Mandating, thought it was a thing of the past.

My impression was, the "no mandating" went into effect early July. Am I wrong. My hospital mandated someone not too long ago. The supervisor miss-managed the available pool of staff and left one unit short while others had float nurses and assignment free charge nurses (night shift) who complained of being bored. When it was apparent something had to change, the supervisor called the short unit and informed them they'd have to "mandate" someone.

Wonder what would have happened if she had been called out on the floor and informed that mandation does not exist anymore. What if everyone basically refused?