In a decision dated December 15, 2025, a panel of the NANB Discipline Committee accepted an Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal between NANB and Sylvie Rousselle (Registration Number 023048). Ms. Rousselle admitted to likely expressing a certain level of frustration in her communications with a colleague while she was experiencing stress; being firm in her interactions with colleagues; occasionally experiencing difficulty managing her stress due to staffing shortages; demonstrating a lack of critical judgment by relying on the family of a palliative care resident to determine whether the resident was uncomfortable; failing to follow the facility’s palliative care protocol by omitting to administer appropriate medication doses based on the resident’s needs in order to ensure the resident’s comfort; having to ask questions during a post-admission meeting and giving the impression of being disorganized and unprofessional during that post-admission meeting; experiencing difficulty with the technology used in the course of her employment; and lacking the necessary software knowledge to meet the NANB Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses.
The NANB Discipline Committee ordered that the suspension of Ms. Rousselle’s registration imposed by the Complaints Committee on November 25, 2021 be lifted and that conditions be imposed on Ms. Rousselle’s registration.
Ms. Rousselle has voluntarily agreed that her registration be subject to the following conditions:
- Review the Canadian Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses (2017) and the NANB Standards for Medication Management;
- Successfully complete remedial education related to professional nursing communications, the Code of Ethics, relationships with patients and their families, computer skills, and the prevention and management of workplace conflicts;
- Submit performance evaluations from her employer(s) from the date of her return to the active practise of nursing; and
- Provide each employer and regulatory body with which she is registered with a copy of the Discipline Committee’s Decision and Order and notify NANB of any change in address or employer.
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