Refusing and safety

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If a nurse said that if the hospital ask her to float to a certain unit she would refuse to go,because its unsafe, can she do that legally? refuse to go?

When would you refuse to float or work on a unit? What would the consequence be for your refusal?

Ive never refused and when ever I got nervous about whats going on on the unit and Ive asked for help, Ive always gotten it,sometimes later than Ive wished but no harm done.

I mean,we cant refuse can we? Thats patient abandonment right?

Originally posted by nell

In CA you cannot legally be floated to a unit that you have not been oriented to and do not have current competencies on file for.

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