Protest of Assignments
What is a POA?
A Protest of Assignment (POA) is a written document notifying the employer that a nursing assignment is unsafe.
As nurses, we would never turn down an assignment. But as patient advocates, it is our duty to do everything in our power to correct unsafe situations.
Filling out a Protest of Assignment can help protect you from malpractice or discipline in the event of an adverse incident.
But the most important reason to fill out a POA is to advocate for a change in conditions so our patients get better care
Step by step information:
1. Your facility name.
2. The date.
3. The name of your nursing unit.
4. Your name.
5. The time you actually gave notice to your supervisor (your manager or the covering ADN)
6. The name of the supervisor you notified
During arbitration sessions, we are finding that the POA details are incredibly valuable.
We need your POA comments to paint the picture of what your unit looked like at the time of filing the POA.
Step 1 is filling out the POAs, step 2 is being a witness during arbitration in order to enforce the safe staffing enforcement language we won!
Examples of pre-filled POAs we’ve created for units based on their needs.
The nurses can simply check off the relevant comments instead of having to write out the same things every shift. We’re happy to work with you.
