Chris I would say if you feel it is unsafe I would leave however Im
not sure how much safe harbor would cover but if you cant leave
quickly I might look into that.

--- In emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com, "chris_rn2006"
<chris_rn2006@...> wrote:
>
> I am a RN supervisor at a rural hospital in virginia. We have a
very
> small ER with a LPN and then me supervising. The med/surg floor is
> also very small. Recently they have had a lot of nurses quit. My
> problem is that they are wanting me to cover the med/surg floor as
the
> only RN in the hospital and also supervise the LPN in the ER. My
> problem with this is you have to have a RN to triage in the ER and
> since my name has to go on the paper work I do not feel comfortable
> leaving the ER when there is a patient. The other problem is that
you
> have to have a RN on the med/surg floor at all times also. What if
> someone passes away because of this. I don't feel that this is
safe
> for patients or my license. Can someone please give me some input.
>
> Thanks for the time and support.
> Chris
>