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Other investigations included a claim she failed to care for a patient whilst nursing at Box Hill Hospital in 2007.<ref name=SMHHistory/> That year the Nursing Board of Victoria described that as "unprofessional conduct of a serious nature" and mandated ethics training.<ref name=investigated/> She was also accused of shoving or slapping a patient at Caulfield Medical Centre the same year.<ref name=SMHHistory/> Finally, and also in 2007, an allegation was made Haines sent text messages threatening to illicitly access confidential records of patients at Maroondah Hospital.<ref name=NewHerald/> This case was substantiated by the Nursing Board of Victoria after four years.<ref name=investigated/> | Other investigations included a claim she failed to care for a patient whilst nursing at Box Hill Hospital in 2007.<ref name=SMHHistory/> That year the Nursing Board of Victoria described that as "unprofessional conduct of a serious nature" and mandated ethics training.<ref name=investigated/> She was also accused of shoving or slapping a patient at Caulfield Medical Centre the same year.<ref name=SMHHistory/> Finally, and also in 2007, an allegation was made Haines sent text messages threatening to illicitly access confidential records of patients at Maroondah Hospital.<ref name=NewHerald/> This case was substantiated by the Nursing Board of Victoria after four years.<ref name=investigated/> | ||
In 2009 she asked the Nursing Board of Victoria to reinstate her licence but the ongoing investigation into the Maroondah Hospital prevented this.<ref name=SMHHistory/> In 2012 she tried again after the Nursing Board of Victoria was abolished and replaced by the federal Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, which reinstated her licence with the restrictions.<ref name=SMHHistory/> Her restricted licence initially hampered her ability to find work until she landed her final position, where she would commit the murders.<ref name=investigated/> | In 2009 she asked the Nursing Board of Victoria to reinstate her licence but the ongoing investigation into the Maroondah Hospital allegations prevented this.<ref name=SMHHistory/> In 2012 she tried again after the Nursing Board of Victoria was abolished and replaced by the federal Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, which reinstated her licence with the restrictions.<ref name=SMHHistory/> Her restricted licence initially hampered her ability to find work until she landed her final position, where she would commit the murders.<ref name=investigated/> | ||
In April 2014 she began work at the St Andrews Village nursing home in Ballina, on the North Coast of New South Wales.<ref name=SMHknew/> The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has records of Haines registered as a nurse in Ballina since February 10, 2012.<ref name=StarAppears/> | In April 2014 she began work at the St Andrews Village nursing home in Ballina, on the North Coast of New South Wales.<ref name=SMHknew/> The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has records of Haines registered as a nurse in Ballina since February 10, 2012.<ref name=StarAppears/> | ||