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Survey shows that Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) in northern Ontario communities are experiencing high levels of workload pressure, anxiety, workplace violence and physical and mental exhaustion.
This survey, administered by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) from March to April, was answered by 200 RPNs working at hospitals in Sudbury, Kenora and Fort Frances. The total number of nurses who took the survey across Ontario is 2,650.
Michael Hurley, President of CUPE’s OCHU, said the polling paints a stark picture of exhausted nurses who feel unvalued and unsupported.
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