A fake nurse was treating patients

An attractive swindler was hired as a nurse for a month at a retirement home in Quebec, and he is also in charge of the drug cabinet.

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“I never really noticed anything fishing. He always knew what to do,” said Kim Badenot, a nurse who worked with Matthew Wally-Pylargion.

The 38-year-old was convicted of eight criminal offenses in a Quebec court on November 2 after being prosecuted by the Order of Infirmières et des Infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ). He was fined $ 27,000 and costs. He did not appear in court.

Many prohibited activities

“We deal with the perpetrator again and again, with a person with a history of fraud, explaining how he was able to act and went unnoticed. […] The facts of the case are astounding, “said Judge Sylvie Margot.

In October 2019, the person was hired as a nurse at the Auberge aux Trois Pignons in Quebec for more than a month. Ms. According to Patenaude, the maintenance coordinator, she performed many of the tasks assigned to nurses.

Besides, he is the key to the drug wardrobe, powerful drugs that require strict control.

“He stimulated self-confidence and he had a lot of charisma,” Ms. Badenad testified.

In some cases, Mr. Magazine OIIQ Attorney Anthony Patta. Fortunately, it appears that no resident was affected by the mistreatment.

“Very good, but it’s not dangerous. This is the danger,” Patta maintains me.

In a job interview, he introduced himself as a nurse who had served in the military, according to interviewed witnesses. Mr. Vallee-Baillargeon also said he had a post-traumatic stress disorder and that is why he wanted to work with seniors.

Checks were made

The residence management insisted that it had checked permission to train with OIIQ. In an email sent to the OIIQ investigator, Mr. Vallee-Baillargeon would have explained that he used another nurse of the same name to be hired. He had “sadness”.

“During the interview, I checked on the order board and his name was with the number [de licence] He gave it to us, ”said owner Guy Lemme.

In addition, Mr. Ms. Wally-Baylorjan was “most admired by all the residents.” Badenot added. As Christmas approached, he suddenly stopped coming to work. “He smelled like hot soup. We wanted him to sign the documents. He did not sign. He was holding out the sauce,” Mr. Lemme explained. Newspaper.

Mr. Vallee-Baillargeon has been convicted of multiple counts of fraud in the past. Newspaper It does not attach.

– In collaboration with Kathleen Frenet

Examples of his concern for residents

• Injury assessment
• Clothing change
• Pulmonary and cardiac ascites
• Insulin administration
• Responsible for the key to the Drugs Cabinet
• Pain assessment
• Venous holes
• Management of hypoglycemic attacks

Not the first

Criminals who acted illegally as a nurse

• 2020-2021: 3
• 2019-2020: 1
• 2018-2019: 1
• 2017-2018: 1
• 2016-2017: 4
• 2015-2016: 5

Source: OIIQ

Reactions To commit fraud

“I made a big mistake and I’m very sorry. […] Finding a career is hard. I was in training for about a month and a half. I later resigned because I did not understand it. I passed my job adequately, without any consultation, hypothesis, vaccination or blood test. I did not endanger anyone and I took care of the people there. “

– Email from Mathieu Vallee-Baillargeon to OIIQ’s Syndicate (Document filed in court)

“He’s a very comfortable person, we feel he has a balance and a certain charm. He’s a handsome man. He knows what he’s saying, he talks about his experience in the military, so you believe it directly. […] He had prepared her well, his interview. “

– Magali Guinard, General Manager of Auberge aux Trois Pignons

“The employer, not the OIIQ, is responsible annually for verifying a new employee’s entitlement to training and thereafter. OIIQ assists employers in verifying the right to training annually by compiling a list of employees.”

– Order of the Nurses of Quebec

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