News Items tag as: BC College of Nurses and Midwives

One week suspension for BC nurse that swiped drugs, worked while high
March 09, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A B.C. nurse has been suspended for one week for stealing narcotics and working while high.
BC nurse who snooped on medical records gets suspended
March 01, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A BC nurse has been suspended for eight weeks for snooping on medical records.
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.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

News Items tag as: BC College of Nurses and Midwives

One week suspension for BC nurse that swiped drugs, worked while high

BC nurse who snooped on medical records gets suspended

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

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