
CBC Manitoba: 3 Manitoba nurses punished for denying they had criminal records despite impaired driving convictions
December 16, 2024 —
Dr. Sonia Udod, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba’s College of Nursing, told CBC News she understands the background checks are meant to ensure public safety, but they raise some concerns.
“They’re trying to do their part by using registration as a tool to protect the public, which is great, but people are afraid of losing their jobs,” Udod said Thursday.
“That’s why [nurses] are putting in false registration information, and here we have situations where people have been convicted of a criminal offence decades ago and [are] still being punished, so that will just create even more fear.”
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