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Discipline Decisions

Public Advisory

  • Unregistered Individuals

    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
  • Donna Collins (Registration # 023716 Lapsed)

    November 22, 2017   ▪  

    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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Recent Decisions

  • Name Withheld, RN

    August 27, 2024   ▪   Conditions Imposed, Suspension Lifted

    In a decision dated August 27, 2024, 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 reporting to work impaired, bringing an illicit drug to work and using it at work, and discussing its use with a coworker and within hearing distance of patients.  The Registrant admitted to having been addicted to an illicit drug, having used it frequently outside of work, and being often impaired or incapacitated when reporting to work, which put patients at risk.  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 on December 21, 2021 be lifted and conditions be imposed on the Registrant’s registration.

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

    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. Continue to receive medical and psychotherapy treatments, attend recovery group meetings, and remain abstinent from recreational and illegal drugs;
    4. Submit written reports from health professionals treating or counselling the Registrant;
    5. Submit to random drug screening tests;
    6. Pay a portion of the costs associated with the complaint;
    7. Providing 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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  • Hermie Buganan Herradura (Registration # 032231)

    August 26, 2024   ▪   Consent Agreement

    In a decision dated August 26, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Hermie Buganan Herradura (Registration number 032231). Mr. Herradura admitted to multiple medication management issues (i.e., near misses, unsafe injection practices), difficulty with delegating and prioritizing tasks, needing prompting to do tasks, inadequate and inaccurate assessments, failing to perform an assessment, inefficient communication, being unfamiliar with functions in I3, failing to call or inform other members of the care team when needed or in a timely manner, providing insufficient information during a report, lacking understanding of confidentiality and code change practices, and insufficient documentation. Mr. Herradura admitted that he demonstrated challenges with medication management, communication, time management, critical thinking, timely patient care, and accurate charting.

    Mr. Herradura has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on his registration, including:

    1. Undertaking not to practice nursing until he completes remedial education;
    2. The completion of the IEN Bridging Program;
    3. Performance evaluations from his employer(s) from the date of his return to the active practice of nursing;
    4. Supervision by a Registered Nurse or a Nurse Practitioner for the first 450 practice hours after his return to the active practice of nursing;
    5. Not working independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role;
    6. Providing each employer 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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  • Elaine Bourdages (Registration # 020817)

    August 12, 2024   ▪   Conditions Imposed, Suspension Lifted

    The Suspension imposed on Elaine Bourdages 020817 has been lifted as of August 12, 2024 and conditions were added to her registration.

    In a decision dated August 8, 2023, a panel NANB Discipline Committee accepted the Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) submitted by Elaine Bourdages, registration number 020817. As a result of the admissions made in the ACRP, the Discipline Committee found that Ms. Bourdages failed to adhere to professional practice and nursing standards involving medication management, professional communication (including with psychiatry patients), documentation, critical thinking, and wound care. Ms. Bourdages admitted that her conduct was unbecoming of a Registered Nurse and that it was contrary to the Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.

    The registrant is subject to the following conditions:
    1. Performance evaluations from their employer(s) from the date of their return to the active practice of nursing;
    2. Cannot work in self-employed nursing, or supervisory roles
    3. Must Provide their employers with a copy of the Discipline Committee’s decision and order and advise NANB of any change in address or employer

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  • Name Withheld, RN

    July 8, 2024   ▪   Conditions Imposed, Suspension Lifted

    In a decision dated July 8, 2024, 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 or before attending work in excess of what was prescribed by their physician, falsifying documentation to make it appear that narcotics were wasted when the Registrant diverted them, using their co-workers’ credentials without authorization to sign out narcotics under patients’ names who did not receive them, and misleading their coworkers by making it appear that narcotics were wasted when the Registrant diverted them.  The NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted 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, including:

    1. Remedial education related to ethics in nursing;
    2. Performance evaluations from their employer(s) from the date of their return to the practice of nursing;
    3. Written reports submitted by health professionals treating or counselling them;
    4. Submitting to random drug screening tests;
    5. Not working independently as a self-employed Registered Nurse or in a supervisory role;
    6. Providing their employers with a copy of the Fitness-to-Practice (Review) Committee’s decision and order.

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  • André Boudreau (Registration # 022593)

    July 3, 2024   ▪   Agreement Not to Practice Nursing

    On July 3, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee has referred the complaint against André Boudreau (Registration number 022593) to the NANB Discipline Committee and accepted Mr. Boudreau’s agreement not to practice nursing pending the outcome of proceedings before the NANB Discipline Committee.

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  • Sylvain Michaud (Registration # 027245)

    June 26, 2024   ▪   Consent Agreement

    In a decision dated June 26, 2024, a panel of the NANB Complaints Committee accepted a Consent Agreement between NANB and Sylvain Michaud (Registration number 027245).  Mr. Michaud admitted to failing to follow the steps required for a safe triage when he did not perform a pulmonary auscultation or take the vital signs of a patient who visited the emergency unit.  Mr. Michaud also admitted that he failed to document his interaction with the patient by failing to prepare a patient record or complete the required clinical documentation.

    Mr. Michaud has voluntarily agreed to the following conditions on his practice, including:Remedial education related to the triage and acuity scale;

    1. Review of NANB’s Standards for Documentation and NANB’s Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses;
    2. Performance evaluations from his employer(s);
    3. A caution for failing to follow the steps required for a safe triage and for failing to document the patient’s visit.

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  • Erica McCrea (Registration # 025014)

    June 12, 2024   ▪   Conditions Lifted

    Erica McCrea: The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 025014 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective June 12, 2024.

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  • Kailee Anne Price Mallery (Registration # 027923)

    June 3, 2024   ▪   Conditions Lifted

    Kailee Anne Price Mallery: The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 027923 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective June 3, 2024.

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