News Items tag as: BC College of Nurses and Midwives

BC nurse suspended for taking selfie in hospital
February 02, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A BC nurse has been suspended for three days for taking a selfie in a hospital with a patient in the background.
BC nurse swiped opioids and worked while high: regulator
January 04, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC nurse who swiped opioids and worked while high has had conditions placed on them by the regulator.
'Dangerous and dishonest': BC nurse on the hook $30,000 for unlicensed botox clinic
December 28, 2024 - 4:00 PM

A BC nurse, who set up a botox clinic which skirted the regulations, is on the hook for $30,425 and has had her licence suspended for five months.
South Okanagan nurse took new job while on sick leave
December 22, 2024 - 10:00 AM

A South Okanagan nurse has been suspended for seven days for taking a second job while on sick leave.
Toughest penalty yet for BC nurse who snooped on medical records
December 02, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A BC nurse has been handed the stiffest penalty so far for snooping on medical records she wasn't authorized to see.
Another BC nurse suspended for snooping on medical records
November 11, 2024 - 12:30 PM

Almost two years since the BC privacy watchdog said that personal medical records were "disturbingly" vulnerable another BC nurse has been suspended for snooping on private information.
BC nurse swipes narcotics and falsifies records, again
November 09, 2024 - 3:00 PM

A BC nurse with a history of swiping narcotics from work has again been caught pilfering drugs and suspended for one week.
BC nurse swiped narcotics from work, then worked while high
November 03, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A BC nurse with a history of swiping narcotics from work has been suspended for one week.
BC nurse swipes drugs at work and puts different meds back in the box
September 22, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A BC nurse who swiped drugs at work and then put over-the-counter meds back in the boxes has been suspended for one week.
BC nurse suspended for snooping on colleagues' medical records
July 29, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A BC nurse who snooped on the medical records of a dozen of his colleagues has been suspended for seven days.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
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Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

News Items tag as: BC College of Nurses and Midwives

BC nurse suspended for taking selfie in hospital

BC nurse swiped opioids and worked while high: regulator

'Dangerous and dishonest': BC nurse on the hook $30,000 for unlicensed botox clinic

South Okanagan nurse took new job while on sick leave

Toughest penalty yet for BC nurse who snooped on medical records

Another BC nurse suspended for snooping on medical records

BC nurse swipes narcotics and falsifies records, again

BC nurse swiped narcotics from work, then worked while high

BC nurse swipes drugs at work and puts different meds back in the box

BC nurse suspended for snooping on colleagues' medical records

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