Have you ever refused a pull?

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Once again I was pulled somewhere I felt incompetent to be at. I hate when this happens and I am very much afraid that one of these days it is going to result in my having to refuse an assignment, which will likely get me fired. Has anyone ever refused a floating assignment on the basis of no cross-training/ no idea what to do to take care of patients you aren't trained for? And if you did, what happened?? :

Gees, don't ya hate when that happens. I used to float alot off my unit. I would let the staff know what unit i came from and not that familiar with routine care of the patients on their floor. But i was never afraid to ask questions or for help. They were really good about that.

If i went to l/d i would just care for the post partum--which was okay.

It seems that nursing supervisors just want you to go whereever, they never think about our license, they just want to fill the staffing shortage--sucks though.

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I sure did refuse. I was taken aside and "counseled" and shown the policy, which basically stated that if I did not go, I would lose my job. Policy was very loosely worded and I'm absolutely certain that a good lawyer could rip it to shreds, if it ever came to that.

But who wants to spend years fighting for survival in a courtroom? That is not why I became a nurse.

It made me angry that I was qualified to work in about 9 different units, but they'd always pull me to work the two I was not qualified to work.

I went and complained loudly every single time. They might have hated me for not being a good little team player, but at least I didn't kill any patients with my ignorance.

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