A nurse is asked to float to an unfamiliar unit to care for clients whose needs the nurse has no training to manage. Which action is most appropriate?

1. 1Refuse the assignment if it is unsafe and no accommodation is made
2. 2Accept it because floating assignments cannot be refused
3. 3Accept it because the float assignment shifts liability to the agency
4. 4Accept it and tell no one about the lack of experience

Source: Nursing Management and Professional Concepts, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Health Care Economics: Floating. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.