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March 08, 2022 - 6:30 PM
A B.C. nurse who hit a hospital visitor with an umbrella has been suspended for two months.
According to a Mar. 1, B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives decision, the registered nurse will also be under supervision for nine months following incidents that took place in the fall of 2020.
B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives' decision doesn't name the nurse or say where they worked and gives few details about what took place.
The decision says sometime in the fall of 2020 a hospital visitor was acting erratically and targeting the nurse with "demeaning and aggressive" words and gestures.
"The (nurse) encountered the visitor again soon after and, in an agitated and shaken state, struck him in the head with an umbrella, leaving a mark," the decision says.
The decision says the nurse also engaged in "volatile communication" with or about colleagues on two occasions.
In another incident, the nurse "interacted twice with colleagues in ways they experienced as either overly familiar or inappropriate."
The registered nurse signed a consent agreement with the College admitting to this behaviour.
The College says the nurse completed coursework in professionalism and anger management and was "reflective" in their response to the complaints.
While the decision is somewhat vague, the College say the nurse underwent an Independent Medical Evaluation which identified a connection between the conduct and a medical condition.
The nurse agreed to a two-month suspension followed by limits on their ability to practice including a period of nine months under supervision.
The nurse will also not be allowed to be the sole nurse on duty or work night shifts for six months. They won't be allowed to supervise students.
The College also says the nurse must take courses in workplace professionalism and be regularly monitored for his fitness to practice nursing and comply with treatment recommendations and disclose any treatment to their employer.
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