“At work, I feel like I'm drowning.”
Raj *
Nurse with over 5 years of experience
* Name changed to protect their identity and their jobs
“The cracks were always there prior to COVID, but the glue is no longer able to hold it together.”
Brenda *
Nurse with more than 10 years of experience
* Name changed to protect their identity and their jobs
“I leave work and I don't have anything left for my family.”
Lauren *
Nurse with over 2 years of experience
* Name changed to protect their identity and their jobs
“You know you are going to be short staffed, people are going to be angry and you are going to be overworked and yelled at for 12 hours.”
Amanda *
Nurse with more than 10 years of experience
* Name changed to protect their identity and their jobs
“These problems have been persisting for a long time. Now, we've reached a crisis point.”
Jason *
Nurse with over 5 years of experience
* Name changed to protect their identity and their jobs
We're sharing their stories, so you know what's really going on in our health-care system.
Nurses from across the province are speaking out about the impacts of the nurse staffing shortage on patient care, and how the overwhelming workload has affected their physical and mental well-being.
BC nurses need your help.
Use your voice to call for change. Email your MLA today and ask the government to support BC’s nurses and the patients they care for.