Winnipeg nurse calls for immediate change amid ‘unethical’ situation tied to escalating violence – CBC
‘A responsibility to ensure that everyone in our health-care facilities is safe,’ says nurses union president
Nov 25, 2024
The head of the Manitoba Nurses Union isn’t surprised that another front-line health worker is deeply concerned about escalating violence in their workplace.
A letter written by a veteran nurse that was sent to Premier Wab Kinew, Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara and more alleges recent incidents of “unsafe and unacceptable conditions” for nurses. The letter made its way into the Manitoba Legislature on Friday.
The unnamed nurse, who has worked in the medicine unit at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg for more than 34 years, said there are multiple issues nurses face on a daily basis, including “escalating violence in emergency rooms to inadequate security measures and unsafe staff levels that leave both staff and patients vulnerable.”
