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 February 3, 2025, a panel of the NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted an Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) between NANB and the Registrant. The Registrant admitted to diverting narcotics from their place of employment for personal use, using narcotics while at work and before attending work, and being impaired while at work. The Registrant admitted to signing out narcotics under the name of a discharged patient, under a patient who did not have an order for the narcotic, and under “stock” rather than under the name of a patient. The Registrant also admitted to signing out narcotics in excess of what was ordered for a patient and without recording the waste for the residual narcotic, and to taking the remainder of a patient’s narcotic after it was administered. The NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted medical evidence that the Registrant is now fit to practice and ordered that the suspension imposed on the Registrant by the Complaints Committee be lifted and conditions be imposed on the Registrant’s registration.

The Registrant has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on their practice:

1. Remedial education related to ethics in nursing;
2. Performance evaluations from their employer(s) from the date of their return to the active practice of nursing;
3. Shall not work independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse and shall not work in a supervisory role;
4. Continue to receive medical treatments and counselling;
5. Submit written reports from health care professionals treating and counselling the Registrant;
6. Participate in a drug monitoring program and various audits of medication administration records;
7. Restrictions regarding the handling, administering co-signing, counting, wasting or handling of Controlled Substances;
8. Remain abstinent from all drugs and Controlled Substances other than those prescribed by a licenced medical physician;
9. Provide their employers with a copy of the Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee’s decision and order and advise NANB of any change in address or employer.

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The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 030733 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective January 30, 2025.

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In a decision dated January 24, 2025, a panel of the NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted an Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) between NANB and the Registrant. The Registrant admitted to planning to attempt suicide at work and bringing the necessary material to their employer’s premises. The Registrant admitted that at that time, their mental health made them unfit and unable to practise nursing safely. The NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted medical evidence that the Registrant is now fit to practice and ordered that the suspension imposed on the Registrant by the Complaints Committee be lifted and conditions be imposed on the Registrant’s registration.

The Registrant has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on their practice:

1. Remedial education related to ethics in nursing;
2. Performance evaluations from their employer(s) from the date of their return to the active practice of nursing;
3. Refrain from working more than 100 hours per month and refrain from working overtime;
4. Continue to receive medical treatments and counselling;
5. Submit written reports from health care professionals treating and counselling the Registrant;
6. Shall not work independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse and shall not work in a supervisory role;
7. Provide their employers with a copy of the Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee’s decision and order and advise NANB of any change in address or employer.

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The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 027245 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective January 21, 2025.

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The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 026417 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective January 13, 2025.

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The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 029418 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective January 2, 2025.

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On November 26, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee referred the complaint against Sandy Labama Sokoto (Registration number 031634) to the NANB Discipline Committee and accepted Mr. Sokoto’s agreement not to practice nursing pending the outcome of the proceeding before the NANB Discipline Committee.

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On November 25, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee referred the complaint against Courage Osa-Nappier (Registration number 032150) to the NANB Discipline Committee and accepted Mr. Osa-Nappier’s agreement not to practice nursing pending the outcome of the proceeding before the NANB Discipline Committee.

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