Karen Purdy, a Moose Jaw nurse who ran as a provincial NDP candidate, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after mistreating a patient who had Crohn’s disease.

Purdy pleaded guilty to her charges at her Wednesday afternoon disciplinary hearing in Regina.

Investigation committee lawyer Connor Clyde said the patient described the five-day stay at Wigmore Regional Hospital in Moose Jaw as “pure hell," due to Purdy's actions and manner and caused mental distress to the patient and his family during this time.

During the hearing, the patient involved in the case was not present.

Some of Purdy's reported actions included snapping her fingers at the patient to order him to turn over so she could change his adult diapers, leaving said diaper's on the floor, telling the man in front of his family that he would end up in a nursing home, laying in bed and soiling himself, and scolding the man for defecating in a trash bin when not being able to make it to the washroom due to his IV hookup.

Now, Purdy must complete a code of ethics learning module and an interpersonal communications course, write a reflective essay about the incident, and pay $5,000 to SALPN, to cover less than half of the costs of the investigation and hearing.

She will also have to submit a copy of the disciplinary decision to current and future employers for the next two years.

Purdy also wrote an apology letter to the patient. Clyde pointed out Purdy spelt the patients name wrong and the letter felt "generic." While Purdy's lawyer defended it as "entirely apologetic," and said that Purdy wished she could have apologized in person.

Purdy ran for the NDP in the provincial election campaign in 2016.