Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

Safe Harbor Protections

I have a question. I'm a student nurse in the A.D.N. program and today our teacher told us about envoking safe harbor if you come to work and they give you 15 patients which is unsafe. My question is will that upset my boss? In the real world how does that work? Thanks Mia98

Featured Replies

  • Expert

Texas is the only state that has the Safe Harbor laws, so many of the people on this forum may not even have a clue on what you are referring to, since they come from all over the U.S., Canada, and other nations around the world. You may wish to post this same question on the Texas Nurses Forum to garner more responses from people in that state. I included the link below.

http://www.allnurses.com/forums/f175/

  • Expert

I found this PDF document re: this. I confess I wish ALL states (not only Texas) had this in their BON policies.

http://www.bne.state.tx.us/safe.pdf

I live in Texas. I know nurses who have invoked Safe Harbor and been fired for it. Invoking Safe Harbor is pretty much the same as quitting.

There is a big thread in the nursing news section right now, about three nurses who got fired in the Dallas for refusing an unsafe pt assignment. Go to the nursing News board and check it out.

I have a question. I'm a student nurse in the A.D.N. program and today our teacher told us about envoking safe harbor if you come to work and they give you 15 patients which is unsafe. My question is will that upset my boss? In the real world how does that work? Thanks Mia98

MIA98

I am sorry to inform you but In Texas there is Nothing Safe and there is No Harbor in Safe Harbor it is a joke and not worth the Paper it is written on. You envoke Safe Harbor God be with you and most of all God be with your patients. Safe Harbor only protects you not your patient and not your Job. Go to the Thread that was metioned above or go to nnoc.net and go to Texas to find out more and what is going on in Texas

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
Go to topic listing

Currently Reading 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.