Watch Our Stories
These stories were told at the Law Amendments Committee Hearing on Bill 37 at the Nova Scotia Legislature on April 1 and April 2, 2014.
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Read Our Stories
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As a nurse in an acute care setting I have worked short staffed many times, too many to count. Read more!
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As a former nursing student who has completed various clinical practicums around HRM, I have seen Read more!
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As a nursing student myself, we are taught the importance every day of the legal implications of Read more!
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I am a … nursing student and as a future registered nurse, the state of our health care in Nova Read more!
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As a Registered Nurse, I fully support the Capital Health Nurses. For too long staffing has been Read more!
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I'm a home care worker. I work in the community homes. But I've worked also in the continuing care Read more!
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As a practicing RN employed by CDHA for over seven years, I am ashamed, offended and deeply Read more!
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I have been an RN at Capital Health for nine years. During my time there, I have witnessed an Read more!
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I do work in health care and see the effects of understaffing on a daily basis. Anyone who works in Read more!
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I work in health care and I am very disappointed with the stance Capital Health has taken. I would Read more!
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I feel very honoured to provide care to the people of this province in what is often the lowest Read more!
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I have been working in the hospital for 31 years and do support the nurse-patient ratio that our Read more!
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I support this change not only because I am a health care worker in a top heavy organization, but Read more!
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I have worked in Acute Care and your 12 hour shift consists of running for the entire 12 hours. You Read more!
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I am a member of Local 42-Healthcare with the NSGEU and have been a full time employee at Capital Read more!
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I have been a RN for 25 years and I do believe that there is a disproportion number of nurse to Read more!
- 59%
Of nurses say the staffing level in their workplace is "unacceptable".
Understaffing prevents nurses from doing their jobs effectively which has a direct impact on patient care and the working lives of nurses. - 96%
Of nurses believe “working short” adversely affects patient safety.
Many nurses who reported working short also report witnessing “near misses” or adverse patient events as a result.