A Surrey nurse has been suspended by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives for performing an undisclosed 鈥渞eligious ritual鈥� on a client in public without consent and 鈥渨ithout consideration of鈥� the client鈥檚 Indigenous heritage.

An Inquiry Committee released the decision on Sept. 23 related to 鈥渋ssues that occurred鈥� in June 2021, according to the .

Christopher Villaflor鈥檚 nursing registration has been suspended for four months. Villaflor is also prohibited from being the sole nurse on duty for one year, and must undergo a 鈥減eriod of mentorship鈥� in the workplace for one year as well as 鈥渞emedial education in ethics, trauma informed care, and cultural safety & humility.鈥�

Meantime, on Sep 8 a panel suspended Jennifer Wilson of Surrey, related to 鈥減ractice issues that occurred from January 2020 and July 2021.鈥�

This, the BCCN&M revealed, related to Wilson 鈥渁ccessing her own medical records and the confidential patient records of two family members and 97 other patients, when she was not entitled to view those records.鈥�

Her nursing registration was suspended for 60 days, she received a public reprimand and was ordered to undergo 鈥渞emedial education on ethics, boundaries and consent.鈥�

On Sept. 7, a panel of the Inquiry Committee suspended White Rock nurse Jill Kenwood鈥檚 nursing registration for 60 days for accessing the confidential patient records of two family members, and over 150 other patients, that she wasn鈥檛 entitled to view. She must also undergo remedial education on boundaries for the matter, which occurred from May 2020 to April 2021.

tom.zytaruk@surreynowleader.com
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