Alberta nurses exhausted and demoralized as staffing shortages force bed closures, union says

"One of the sites last week indicated nurses were working 14 consecutive 12-hour shifts. The most you can schedule in a normal time would be four consecutive 12-hours shifts," said Heather Smith with the United Nurses of Alberta .

Service reductions due to staffing issues have now hit both rural and urban facilities, the union says. Smith says staffing is the biggest concern nurses are facing as vacancies increase with workers taking vacation or stress leave or retiring. Shandro added that, even with bed closures, the hospitals and facilities affected are not at capacity and are still able to serve anyone who needs help.

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