We have to keep greylisting enacted. We need to be able to get to our vehicles safely. And not wait 15 minutes every shift. It’s not the fault of those who are driving. They’re doing a great job. We just need more of them.
— HSC Nurse
None of this is okay
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Nurses need help. Our circadian rhythms are all screwed up. We are anxious. Have physical ailments. Low morale. And yet we’re the ones bringing in the food. The baking. The holiday spirit. Trying to keep everyone buoyant.
— HSC Nurse
Facility Care Managers aren’t coming around to help relieve breaks. Shared Health (AKA Big Brother) has let us down in so many ways.
— Selkirk Nurse
Seniors need to be supported in the community, and unfortunately, there aren’t enough beds. So they get stuck in rehabilitation. It’s so sad for them. A positive would be that we get to know the patients really well.
— Selkirk Nurse
Why is healthcare never proactive? The moral distress that nurses have to face daily is exhausting.
— Selkirk Nurse
I don’t want to go to work and play the Tetris game. Do I get hit today if I make the wrong move?
— Northern Nurse
I want to leave it better for the people coming after me, but I’m not sure how long I can hang on.
— Northern Nurse
Let’s remove ‘safe patient care’ from all printed material and replace it with we’re just doing the best we can.
— Northern Nurse
We’ve been very lucky until now. It’s only a matter of time until something very bad happens.
— Northern Nurse
It’s the little things that grind away at you over time. Sadly, I have not witnessed any improvements in culture.
— St. Boniface Nurse
We see great nurses leave units because schedulers are inflexible. It’s such a shame.
— St. Boniface Nurse
We have patients waiting two days for transport to Winnipeg with a medical emergency!! Transportation is a major rural issue all over this province.
— Gimli Nurse