Refusing a patient assignment on the basis of short staffing


Question: Refusing a patient assignment on the basis of short staffing, or having too many patients to care for safely, has been used as a reason for nurses to refuse an assignment. Which of the following is false regarding outcomes from this situation? Question options: may result in the nurse being discharged by the employer could subject the nurse to a claim of patient abandonment if there is no one else to care for the patients will only be upheld by the court if there is a written contract or collective bargaining agreement will generally not be supported by a court unless all internal organizational requirements were met (e.g. advance notice to employer, completing forms)

 

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