American Nurses Association
Position statement. The right to accept or reject an assignment. American Nurses Association
Abstract
The American Nurses Association (ANA) believes that nurses should reject assignment that puts patients or themselves in serious, immediate jeopardy. ANA supports the nurses obligation to reject an assignment in these situations even where there is not a specific legal protection for rejecting such an assignment. The professional obligations to the nurse to safeguard clients are grounded in the ethical norms of the profession, the Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice and state nurse practice acts.
Source and rights
Published by The Pulse of the Montana State Nurses' Association, 1996. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- American Nurses Association
- Published
- 1996
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- The Pulse of the Montana State Nurses' Association
- PubMed
- 8716506
- Added to Prognia
- 24 July 2026
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