However, registered nurse Anita says nurses who do that pay a price. Those who remain in the field say they have often take extra shifts to help those on duty. you talk about it, you feel like you're not that hero that people think that you're supposed to be," Johanna said. "It's hard because we aren't allowed to talk about it. What made things harder, Johanna said, was the expectations put on nurses by the community to be "heroes" during the pandemic, making her feel like she couldn't talk about how exhausted she really was. Nor do I want my children thinking that this is normal," Johanna said. "I come home now and think, 'What can I do differently? What other job could I get into?' I don't think I can keep this up. She explained that she used to come home from work feeling proud of what she had achieved. Johanna says being a nurse is no longer a "normal job," and that the expectations they have to meet are "unrealistic."
"They couldn't take it anymore," she said. Lefebvre told CTV News she personally knows five nurses who have left their jobs. She says this is largely because of unsafe staff ratios, working conditions, poor mental health and patient violence experienced during the pandemic. While there aren't yet firm numbers, there are reports that the pandemic has increased burnout among highly-trained nurses, causing them to leave the profession at an alarming rate.Some are retiring early.ĭebra Lefebvre, a nurse, mental health practitioner and member of the board of directors with the Registered Nurse Association, estimates that close to two-thirds of nurse professionals in Ontario alone are looking to change careers right now. "If you make a mistake that person doesn't live." Johanna said she would sometimes be caring for up to four critically ill patients at a time, some on ventilators, while her partner was on break due to a lack of staff. "And so, the passion for nursing for me, is completely gone," Johanna said through tears.
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