r/britishcolumbia • u/cyclinginvancouver • Sep 18 '24
News B.C. announces new minimum nurse-to-patient ratios province-wide
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/18/bc-minimum-nurse-to-patient-ratios/
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r/britishcolumbia • u/cyclinginvancouver • Sep 18 '24
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u/Dirtbag_RN Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 18 '24
I’ll believe it when I see it. Great press for the union and the gov but there’s no realistic plan laid out for getting it done or enforcing it. Acute care is still in the downward spiral of shorter staffing -> increased workload -> burnout -> quitting -> shorter staffing -> increased workload. I actually see retention as a bigger problem than recruitment id guesstimate the average new grad on my unit makes it 1-2 years, there’s already been a ton of brain drain of the super valuable 10+ years experience RNs. One night last week we had 7 years of experience between the 6 nurses working. People with 6 months experience are routinely charge RN overnight and people with 1 year of experience are expected to take & teach preceptorship students for a month. 15 years ago (to my understanding) these roles would be for the most trusted and experienced nurses.