Sharon Fulton

Retired nurse. Loves fairness, knitting, food and the odd movie.

[Susan McNeill @SusanMcNeill_]

⁦@DorisGrinspun⁩ is speaking about nurse retention. @RNAO is advocating for competitive compensation, workloads that enable excellence in practice and career satisfaction #BPSOSymposium

[COVID Advocacy Initiative @COVID_Advocacy]

"Until now, people who suffered mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 were thought to have dodged the brunt of the virus’s brutal side effects. But new evidence has revealed that anyone infected with COVID is at higher risk for heart issues"

https://t.co/F6ouXTBN30

[CityNews Vancouver @CityNewsVAN]

New research is shedding light on the stress faced by women working in B.C.’s healthcare system during the pandemic. https://t.co/quYqaIwLq2

[alan drummond @alandrummond2]

A safe hospital is defined as one at 85% bed occupancy. Canadian hospitals haven’t seen this level in decades.

[Svein Tveitdal @tveitdal]

New EV charging stations to dot highways beginning next year https://t.co/MhSJaWliI4

[City of Nanaimo @cityofnanaimo]

Heads up, #Nanaimo! Here comes the rain again. Please slow down and expect roads to be extremely slippery when wet. The accumulated oil, dust and debris will create a slippery layer on the wet asphalt. Safe driving, and pedestrians and cyclists, please be extra aware! #YCD

[RNUNL @RNU_NL]

We’re seeking patients who may be willing to share their experience with the health care system and raise their voice in support of patient care & action on the nursing crisis.

Health care is on life support and we are all affected.

Share Your Story:
https://t.co/3Y8hDqHT7O

[United Nurses of Alberta @UnitedNurses]

Governments must acknowledge health care crisis, recognize nurses’ value and wisdom: Heather Smith

#StrongTogether #NurseShortage #ableg

https://t.co/MzMbdyDDMX

[Sharon Fulton @sfulton8]

@d3sk @moviebungalow @dschmidle @dbfulton @OttawaTom For a Double Double.

[Sharon Fulton @sfulton8]

@dbfulton This thread.

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

It's not just an anecdote, this sad story of a young person dying of stroke post-Covid is becoming all too common. The risk of a serious vascular clot in the first weeks infection is extremely high, according to this study in @CircAHA. https://t.co/IlMbQbYBzt

[Sharon Fulton @sfulton8]

@d3sk @dbfulton Mmmm, buttertarts.

[Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan]

This is a brilliant and devastating analysis of America’s failure to manage the Covid pandemic. Canadians should read it, too, because we’ve basically adopted the American approach. This is a both a warning and cry from the heart to do better. #cdnpoli https://t.co/NEHARLEgyZ

[Minnesota Nurses @mnnurses]

"It’s simple to say that a deadly virus that harmed the entire globe swept up our caregivers in its wake. It’s much harder to hear ... that we have been hurting for a long time." https://t.co/QULBVytLug

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

People who consistently wore a mask indoors had nearly half the odds of testing positive for Covid than people who didn’t, according to a new CDC study.

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

@moirawyton Nearly seven years after B.C. required health authorities to erect overdose prevention sites, services remain scarce outside major cities like Vancouver and Victoria.

[Sharon Fulton @sfulton8]

@dbfulton Yum! Can I come over?

[Lindsay Manley Loh @auntlulu]

@alandrummond2 L&D RN, senior nurses leaving in droves bc so tired of working short, being unsafe, and not being listened to for years.

[Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD @AlikaMD]

If we replaced “health worker #burnout” with “workers practicing in unreasonable and unsafe conditions” we’d have a much more honest conversation about what in the health system needs to change.

#cdnpoli #health

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'#FullMoon' embroidery by textile artist Michelle Holmes #WomensArt

[Adriane Gear @adrianegear]

#Ashcroft residents take extra care this weekend as you do not have emergency services, again. @BCNursesUnion is worried for the community. #ItsNotOk @Interior_Health @adriandix #BCPoli