The inevitable happened

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On the 6th of November I wrote a post stating that the CISSS of Gatineau Quebec was going to force registered nurses and other health workers to work full time whether they liked it or not. What I did not know si that this is part of a law that the Quebec government passed with the advent of COVID 19. Anyway, on the 12th of November 2020, that law was put into effect in Gatineau. Well, lo and behold a dozen or so nurses from the three hospitals have handed their resignation and apparently more are to come. So, what will happen to the health care in this region of mine. It will put the health care workers more at risk because of fatigue and overwork and it will put the general population at risk. I was a registered nurse myself for 21 years with the last 13 in ICU working part time only. I know that if I was still working today, I would also refuse to work full time because nursing is hard and draining enough just part time. All I can say is that personally I approve the nurses that handed in their resignations but I pity the health care system and the remaining staff who will have to cope with the onslaught of new COVID cases and all the other patients and health problems coming in.