2026-05-13 from leaderpost.com
A long-term care nurse shows up for a night shift and finds out they’re the only RN in a facility that holds 300 people, four of whom are actively dying. Elsewhere, one nurse cares for 40 people in an emergency department after someone calls in sick.
Moral distress among nurses is just one of the issues the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is working to address within the health-care system. President Kimberly LeBlanc says nurses are forced to ask themselves: “Who do I give the extra care to?” These moral dilemmas cause distress that is known to interfere with mental health, cause burnout and high turnover.
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