Kamloops, B.C. registered nurse Lori Chern can only practise at two hospitals after a patient alleged she offered to have sex with him during an assessment at her home.
Chern denies any sexual misconduct. The allegations have not been proven.
The British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) issued a summary protection order on Nov. 4, 2026, after receiving the complaint on Aug. 6. The temporary limits are meant to protect patients in unsupervised private settings while the college investigates.
What the patient told the college
According to the order, a pharmacist gave the man Chern’s contact information. Chern runs RN Collaborate, a health and wellness practice in Kamloops focused on men over 40.
The man contacted her for an assessment and medical forms he needed for the RCMP. The order doesn’t say what the assessment was for. He alleges Chern told him to come to her home for it.
He alleges that:
While taking his blood pressure on her living room couch, Chern sat “right next to him” and stroked his arm.
She then complimented his physique, heart rate and blood pressure, told him he seemed to have the health of an 18-year-old, and made other remarks and gestures that seemed flirty.
She asked about his sex life and said “sex was very important for a man to regulate himself and be in good health.”
She then offered to have sex with him.
“After the complainant declined, the respondent indicated the complainant was free to text or call them outside of work to meet up for sex,” the order reads.
The man gave the college screenshots of text messages he says were between him and Chern. The committee said the texts largely matched his account.
He also says he never got the paperwork he came for. According to the order, Chern didn’t submit the assessment forms and said it was because his MSP number wasn’t working.
https://www.bccnm.ca/Documents/complaints/2026_11_04_BCCNM_Chern_Summary_Protection_Order.pdf
Chern denies the allegations
In her submissions to the college, Chern denies any sexual misconduct, the order says.
The order also notes that she has no previous discipline record with the college for boundary violations between nurses and patients.
Why this is a temporary order
A summary protection order isn’t a finding of misconduct. The college uses it to protect the public while it investigates concerns that haven’t been fully looked into or proven.
The registrar made the order at the direction of the college’s investigation committee. The committee found the complaint made a “prima facie” case, and said the allegations weren’t “manifestly unfounded or exaggerated” and fell within the definition of sexual misconduct under B.C.’s Health Professions and Occupations Act.
The committee said there would be a significant risk to the public without limits, because the alleged conduct happened in an unsupervised private home with no safeguards in place.
Where Chern can still practise
Chern also works for Interior Health at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater and Princeton General Hospital.
The committee said it saw no reason to restrict that hospital work or suspend her. Under the order, she can only practise at those two hospitals. That means no patient visits at her home through RN Collaborate.
The limits stay in place until one of these happens:
the registrar disposes of the complaint under the provisions set out in the order
the college’s discipline committee makes an order
the protection order is changed or ended
Nurse practitioner or registered nurse?
Some posts online describe Chern as a nurse practitioner. The college lists her as a registered nurse, or RN.
How to check a nurse’s record
In B.C., you can look up any nurse’s registration, including any limits on their practice, on the BCCNM website. Public notices like this one are posted there too, and you can file a complaint there.
In Alberta, registered nurses and nurse practitioners are regulated by the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, which has its own registry lookup and complaints process.
If you’ve experienced sexual violence and need support in Alberta, the One Line for Sexual Violence is free and confidential at 1-866-403-8000. In an emergency, call 911.
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