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Performance and professional standards panel
Jurisdiction: Victoria Date of Decision: 21 March 2023
Boundary violation - Inappropriate sexual contact
The Board referred allegations that the Practitioner failed to maintain professional boundaries by commencing a relationship with a patient's adult child in breach of the Board’s ‘Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia’ (which is to be read in conjunction with the Board’s guidelines, A Nurse’s Guide to Professional Boundaries’), by engaging in a dual personal and treating relationship with the patient.Allegation admitted - The Panel found unsatisfactory conduct and decided to caution the Practitioner and impose conditions on her registration.