Quebec nurses’ workload in long-term care homes highlighted in FIQ report Nurses at the Lakeshore have been sounding the alarm over increased workload for months.Rich says that back in the summer, nurses were pushed to stage seven sit-ins in a row.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Vacation was also cancelled during the holiday period last year.Rich says nurses are now reaching a breaking point.“I see my colleagues — they’re tired, they want a way out,” Rich said. “I know that nurses leave either on sick leave or CNESST because they’re at the end of their rope.“It’s costing the government a lot of money, all this because the conditions are really bad.” Axed vacations due to coronavirus surge leave.