Discipline Decisions

From time to time, the College of Nursing of New Brunswick receives reports that individuals who are not a Registered Nurse (RN) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) who may be seeking employment or holding themselves out as persons qualified to practise in New Brunswick.

Employers are strongly encouraged to use Find a Nurse to verify the membership status of every RN or NP they employ directly or through an agency.

The following names represent only those individuals who have come to the attention of the College. Contact the College at reg-imm@cnnb-opinb.ca if you are aware of any of these individuals actively seeking employment or working in the nursing profession.

• Donna Collins
• Carol Lepage

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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In a decision dated October 20, 2025, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Holly Flemming (Registration Number 027407). Ms. Flemming admitted to failing to do a proper assessment of a 14-month-old patient, not involving a SANE/FNE nurse, not following the procedures outlined for SANE cases, and failing to make timely and accurate documentation.

Ms. Flemming has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on her registration:

1. Successfully complete remedial education related to professionalism, documentation and professional accountability in nursing;
2. Submit performance evaluations from her employer(s) from the date of the Consent Agreement;
3. Not work independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role until she has an unencumbered registration; and
4. Provide each employer and regulatory body with which she is registered with a copy of the Consent Agreement and corresponding Complaints Committee Decision and notify NANB of any change in address or employer.

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In a decision dated September 26, 2025, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted an Acknowledgement and Undertaking between NANB and Jiayi Wang (Registration Number 031896). Mr. Wang admitted to having a lack of experience in the operating room, having room for improvement, being unfamiliar with the names of certain instruments in the operating room, not knowing what to do in certain scenarios, and making mistakes with surgical counts, which were corrected or found before the end of the procedure.

Mr. Wang resigned his NANB registration effective December 1, 2024, but voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on his registration if he ever reapplies for registration, temporary registration, or membership with NANB:

1. Successfully complete remedial education relating to operating room nursing;
2. Practise under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner and submit written reports from the supervising Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner for the first 300 hours following his return to the active practise of nursing;
3. Submit performance evaluations from his employer(s) from the date of his return to the active practise of nursing;
4. Refrain from working independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role until he has an unencumbered registration; and
5. Provide to each employer and regulatory body with which he is registered with a copy of the Consent Agreement and corresponding Complaints Committee Decision and notify NANB of any change in address or employer.

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The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 031688 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective July 30, 2025.

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On July 14, 2025, the NANB Complaints Committee referred the complaint against Tyler Scoville, Registration Number 035684, to the NANB Discipline Committee. The Statement of Allegations will be posted on the NANB website in due course.

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On July 14, 2025, the NANB Complaints Committee referred the complaint against Kayla Boyd, Registration Number 035026, to the NANB Discipline Committee. The Statement of Allegations will be posted on the NANB website in due course.

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In a decision dated June 26, 2025, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Eberechukwu Doris Uzozie (Registration Number 033988). Ms. Uzozie admitted to failing to understand her employer’s admission process policy, facing challenges with getting accustomed to the forms and sheets used by her employer for multidisciplinary and LTCF care plan meetings, needing clarifications regarding some medical abbreviations, failing to produce detailed and prompt documentation, failing to insert a patient’s catheter after multiple attempts and failing to fully and promptly document the attempts, almost giving medications to a patient at the incorrect time, and having to seek guidance to do a medication administration with a tuberculin syringe. Ms. Uzozie admitted that the complaint also raised additional issues, including having insufficient clinical knowledge, failing to retain information, and lacking critical thinking, communication, and prioritization skills.

Ms. Uzozie has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on her registration:

1. Remedial education related to professional nursing in Canada and professional communication;
2. Performance evaluations from her employer(s) from the date of her return to the active practice of nursing;
3. Supervision by a Registered Nurse or a Nurse Practitioner for the first 600 practice hours from the date of her return to the active practice of nursing;
4. Not working independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role;
5. Providing each employer and regulatory body with which she is registered 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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In a decision dated June 26, 2025, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Aritha Bianca Pinga Samontan (Registration Number 033875). Ms. Samontan admitted to posting comments, pictures and a video on her public social media accounts about the residents and herself at her place of work. Ms. Samontan admitted that her posts were inappropriate, unprofessional, disrespectful, and a breach of confidentiality, and that she failed to adhere to her employer’s policies, NANB’s Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses, and CNA’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.

Ms. Samontan has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on her registration:

1. Remedial education related to professional conduct and privacy and confidentiality in health care;
2. Performance evaluations from her employer(s) from the date of the Consent Agreement; and
3. Providing each employer and regulatory body with which she is registered 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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