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 March 13, 2023, the NANB Discipline Committee accepted the Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) submitted by Megan Santucci, Registration Number 031132. Ms. Santucci admitted to posting disrespectful and unprofessional comments on social media regarding patients and colleagues and acknowledged that her comments were offensive and harmful to the nursing profession. The Discipline Committee found that Ms. Santucci violated the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses and the Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses.

The Discipline Committee reprimanded Ms. Santucci for her professional misconduct and conduct unbecoming a nurse with respect to her poor judgment and social media conduct. The Discipline Committee ordered that the suspension of Ms. Santucci’s registration imposed by the Complaints Committee on December 22, 2021, be continued until specific conditions are met. When those conditions are met, Ms. Santucci will be eligible to apply for a conditional registration.

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In a decision dated March 13, 2023, the NANB Discipline Committee accepted the Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) submitted by Allen Paul Famatid, Registration Number 031373.  As a result of the admissions made in the ACRP, the Discipline Committee found that Mr. Famatid showed a lack of critical thinking and professional judgment by heating a dry towel in a staff microwave that was not temperature regulated and applying the towel to the patient’s abdomen, causing smoke, a burnt towel, and injuries to the patient.  Mr. Famatid admits that in addition to being unsafe and a risk to patient safety, the use of a staff microwave to heat an object that was then applied to a patient’s skin was unsanitary.

The Discipline Committee ordered that the suspension of Mr. Famatid’s registration imposed by the Complaints Committee on August 16, 2022, be continued until specific conditions are met.  When those conditions are met, Mr. Famatid will be eligible to apply for a conditional registration.

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In a decision dated January 31, 2023, the NANB Fitness to Practice (Review) Committee accepted the Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) submitted by Alysha Marie Jalbert, registration number 029418.  As a result of the admissions made in the ACRP, the Committee found that Ms. Jalbert’s actions (which included overriding the automatic medication dispenser to dispense morphine for a patient who did not have a medical order for such medication and failing to document the administration of said medication, administering morphine to a patient without documenting its administration, failing to document the administration of morphine in the patient’s chart, and discarding narcotics without having the discard witnessed) constituted incompetence and that Ms. Jalbert was unfit and unsafe to practice nursing at the time due to her medical conditions.   The Committee accepted evidence that Ms. Jalbert is now fit to practice, and ordered that the suspension imposed on Ms. Jalbert’s registration by the Complaints Committee in a decision dated February 9, 2018, be lifted and conditions be imposed on Ms. Jalbert’s registration.

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Melanie Martin

The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 025947 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective December 16, 2022.

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In a decision dated November 29, 2022, the NANB Discipline Committee found that Rachel Lynn Van Beelen, registration number 026417, took advantage of her trusted position as a Registered Nurse and abused her authority in accessing the medical files of 587 individuals, including herself, patients who were not assigned to her care, co-workers, family members, a friend, and COVID-19 unit patients, without consent, authorization, or clinical purpose to do so.  Furthermore, the Committee found that Ms. Van Beelen did not demonstrate sufficient understanding of the seriousness of her misconduct, and did not demonstrate adequate insight or accountability for her actions.  The Committee found that Ms. Van Beelen violated the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the NANB Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses, the NANB Standards for the Nurse-Client Relationship, the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and her employer’s privacy policies.

The Discipline Committee ordered that the suspension of Ms. Van Beelen’s registration by the Complaints Committee on November 9, 2020, be continued until specific conditions are met. When those conditions are met, Ms. Van Beelen will be eligible for a conditional registration.

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In a decision dated November 25, 2022, the NANB Discipline Committee accepted the Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) submitted by Jérémie Sébastien Drapeau, registration number 030048.  Mr. Drapeau admitted to making inappropriate comments about nursing practice, his workplace, and its clientele during a stand-up comedy show, and to starting a self-financing campaign that insinuated that he was the victim of the situation after his employment was terminated. The Discipline Committee found that Mr. Drapeau violated the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses and the Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses.

The Discipline Committee reprimanded Mr. Drapeau for his conduct unbecoming of a nurse, his lack of judgment and his actions in violation of the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses and the Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses.  Since Mr. Drapeau was no longer registered in New Brunswick when this decision was issued, the Committee ordered certain preconditions that Mr. Drapeau must satisfy before he may apply for a conditional registration.

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Gail Savoie Doucet

The conditions imposed on the registration of registrant number 025947 have been fulfilled and are hereby lifted effective November 3, 2022.

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In a decision dated October 18, 2022, the NANB Discipline Committee accepted the Alternate Complaint Resolution Proposal (“ACRP”) submitted by Gail Savoie Doucet, registration number 020577.  Ms. Savoie Doucet admitted to and accepted responsibility for failing to meet NANB’s practice standards and her employer’s policies regarding medication administration and documentation.  As a result of the admissions made in the ACRP, the Committee reprimanded Ms. Savoie Doucet and found that she failed to adhere to the NANB Standards for Medication Management and Standards for Documentation, and ordered that conditions be imposed on her registration.

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