A nurse believes that an assignment is unfair and refuses to care for the assigned patients.What could be the outcome if the nurse abandoned the patient assignment?
A)The nurse would be assigned to another group of patients.
B)Untoward patient outcomes
C)Other nurses would take on the nurse's assignment.
D)Disciplinary action by the Board of Nursing
E)Disciplinary action by the nurse's employer

Question

A nurse believes that an assignment is unfair and refuses to care for the assigned patients.What could be the outcome if the nurse abandoned the patient assignment? 
A)The nurse would be assigned to another group of patients.
B)Untoward patient outcomes
C)Other nurses would take on the nurse's assignment.
D)Disciplinary action by the Board of Nursing
E)Disciplinary action by the nurse's employer

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Abandoning a patient assignment risks untoward patient outcomes and can result in disciplinary action by the nurse's employer and the Board of Nursing.

A Nurse Believes That an Assignment Is Unfair and Refuses