a.
| The Respondent is reprimanded.
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b.
| The Respondent's registration be suspended for five months, with her suspension taking effect from the date that she obtains an active certificate of registration and continuing to run without interruption as long as she retains that status.
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c.
| Prior to returning to practice after her suspension, the Respondent shall complete the following remedial education at her own expense:
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| i.
| She must achieve an unconditionally passing grade in completing the PROBE Ethics & Boundaries Course (the “PROBE Course") and, if she does not achieve an unconditionally passing grade, she must consent to her course provider sharing her course information and work product with BCCNM and must complete such further and other retraining as her BCCNM Monitor may reasonably require. The BCCNM Monitor is an individual who is designated by BCCNM.
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| ii.
| The Respondent must complete the following BCCNM LPN learning modules:
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| 1.
| Documentation, including completing the Documentation workbook; and
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| Understanding the Medication Practice Standard.
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| | iii.
| The Respondent must review the following BCCNM LPN learning resources and any documents hyperlinked in those resources and must prepare a detailed written summary of lessons learned in the course of that review:
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| Understanding Scope of Practice;
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| | 2. | LPN Scope of Practice;
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| | 3.
| Medical aesthetics; and |
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| Self-employed Practice.
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d.
| In the event that any of the resources listed above should no longer be available when the Respondent seeks to fulfill the requirements above, the Respondent and/or the BCCNM Monitor may propose an alternative that addresses the same subject matter. Approval of any substitute remedial course will be at the sole discretion of the BCCNM Monitor.
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e.
| The Respondent must provide her BCCNM Monitor with proof of completion of the above remedial education, including transcripts, work product, evaluations and such further and other related records as her Monitor may request.
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f.
| Prior to returning to practice and subsequent to completing the remedial education identified above, the Respondent will meet with a BCCNM Practice Consultant, the number of times they meet shall be within the discretion of the BCCNM Practice Consultant, and:
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| i.
| Discuss the acts and omissions for which she was found to have committed professional misconduct in the Conduct Decision;
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| ii.
| Discuss the potential consequences of her misconduct for clients, colleagues, the profession, the Respondent and other health care professionals;
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| iii.
| Discuss strategies for preventing the misconduct from reoccurring;
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| iv.
| Discuss the summaries, publications, work modules and assignments completed pursuant to the above learning requirements;
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| v.
| Discuss the information learned from the above-ordered remedial education and how she will integrate that knowledge into future practice; and
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| vi.
| Discuss the role of the College's practice advisors and other departments.
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| The BCCNM Practice Consultant shall inform the BCCNM Monitor of the completion of this term. |
g.
| That after the Respondent's suspension is completed, the Respondent shall not be self-employed for 18 months or 2700 nursing practice hours (whichever is longer) unless, prior to commencing her self-employed practice:
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| i.
| She secures one or more mentors approved by her BCCNM Monitor who:
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| Has at least 5 years of nursing experience;
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| | 2.
| Has experience with self-employment as a nurse; and
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| Understands an LPN's scope of practice (her “Mentor").
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| ii.
| She provides her Mentor(s) with a copy of the Conduct Decision, along with the Panel's decision on sanction (the “Decisions"); and
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| iii.
| Each Mentor signs a mentorship agreement substantially in the form attached to these submissions as Schedule 1 (the “Mentorship Agreement") and the Respondent provides the signed copy(ies) to BCCNM.
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h.
| If the Respondent is obligated to work with a Mentor pursuant to the above because she is engaged in self-employed practice, she: |
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| Is solely responsible for all third-party costs, including fees charged by her Mentor(s) if any);
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| ii.
| Must promptly notify her BCCNM Monitor should her Mentor(s) change and provide her BCCNM Monitor with a signed Mentorship Agreement for any new Mentor(s); and
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| iii.
| Must promptly notify BCCNM should she become aware that the contact information for any Mentor has changed.
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i.
| That after the Respondents' suspension is completed, for 18 months or 2700 nursing practice hours, the Respondent must:
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Provide her BCCNM Monitor with the name, address, and telephone number of all employers prior to commencing work in any nursing position; and |
| ii.
| In the event that the Respondent will practice within a facility that performs medical aesthetics or administers Botox, whether or not the Respondent participates in the provision of those services, prior to commencing work:
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| 1.
| Provide her employer(s) with copies of the Decisions; and
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| 2.
| Provide her BCCNM Monitor with a signed acknowledgment from her employer(s) of their receipt of the Decisions.
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j.
| That for six months or 900 nursing practice hours (whichever is longer), whether or not the Respondent is involved in a medical aesthetics practice, the Respondent must not be the sole regulated health professional on duty in any facility that provides services which include medical aesthetics or the use of Botox.
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k.
| The Respondent must pay costs and disbursements in the amount of $30,425.90 to the College within 12 months of the date of this Order.
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