TABLE 2.

Summary of Responses given by Ontario RPNs working in Long‐Term Care homes regarding the effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on them gathered by an Online Survey posted April–August 2021 during the COVID‐19 pandemic.

	N	Percentage of respondents
Has your household income changed because of the COVID‐19 pandemic?
No change	149	39.6
Decreased	121	32.2
Increased	106	28.2
Have you applied for any Government income supplements?
No	273	73.0
Yes	101	27.0
Has your living situation changed as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic?
No	291	76.2
Yes	82	21.5
Has your workplace location changed as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic?
No change	270	70.7
Other	69	18.1
Reassigned in workplace	19	5.0
Hired via agency to work in LTC	17	4.5
Reassigned to another workplace	8	2.1
Workplace interruptions?
Medical LOA	104	27.2
Change of employer	83	21.7
Other a	75	19.6
Terminated	28	7.3
Compassionate LOA	26	6.8
Change of work sector	20	5.2
Have you ever tested positive for COVID‐19?
No	327	90.7
Yes, mildly ill	18	4.8
Yes, asymptomatic	14	3.7
Yes, moderately ill	12	3.2
Yes, severely ill	5	1.3
Has your workplace declared an outbreak of COVID‐19 while you were employed there?
Yes	313	83.2
No	63	16.8
Does your workplace have a policy for informing staff about COVID‐19 cases/outbreaks?
Yes	336	89.4
No	40	10.6

Abbreviations: COVID‐19, Coronavirus Disease of 2019; LOA, leave of absence.

^a Examples of other include “became RPN during pandemic”, “changed health care sectors”, “student”, “contract ended”, “fell and broke my arm”, “self‐isolation”. In instances where percentages do not sum to 100, not all respondents answered the survey item.