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There is no healthcare without #Nurses.
Yet they are forced to work in conditions that aren’t safe or respectful.
Nurses want to keep going, but fear they don’t have anything left to give. 1/
#bcpoli #NurseStaffingCrisis #HelpBCNurses #healthcare @BCNursesUnion
Yet they are forced to work in conditions that aren’t safe or respectful.
Nurses want to keep going, but fear they don’t have anything left to give. 1/
#bcpoli #NurseStaffingCrisis #HelpBCNurses #healthcare @BCNursesUnion
Last night @AdamPOlsen and I attended a vigil to mourn the impacts recent years have had on nurses and our #healthcare system.
Today, alongside hundreds of #nurses, we attended their rally in front of the Legislature to demand action and respect. 2/ #bcpoli #NurseStaffingCrisis
Today, alongside hundreds of #nurses, we attended their rally in front of the Legislature to demand action and respect. 2/ #bcpoli #NurseStaffingCrisis
It is #NationalNursingWeek - the @bcndp will take this opportunity to say they support #nurses.
But the reality in BC is that nurses are being denied PPE.
And staffing shortages are resulting in unacceptable nurse-to-patient ratios - actively endangering patients. /1 #bcpoli
But the reality in BC is that nurses are being denied PPE.
And staffing shortages are resulting in unacceptable nurse-to-patient ratios - actively endangering patients. /1 #bcpoli
In 2021, the @BCNursesUnion found:
35% of the #nurses they interviewed were more likely to quit in two years as a result of the pandemic.
82% of BCNU members noted a decline in #MentalHealth during the pandemic and 65% noted a decline in physical health. /2 #bcpoli #Health
35% of the #nurses they interviewed were more likely to quit in two years as a result of the pandemic.
82% of BCNU members noted a decline in #MentalHealth during the pandemic and 65% noted a decline in physical health. /2 #bcpoli #Health
.@BCNursesUnion President Aman Grewal has stated that nurses “are not allowed to share this reality openly.”
Today I asked the Minister @AdrianDix about this culture of fear preventing #nurses from speaking out and what he is doing to improve the situation. /3 #bcpoli #health
Today I asked the Minister @AdrianDix about this culture of fear preventing #nurses from speaking out and what he is doing to improve the situation. /3 #bcpoli #health
It's #NationalNursingWeek, yet in Ontario, many nurses, as high as 40% are considering leaving their profession, study shows.
Story by @donovanvincent
thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Story by @donovanvincent
thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
In Ontario, 70% of respondents, and 66% in Toronto, said violence from patients or their families toward the nurses or their co-workers has increased in the past year, according to the OCHU/CUPE survey.
thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
A total of 40% of nurses are considering leaving the field in Toronto, 29% provincewide, with most saying they would stay if they had a pay increase. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
1/6 #COVID19 has severely impacted seniors, particularly residents of long-term care & assisted living homes (accounting for >80% of all deaths in Canada). Loved ones & all those who work daily with our seniors feel this great loss. #ProtecttheVulnerable
2/6 As we mark #NationalNursingWeek I would like to thank the #nurses & coworkers: #personalsupportworkers, orderlies, attendants & other essential service providers who deliver care and services to our elders, parents & grandparents. #Nurses2020
3/6 #HealthCareWorkers working with #OlderAdults not only deliver health & personal care services, but also offer the companionship, personal interaction & human kindness that is as vital to wellbeing as any medicine. #COVID19 #nurses #Nurses2020
1/8 Today marks the beginning of #NationalNursingWeek, when we take the opportunity to recognise & acknowledge the important role that nurses play in shaping & humanising development and delivery of health services. #Nurses2020
2/8 We all know that nurses deliver expert care with that special power of nurturing and we are very aware of the many sacrifices they have made to be there for their patients in every area of healthcare during the #COVID19 crisis.
#NationalNursingWeek #Nurses2020
#NationalNursingWeek #Nurses2020
3/8 #Nurses’ expertise and impact goes far beyond this, spanning every area of health services, from education, development of standards and guidelines, delivery of public health programs like vaccination... #NationalNursingWeek #Nurses2020
