My husband is a new nurse. He has been on a medsurg unit for less than 6 months. He has already been asked to assume charge nurse role, and feel unprepared to do so. He has had no training or orientation to charge. His organization is short staffed and is just looking for a warm body to fill this spot. We feel that this is unsafe to everyone involved. Can he reasonably refuse this assignment? Also worried about retaliatory actions by management. please advise. thanks,
Dana and Harlan