations to relevant employer representative(s).
The name of the Registrant has been withheld in accordance with section 29.3(4)(a) of the Health Professions Act for the purpose of not identifying the personal health information of the Registrant respecting the condition.