<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A nurse has been banned over an intimate relationship with a vulnerable mental health patient, after taking him to an escape room, exchanging thousands of calls and texts and being seen kissing him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dilnoor Kang, who was a nurse at Wagga Wagga's mental health unit in regional NSW, was found guilty today of professional misconduct over the years-long relationship and for lying to various health authorities about it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kang was part of the young patient's care team when he was admitted for suicidal and homicidal ideation in early 2021 and psychosis in 2022, according to a NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal judgment.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In mid-2021, Kang booked the pair a trip to The Riddle Room escape rooms in Canberra and they were seen kissing and hugging at her house or in her car throughout 2022.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/prince-andrew-to-be-stripped-of-prince-title-move-out-royal-lodge/0104e49a-d3b0-4673-8fc6-e2d22f00d2d8" target="_blank"><strong><span>Prince Andrew to be stripped of all royal titles, evicted from residence</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Over the course of one year, she exchanged up to 5000 messages and calls with him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While he was being treated for acute psychosis in 2022, Kang unexpectedly visited him in hospital while she was off-shift and became emotional while speaking with him.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nurse-banned-after-escape-room-trip-with-young-patient/b68a86e8-d6b6-4334-8f3b-7074cd825523" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The patient, known only as Patient A, told another nurse he felt Kang was "playing with his head".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In January 2024, police were called after the patient slapped Kang across the face during an argument at her house and they both told officers they were in a relationship.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Murrumbidgee Local Health District launched an investigation into Kang and terminated her employment in September 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She voluntarily surrendered her nursing registration in mid-2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The case was referred to the Health Care Complaints Commission, which urged the tribunal to find her guilty of professional misconduct and to formally cancel her registration.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/thunderstorms-heavy-rain-forecast-nsw-queensland/bf4331c3-15dc-4f83-ac67-753f7a47433f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Millions facing storms 'every day' for nearly a week</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During different stages of the case, Kang admitted the intimate relationship but then offered retractions, including to the allegations about kissing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She repeatedly insisted the patient was a "very good friend".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kang said she believed she was communicating with another man she met online when she exchanged thousands of texts and calls with the patient, claims the tribunal found to be "implausible".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The tribunal ruled Kang gave false or misleading evidence when she denied an intimate relationship to the local health district and when she told the nursing council she did not have the patient's mobile number.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While the tribunal was urged to find the relationship was sexual, it ruled that was unnecessary because the evidence gave a "clear picture" of inappropriate intimacy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are satisfied that the nature and gravity of the practitioner's professional misconduct was objectively serious," its judgment said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It occurred over several years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The risk of harm to a mental health patient in those circumstances is considerable."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kang has been disqualified for two years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a 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