Saint John nurse leaves hospital career to create interior spaces for health-care workers – CBC
Lisa Daye says she feels happier, healthier and makes a better income
Feb 17, 2022
Four months ago, Lisa Daye, a licensed practical nurse, quit her job at the Saint John Regional Hospital to work full time as a mostly self-taught interior stylist.
Because she is an LPN, her story wasn’t captured by a recent survey of registered nurses in New Brunswick, but in many ways she’s a living example of what they said. That includes the stunning report that nearly half the nurses who answered the survey are looking to leave their nursing jobs.
Daye agrees with the 90 per cent of nurses who say the quality of health care started to deteriorate about three years ago.
It was around that time that Daye got kicked in the face by a patient. This wasn’t the part that hurt the most, she said. It was the fact that she got docked an hour’s pay so she could get an X-ray.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-nurse-to-interior-designer-1.6354345
