An experienced nurse claims she "dreads" coming into work some days due to significant staff shortages in her department. Sandra Robinson-Clark, a nurse who has spent 30 years in the health service, said speaking on behalf of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Wales these workforce issues have now become a daily occurrence.
Her comments come on the back of a new survey by the RCN which discovered that only one in five nurses who responded felt they had had enough time to provide the level of care patients deserved. Meanwhile four in five respondents (78%) felt that patient care was being compromised due to not having enough registered nurses on the shift.
Sandra, who works as a nurse in north Wales, explained: "Some days you dread coming to work because you're thinking 'Oh my God, how many wards are short-staffed today?'" By default, she added these staffing issues are compromising patient care. "It's common sense. If you haven't got enough staff to deliver the care, then obviously that care will be compromised.
