British Columbia nurse suspended for 10 days for allowing patient to direct treatment: College

A B.C. nurse has been reprimanded and given a 10-day suspension for “practice issues” dating back to January 2023, according to the professional regulator.

Margaret Ellis, a registered nurse in Hornby Island, B.C., entered into a consent agreement with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives earlier this week, and a summary of that agreement was posted online the same day.

The public notice states that in January 2023, Ellis “exercised skills that were outside the scope of practice of a registered nurse” and allowed “procedures and treatments to be directed by a patient.”

The college says she also didn’t follow on-call counseling procedures and didn’t accurately document the “encounter with the client.”

“The investigative committee is satisfied that the conditions protect the public,” the statement said.