As N.L. nurses leave full-time jobs, province calls in costly private agencies

Nurses in NL are leaving the profession at a high rate, and two nurses who work in the system are breaking ranks to say why the current system is no longer working.

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This is not safe or sustainable. For health care workers or patients.

Kayla Furlong @KaylaFurlong

Yesterday I was the doctor, nurse, porter, and housekeeper for > 5 hours in one of the units at our TERTIARY care centre ED, and all daytime nurses were mandated to stay into the evening because the night shift had < 50% nursing capacity #nlpoli #nursingshortage #ERcrisis