The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Canaan Florence Bryson, Nurse (NMW0001596582), effective 31 July 2025.

Scope of Practice

The conditions imposed include the requirements the practitioner:

1. The practitioner must only practise as a registered health practitioner in employment and at practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Office of the Health Ombudsman website.
2. The practitioner must not undertake frequent observations or ‘specialling’ of patients.
   
   For the purpose of this condition, ‘frequent observations’ is defined as observations that must occur at least every 15-minutes.
   
3. The practitioner must not practise outside the hours of 7 am to 11 pm.
4. The practitioner must be supervised by another registered health practitioner (the supervisor) when practising as a ‘Nurse’.
   
   For the purposes of this condition, ‘supervised’ is defined as:
   The practitioner must consult with the supervisor who is always physically present in the workplace and available to observe and discuss the management of patients and/or performance of the practitioner, when necessary, and otherwise at fortnightly intervals unless otherwise directed by the Health Ombudsman.
   
5. The practitioner must not be the most senior nurse on any shift when practising as a ‘Nurse’ and must also not be responsible for coordination and management of all or part of the nursing team on any shift.
6. The practitioner must not practise in a role where the practitioner is required to supervise, mentor or have oversight of the practice of another health practitioner.
   
   For the purpose of this condition, ‘supervise’ has its ordinary meaning and is not limited to the definition applicable to condition 4. This condition does not apply to general supervision of enrolled nurses as required by the ‘Enrolled nurse standards for practice’, with the exception of supervising enrolled nurses providing care to patients in an acute care area of a health service or where frequent observations or ‘specialling’ are required as defined in condition 2.

Approved employment and practice locations

The practitioner does not currently have Health Ombudsman approval to practise in any employment or practice location.

Period of action or order

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the decision will continue to have effect until the earlier of the following happens –

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets aside the decision;
• the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions under section 65 of the Act.