Photo: pixabay The College of Nurses and Midwives of BC has suspended an Armstrong nurse for three weeks for using her phone at work to check social media, wasting drugs and forging co-workers’ signatures. On August 25, a review board approved a consent agreement between the college and Davia Vancaillie to address practice issues that occurred between July 3 and October 27, 2020. The panel found Vankaili signed up for medication that was not used on nine occasions. It also failed to document and/or assess three patient falls, according to the public release. The signature issue involved her falsely documenting co-workers’ signatures on records during drug busts on at least five occasions. The ruling noted that Vankaili provided a letter of apology to her employer and participated in remedial training and other measures while the situation was investigated. Vancaillie’s nursing registration was suspended for three weeks. She is banned from being the only registered nurse on duty, working as a unit or facility manager, supervising students, orienting new staff members for six months and working night shift for three months. She must also have indirect supervision of her nursing practice for three months. The college is one of 18 regulatory bodies empowered under the Health Professions Act to regulate health professions in BC. It regulates the practice of four different professions: nursing, practical nursing, psychiatric nursing and midwifery. Similar legislation in other self-regulated sectors, such as the legal and notarial professions, also allows citizens to be aware of disciplinary matters in the public interest. “The inquiry committee is satisfied that the terms will protect the public,” the decision said.
