A Chilliwack psychiatric nurse who engaged in a romantic and physical relationship with a patient has agreed to cancel her registration with the B.C. College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM) after a panel of inquiry hearing.

Shannon Van Tongeren was accused of engaging in sa国际传媒渆gregious breachessa国际传媒� of professional standards.

The breaches occurred between August and September 2021 sa国际传媒渨hile Ms. Van Tongeren was in a professional and therapeutic nurse-client relationshipsa国际传媒� with a vulnerable adult, according to a panel of inquiry committee.

sa国际传媒淢s. Van Tongeren engaged in a romantic and physical relationship with the vulnerable client; breached privacy standards by accessing the clientsa国际传媒檚 medical health records; and acted in an unethical manner by continuing to contact the client after being directed to have no further contact with them,sa国际传媒� the panel stated in a notice.

The cancelled registration was part of a sa国际传媒渃onsent agreementsa国际传媒� signed between the BCCNM and Van Tongeren, and approved by the panel inquiry on July 11, according to the notice posted on the BCCNM website.

sa国际传媒媠a国际传媒媠a国际传媒漈he registrant has voluntarily agreed to a cancellation of her registration and a prohibition on reapplying for registration with BCCNM for a minimum of 10 years,sa国际传媒� it said. sa国际传媒淭he Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will protect the public.sa国际传媒�

The work of BCCNM is guided by the Health Professions Act, and a formal investigation into a nursesa国际传媒檚 or midwifesa国际传媒檚 conduct, can be requested by written complaint.

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