Case

Elaine Bourdages

Conditions Imposed, Suspension Lifted

The Suspension imposed on Elaine Bourdages 020817 has been lifted as of August 12, 2024 and conditions were added to her registration.

In a decision dated August 8, 2023, a panel NANB Discipline Committee accepted the Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) submitted by Elaine Bourdages, registration number 020817. As a result of the admissions made in the ACRP, the Discipline Committee found that Ms. Bourdages failed to adhere to professional practice and nursing standards involving medication management, professional communication (including with psychiatry patients), documentation, critical thinking, and wound care. Ms. Bourdages admitted that her conduct was unbecoming of a Registered Nurse and that it was contrary to the Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.

The registrant is subject to the following conditions:
1. Performance evaluations from their employer(s) from the date of their return to the active practice of nursing;
2. Cannot work in self-employed nursing, or supervisory roles
3. Must Provide their employers with a copy of the Discipline Committee’s decision and order and advise NANB of any change in address or employer