On November 21, 2022,
a
panel
of
the
Inquiry
Committee
approved
a
Consent
Agreement
between
BCCNM
and
the
Registrant
wherein
the
Registrant
agreed
to
conditions
and/or
limits
on
their
nursing
practice
to
ensure
their
fitness
to
practice. The
terms of
the
Consent Agreement
includes but
is
not
limited to:
- A reprimand;
- Regular reports from treating physicians regarding compliance with treatment recommendations;
- Disclosure of treatment recommendations to relevant employer representative(s); and
- A limit on narcotics access and handling designed to prevent the risk of reoccurring circumstances that led to the practice concern.
The Agreement will remain in place for four years of continuous nursing practice.
The reasons for the Inquiry Committee decision are as follows:
- The Registrant was identified as diverting narcotics medication from the workplace, being impaired at work, and engaging a client in an effort to obscure diversion activities.
- The Registrant provided an independent medical assessment documenting a health concern to BCCNM related to the misconduct and which could impact the ability to provide safe patient care; and
- The independent medical assessment identified the Registrant is fit to practice nursing, and they provided information regarding compliance with treatment recommendations.
The name of the Registrant has been withheld in accordance with section 39.3 (4) (a) of the Health Professions Act for the purposes of not identifying the personal health information of the Registrant respecting the condition.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will protect the public.