Aged care nurse Patricia Bergin suspended after breaching COVID-19 rules in Collie

• The nursing registration of Patricia Bergin was suspended for breaching rules associated with COVID-19 at Collie’s Valley View Aged Care Centre on July 24, 2020.
• The State Administrative Tribunal found the aged care nurse engaged in professional misconduct for reporting to duty though being unwell.
• Bergin expressed remorse and the tribunal accepted it.
• The tribunal explains that Bergin endangers the health and safety of the residents for reporting to work with here state of health.