The Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union and Nova Scotia Health Authority are reassuring front line hospital workers that if they require a new face mask during their shift, it will be provided to them.
That comes in the wake of concerns from some nurses over the NSHA’s new “one procedure mask per shift policy,” implemented earlier this week in a bid to conserve personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. “If your mask becomes soiled or wet during your shift (including sweaty), unit managers will have access to additional masks for your use,” said NSHA spokesperson Carla Adams on Thursday. “To be clear: we want you to change your mask if it is soiled.” At a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday morning, Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union (NSNU)