Providence-Everett nurses say they are tired, fed up, and want a better contract. That’s why they voted to strike two weeks ago.
“No. 1 patient safety. So we are working together with Providence to get a contract that prioritizes patient safety over everything,” Labor and Delivery Nurse Kristen Crowder told KIRO Newsradio.
“We were short-staffed before, and then the pandemic happened,” Crowder said. “The mental and physical demands that were required during that time really played a very large role in how nurses were able to care for patients. Now, physically and mentally, people are far more exhausted.” “There’s a nursing shortage, for sure. But other area hospitals do not have the severity of staffing problems that Providence does,” Crowder explained. “Those other area hospitals are not nearly as short as we are on a regular basis, their staffing levels are not as dangerous as Providence. So we want them to recognize that and see what they can do to ensure to our nurses, that they are making every effort to ensure that we have nurses at the bedside to care for those patients.
Carrington said the community can be assured of safe care that will be continued during the duration of the strike.
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