reallyagain7

if you can't beat the system, you join them. got to find somebody else to screw. I agree with your post wholeheartedly.

My manager finally had a chat with me and told me to let the charge nurses know my situation but he couldn’t guarantee anything. meaning, they can still give me covid patients, if they pleased. however, my union representative has told me I should refuse to float BUT not refuse the patient, which confuses me somewhat. I have to float first before I retrieve my assignment. My hospital is accommodating certain nurses only. Lots of complaints of favoritism where I work. how do I refuse to float but not refuse an assignment?

I work in a medical surgical telemetry setting. we have a floor that houses KNOWN covid patients. I was given the green light by HR and my manager to not have to float there because of my condition/doctors note. however the other floors I float to is where I am in a predicament. my manager is ignoring my emails when inquiring about what actions to take when the situation arises. should I just email the managers on those units? or refuse those patients? etc. what would YOU do in this situation?

I have a letter from my doctor stating I cannot care for anything COVID 19 related patients because I am immunocompromised and pregnant (not so much this). My manager has received this and so has Human Resources. However, I do float to a unit that receives patients that are “covid 19 test pending” OR “needing covid 19 to be ruled out.” My question is, how would you approach this? Do I refuse these patients? Do I tell the nursing supervision or/and manager when this happens? Do I tell that units’ manager? Etc? My issue is, this isn’t my normal unit so I do not know their policy.

what basis can my request be denied and another granted? considering they are the exact same accommodations? aside from medical history, what am I missing here. genuinely interested and not being snarky.

interesting. what makes an ailment more "high risk" than another, in respect to covid. assuming we both have comorbidities listed on the CDC website as being higher risk of becoming severely ill?

Is this legal? I have comorbidities as such another 1 of my coworkers. She has applied for special work accommodations (anything NOT COVID) and her requests have been granted. I also have a doctors’ note and have gone through the channels BUT I was denied my request to “not take COVID patients.” They told me to go on disability. She has more years of service than I at this location. Can my place of employment legal get away with this? PS; I'm not upset I have to deal with COVID patients. what is bothersome is that this is basically a matter of seniority and favoritism, in my opinion.