On Jan. 18, 2024, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a Consent Agreement between BCCNM and Jennifer LaFleur, Registered Nurse, to address professional misconduct that occurred on Sept. 25, 2022, at or around 3:00 am at Nanaimo Regional Hospital in the Emergency Department. During a patient encounter while working in triage, the Registrant breached BCCNM Professional Standards for Client Focused Provision of Care and Ethical Practice standard when they:
Engaged in professional misconduct by using unreasonable force that was contrary to expected standards of care in the assessment of a patient's level of consciousness.
The conduct described above did not foster an environment that respects patient dignity.
The Registrant has voluntarily agreed to a reprimand for their conduct. The Registrant will also participate in a series of BCCNM Practice Consultations to discuss the practical application of their learning from recent education. Had the Registrant not voluntarily engaged in significant personal reflection and proactively completed extensive remedial education that included Indigenous cultural safety and trauma-informed learnings, the Inquiry Committee would have directed additional terms.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will protect the public.