A British Columbia nurse has been suspended for a week for diverting narcotics from her workplace and using them personally, according to the profession’s regulator.

The BC College of Nurses and Midwives says the nurse also falsified medical records to conceal the embezzlement and worked while impaired.

“The enrollee also has a history of narcotics diversion and regulatory intervention for the same issues,” reads an online summary of the consent agreement approved Thursday between the college and the nurse.

The college says the nurse has been diagnosed with a disability that has a “causal relationship to the practice problems” and will follow the recommended treatment.

The nurse is not named in the agreement due to personal health information laws because she suffers from an illness that impaired her ability to practice, the regulator noted.

For the latest offenses occurring between April and August 2023, the nurse was reprimanded and suspended for one week.

The individual is also required to register for a “medical monitoring agreement” for a period of three years; will not be permitted access to narcotics, benzodiazepines and other controlled substances; and for six months she is prohibited from working overtime, night shifts, as a charge nurse, supervising students or orienting new staff.

“The Board of Inquiry is satisfied that the conditions will protect the public,” the notice states.