'This shortage is creating chaos in critical care units,' said Silas, who would like to see minimum ratios across the country.
Angela Preocanin, who was among dozens of rain-soaked nurses who gathered near Queen's Park this week to protest "unsafe working conditions," said she would not be surprised if Ontario lost nurses to British Columbia.
That includes many who work in intensive care units, where the critical-care standard ratio is one nurse to one patient, said Silas. British Columbia's efforts come as other provinces offer incentives to keep and attract nurses. Last month, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced nurses who worked full time in that province last year would receive $10,000 this year and another $10,000 next year if they sign an agreement to stay on the job until 2026.
Ratios could be added in areas such as pediatrics and spinal cord rehabilitation, for example, Gould said. Gould said it's not yet known how many nurses the province would need to make the ratios possible. And neither he nor the health ministry could say when they would take effect. He described "a crisis situation" in which ratios might be as high as "eight or nine or 10 patients to one nurse."
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