Is this even Legal?

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We normally have 3 nurses working per shift but i have a coming up shift where Im the only one on the schedule to work this particular day. I was told that they have tired to get other nurses to come help that day but are not having any luck. its a 16 bed unit. If im the only one who shows up that day not only will i be charge, admit, discharge nurse but ill also have 16 pts to assess and chart on. Is this even Legal? What do I do in a situation such as this?

11 hours ago, Kallie3006 said:

Our school had us take the Nightingale Pledge prior to our pinning.

That's not a universal thing though. This has come up on AN before, with MANY nurses stating that they never did this.

That's not to say that most of us don't have a personal commitment to helping people.

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I would say it is rare to find a nurse who hasn’t taken the nightingale pledge.

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