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Support Yukon's Community Nurses - STAT!

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LORRIE MCCOLL
8 years ago

That is exactly why it is hard to get nurses to go to outposts. It is soooo undersupported. It is hard enough working in a hospital. The out post nurses work under dangerous conditions. No hosptial nurse would work 24/7 for weeks at a time. The Government of the Yukon won't pay the price for this. The patient and the nurses will. WAKE UP!!!!

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Barbara Geroux
9 years ago

Enough is enough . . . get the support they need put in place!

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Carrie Robinson
9 years ago

Having lived in the communities for a number of years, I totally support this petition.

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Anonymous
9 years ago

All front line workers need to have more staff to support them. Thanks

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Rahel Diener
9 years ago

Liberals, we need you to keep promises! @Pauline Frost: this one is vital, please go ahead!

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Rose Wilson
9 years ago

Please help our community members and nurses serving them

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Anonymous
9 years ago

These are the only people in the communities that give us medical support I don't understand what the issues is spend the money and give them the support they need

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Lynn Alcock
9 years ago

Give them the help they deserve. They truly are the angels in the communities.

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Wendi Osborne
9 years ago

These nurses cannot possibly provide the standard of care they would like to. If a person cannot go on a fishing trip for a week or spend the weekend out camping they are on call. If you want to retain high standard of care you have to make changes because at is now, the nurses are burning out.

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Barbara LaChapelle
9 years ago

Time off is time that you don't have to worry about phone calls. These nurses can't go away or plan anything because they have no relief. That is not time off. They need help!!

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Carrie Spence
9 years ago

Let's keep our healthcare workers healthy so that they can take better care of us!

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Patricia Kulachkosky
9 years ago

On call is not time off, if you are waiting for the phone to ring you are not relaxing or resting for the next emergency. Please recognize RN's for the quality work they provide to the communities,

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Ellen M Lopushinsky
9 years ago

These people work so much overtime as it is. Surely they can have time off just like the rest of workers in all professions.

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Azizul Mollah
9 years ago

I fully support.

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Isabel Biggs
9 years ago

I live in a community and the shortages are causing great risk to elders and children.

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Liz Reichenbach
9 years ago

It's simple. People are people and not machines, including nurses. Their energy isn't endless, and nurses need to be fresh enough to deal safely and effectively with any health care situations including emergency calls at any given time. Potentially nurses in communities may be exhausted when expected to deal with life and death situations - unreasonable and unacceptable. I know - have been there in my younger years all over the north. All nurses must be afforded regular rest to maintain safety for all. End of story - so it's time to step up to the plate, get on with it and deal with the nurse shortage issue, now.

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cory chouinard
9 years ago

Get it together

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Gaynor Baglee
9 years ago

Please support our nurses. Mine and your life may depend on it.

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Ken Hasler
9 years ago

It is unfortunate the government cannot see the stress this can cause our health care workers

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Sylvie Geoffroy
9 years ago

It is much cheaper to have nurses and Doctors in the community than medevac sick people with plane. Government should take a larger picture than just direct cost.