As the number of RNs in the workforce decreases, so too does confidence that patients will get the care they need, when they need it.
Jane Rajah could see her sister Anne slipping away.
A long and complex history of health problems had already robbed the 52-year-old of a successful career in the financial industry. Diabetes, weight problems, and struggles with mental health and addiction took their toll, and things only got worse after gastric bypass surgery in 2006 caused a number of complications. By the time Anne was admitted to a Toronto hospital in August 2016 – following several admissions dating back to December 2015 – her diabetes was out of control, she had a blockages in her heart, and multiple bleeding ulcers in her stomach.
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