Canoehead, So let me get this straight...in order to legally refuse an unsafe assignment, you have to do so *before* you receive report? How are you supposed to evaluate if your assignment is unsafe...
Is it possible to say "no"? What I mean is, what are the ramifications in your average hospital setting if, when you are given your assignment for a shift, you refuse an unsafe patient load? Is it...
TonchitoRN, I agree with what you have said wholeheartedly, however what I was asking (I apologize for not being more clear) is: On the job, what is more important that the patient, in terms of...