May, a RPN, works in a community hospital on a surgical unit. Arriving for her scheduled shift, she is asked by the Nursing Manager to float to the post-partum unit to care for clients who are post-op C-sections. May has never worked in post-partum and worries that she will be unable to provide safe care. May does not want to leave her unit but the manager tells May she must go. What is the next thing that May should do?
A. Tell the post-partum nurse in charge what care she is competent to complete and request orientation.
B. Put in writing by completing an incident report her concerns about the assignment.
C. Inform the nursing manager that she cannot be held responsible for care she performs on the postpartum unit.
D. Call the union to determine if she is required to work on the post-partum unit.