Yesterday, 14 emergency room nurses completed their final shift at the Icelandic National University Hospital (Landspítali), RÚV reports. Director Lenorfer Parsson said the departure was “a cause for concern”, but he is confident brighter days lie ahead.
“long time no see”
Soffía Steingrímsdóttir, who has worked as an emergency room nurse at the National University Hospital (Landspítali) for about eight years, told RÚV yesterday why she and 14 colleagues left their jobs: explained.
“It’s been a while. For years, we’ve tried to draw attention to stressful working conditions and threats to patient safety. especially – If the terms are unacceptable.
According to Sophia, the 14 nurses who finished their last shift yesterday will not be replaced easily. Experience and abilities come only with time. A similar number of resignations is expected to be filed next month.
try to break the vicious cycle
Speaking to RÚV, the director of the National University Hospital, Runólfur Pálsson, said hospital administrators will do everything in their power to reverse this trend. “The working conditions are very tough. There is a lot of stress and that means people are leaving, which leads to staff shortages and makes things even more difficult. ”
Runólfur said he hopes a resource designed for patients who have completed hospital care but cannot be discharged due to disability will help ease the burden. in September. We have high hopes for these new facilities. They help reduce the load on the emergency room. “
Sophia said she was sad and disappointed that no action had been taken in response to the nurse’s resignation. she created. “
A post of mass retirements at a university hospital was first published in the Iceland Review.
