Discipline Decisions

NANB Statement Regarding the Registration Status of Donna Collins

NANB frequently receives inquiries regarding the registration status of Donna Collins. Donna Collins was actively registered with NANB as a Registered Nurse from 2000–2012 and as a Nurse Practitioner from 2012–2013. Her registration with NANB expired on December 31, 2013, after which she was no longer authorized to practice nursing or use the titles Registered Nurse (RN) or Nurse Practitioner (NP).

Following a disciplinary hearing on November 22, 2017, Ms. Collins was reprimanded by the Discipline Committee and issued a fine for improper use of actual and fictitious nursing designations such as RN, NP, “RN+” and “DNP”, while not being a registered member of NANB.  Donna Collins has not been registered with NANB since December 31, 2013. She is not authorized to practice nursing in New Brunswick, to hold herself out as a person authorized to practice nursing, or to use such designations.

Discipline Committee Decision Summary

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On October 21, 2024, Mr. Dallaire voluntarily undertook to resign his registration with NANB and to never reapply for registration with NANB in exchange for NANB not proceeding with a discipline hearing against him.

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On October 18, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee referred the complaint against Abiola Ayobami Momoh (Registration number 031283) to the NANB Discipline Committee.  The Complaints Committee accepted Ms. Momoh’s Acknowledgement and Undertaking which outlines that the following conditions and restrictions on Ms. Momoh’s registration until the conclusion of the Discipline Committee proceedings:

1. Refrain from applying any type of patient restraint;
2. Refrain from practicing nursing in long-term care facilities;
3. Not work independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse and not work in a supervisory role;
4. Be supervised by a Registered Nurse or a Nurse Practitioner in good standing with NANB or the applicable nursing regulator of the province in which she resides; and
5. Provide each employer with a copy of the Acknowledgement and Undertaking and Complaints Committee’s decision and advise NANB of any change in address or employer.

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In a decision dated September 3, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Prabhsimran Kaur (Registration number 033675).  Ms. Kaur admitted to medication errors, failing to apply a resident’s nitro patch, leaving a stool sample unrefrigerated, leaving a medical cart unattended, and documentation issues. Ms. Kaur acknowledged that the complaint also raised concerns about her clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.

Ms. Kaur has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on her registration, including:

1. Undertaking not to practice nursing until she completes remedial education;
2. Remedial education related to professional nursing in Canada, changes in health and therapeutic interventions, medication administration and health assessment;
3. Performance evaluations from her employer(s) from the date of her return to the practice of nursing;
4. Supervision by a Registered Nurse or a Nurse Practitioner for the first 450 practice hours after her return to the active practice of nursing;
5. Not working independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role;
6. Providing each employer with a copy of the Consent Agreement and Complaints Committee’s decision and advise NANB of any change in address or employer.

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In a decision dated August 27, 2024, a panel of the NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted an Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) between NANB and the Registrant.  The Registrant admitted to reporting to work impaired, bringing an illicit drug to work and using it at work, and discussing its use with a coworker and within hearing distance of patients.  The Registrant admitted to having been addicted to an illicit drug, having used it frequently outside of work, and being often impaired or incapacitated when reporting to work, which put patients at risk.  The NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted medical evidence that the Registrant is now fit to practice and ordered that the suspension imposed on the Registrant by the Complaints Committee on December 21, 2021 be lifted and conditions be imposed on the Registrant’s registration.

The Registrant has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on their practice, including:

1. Remedial education related to ethics in nursing;
2. Performance evaluations from their employer(s) from the date of their return to the active practice of nursing;
3. Continue to receive medical and psychotherapy treatments, attend recovery group meetings, and remain abstinent from recreational and illegal drugs;
4. Submit written reports from health professionals treating or counselling the Registrant;
5. Submit to random drug screening tests;
6. Pay a portion of the costs associated with the complaint;
7. Providing their employers with a copy of the Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee’s decision and order and advise NANB of any change in address or employer.

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In a decision dated August 26, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Hermie Buganan Herradura (Registration number 032231). Mr. Herradura admitted to multiple medication management issues (i.e., near misses, unsafe injection practices), difficulty with delegating and prioritizing tasks, needing prompting to do tasks, inadequate and inaccurate assessments, failing to perform an assessment, inefficient communication, being unfamiliar with functions in I3, failing to call or inform other members of the care team when needed or in a timely manner, providing insufficient information during a report, lacking understanding of confidentiality and code change practices, and insufficient documentation. Mr. Herradura admitted that he demonstrated challenges with medication management, communication, time management, critical thinking, timely patient care, and accurate charting.

Mr. Herradura has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on his registration, including:

1. Undertaking not to practice nursing until he completes remedial education;
2. The completion of the IEN Bridging Program;
3. Performance evaluations from his employer(s) from the date of his return to the active practice of nursing;
4. Supervision by a Registered Nurse or a Nurse Practitioner for the first 450 practice hours after his return to the active practice of nursing;
5. Not working independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role;
6. Providing each employer with a copy of the Consent Agreement and Complaints Committee’s decision and advising NANB of any change in address or employer.

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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

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In a decision dated July 8, 2024, a panel of the NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted an Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) between NANB and the Registrant. The Registrant admitted to diverting narcotics from their place of employment for personal use, using narcotics while at work or before attending work in excess of what was prescribed by their physician, falsifying documentation to make it appear that narcotics were wasted when the Registrant diverted them, using their co-workers’ credentials without authorization to sign out narcotics under patients’ names who did not receive them, and misleading their coworkers by making it appear that narcotics were wasted when the Registrant diverted them.  The NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted evidence that the Registrant is now fit to practice and ordered that the suspension imposed on the Registrant by the Complaints Committee be lifted and conditions be imposed on the Registrant’s registration.

The Registrant has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on their practice, including:

1. Remedial education related to ethics in nursing;
2. Performance evaluations from their employer(s) from the date of their return to the practice of nursing;
3. Written reports submitted by health professionals treating or counselling them;
4. Submitting to random drug screening tests;
5. Not working independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role;
6. Providing their employers with a copy of the Fitness-to-Practice (Review) Committee’s decision and order.

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On July 3, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee has referred the complaint against André Boudreau (Registration number 022593) to the NANB Discipline Committee and accepted Mr. Boudreau’s agreement not to practice nursing pending the outcome of proceedings before the NANB Discipline Committee.

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