Nurses share first-hand accounts about the deterioration of patient care The British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) is calling on the province to find solutions as nurses and doctors continue to struggle under the weight of the most recent Omicron wave Rob Gibson / Castanet Feb 3, 2022 3:25 PM Share via Text Message nursesinbcunion According to a new survey, 35 per cent of all B.C. nurses said that the experience of the pandemic made them more likely to leave nursing in the next two years.Adam and Kev / DigitalVision / Getty Images The British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) is calling on the province to find solutions as nurses and doctors continue to struggle under the weight of the most recent Omicron wave. Record-breaking COVID hospitalization as a result of Omicron are taking a significant mental and physical toll on an already exhausted nursing workforce, BCNU says. The union is renewing calls for more funding ahead of the upcoming provincial budget and are asking MLAs to address key challenges impacting B.C.’s health care system, two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The experiences of nurses have been collected from all regions of BC and shared with MLAs asking for their commitment to address the current state of the health-care system. “By sharing stories and specific issues from their ridings, MLAs are hearing about the harsh reality faced by nurses and patients who reside and work in their constituency,” says BCNU President, Aman Grewal. “Although there are serious overreaching issues throughout the health-care system, such as a critical shortage of nurses, continued exposure to violence in the workplace, and the worrying decline of mental and physical health among nurses, our goal is to give our patients a voice and illustrate the impact these issues are having on their care.” A recent survey indicates 35 per cent of all B.C. nurses said that the experience of the pandemic made them more likely to leave nursing in the next two years. "What nurses told us is that they were at a breaking point long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the added stresses they have endured throughout this extensive public health emergency has greatly impacted their mental and physical health. In fact, many nurses told us this has led them to consider leaving the profession they once loved," Grewal says. The BCNU has sent letters to Health Minister Adrian Dix, Labour Minister Harry Bains and Advanced Education Minister Anne Kang asking them to work together to commit to solutions that address the nursing shortage in B.C. “The service reductions we are seeing around the province are a direct result of not having enough staff, which is seriously impacting patient outcomes. On a daily basis, nurses are facing an unmanageable number of patients who need care and despite all of their very best efforts, they’re watching their patients suffer.”

Sygeplejersker deler førstehåndsberetninger om forringelsen af ​​patientbehandlingen British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) opfordrer provinsen til at finde løsninger, mens sygeplejersker og læger fortsætter med at kæmpe under vægten af ​​den seneste Omicron-bølge Rob Gibson / Castanet 3. februar 2022 15:25 Del via SMS sygeplejerskeforening Ifølge en ny undersøgelse har 35 procent af alle f.Kr. sygeplejersker sagde, at oplevelsen af ​​pandemien gjorde dem mere tilbøjelige til at forlade sygeplejen i de næste to år.Adam og Kev / DigitalVision / Getty Images British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) opfordrer provinsen til at finde løsninger, da sygeplejersker og læger fortsat kæmper under vægten af ​​den seneste Omicron-bølge. Rekordstor COVID-indlæggelse som følge af Omicron tager en betydelig mental og fysisk vejafgift på en allerede udmattet sygeplejerskestyrke, siger BCNU. Fagforeningen fornyer opfordringer til mere finansiering forud for det kommende provinsbudget og beder MLA'er om at tage fat på de vigtigste udfordringer, der påvirker B.C.'s sundhedssystem, to år inde i COVID-19-pandemien. Erfaringerne fra sygeplejersker er blevet indsamlet fra alle regioner i BC og delt med MLA'er, der beder om deres forpligtelse til at adressere den nuværende tilstand af sundhedssystemet."Ved at dele historier og specifikke problemer fra deres rideture, hører MLA'er om den barske virkelighed, som sygeplejersker og patienter, der bor og arbejder i deres valgkreds, står over for," siger BCNU-præsident, Aman Grewal. "Selvom der er alvorlige overskridende problemer i hele sundhedsvæsenet, såsom en kritisk mangel på sygeplejersker, fortsat udsættelse for vold på arbejdspladsen og det bekymrende fald i mental og fysisk sundhed blandt sygeplejersker, er vores mål at give vores patienter en give udtryk for og illustrere, hvilken indvirkning disse problemer har på deres omsorg." En nylig undersøgelse viser, at 35 procent af alle f.Kr. sygeplejersker sagde, at oplevelsen af ​​pandemien gjorde dem mere tilbøjelige til at forlade sygeplejen i de næste to år. "Hvad sygeplejersker fortalte os, er, at de var ved et bristepunkt længe før COVID-19-pandemien, og de ekstra belastninger, de har udholdt gennem denne omfattende folkesundhedsnødsituation, har i høj grad påvirket deres mentale og fysiske sundhed. Faktisk fortalte mange sygeplejersker os dette har fået dem til at overveje at forlade det erhverv, de engang elskede," siger Grewal. BCNU har sendt breve til sundhedsminister Adrian Dix, arbejdsminister Harry Bains og minister for avanceret uddannelse, Anne Kang, og bedt dem om at arbejde sammen for at forpligte sig til løsninger, der adresserer sygeplejemanglen i B.C."De servicereduktioner, vi ser rundt omkring i provinsen, er et direkte resultat af, at der ikke er nok personale, hvilket i alvorlig grad påvirker patientforløbet. På daglig basis står sygeplejersker over for et uoverskueligt antal patienter, der har brug for pleje, og på trods af deres allerbedste indsats, ser de deres patienter lide."