I feel I’m being treated unfairly at my job, is there anything I can do?

I feel I’m being treated unfairly at my job, is there anything I can do?

I am a secretary at a hospital. I am completely untrained in patient care and have no experience. Yet my boss says that I am responsible for helping the nursing staff with patient care (1 on 1 with patient). I explained to my boss that I feel uncomfortable doing thisbut she insists that i am responsible for this. I feel I am being treated unfairly and compromising patient safety. Is there anything I can do?

Asked on February 18, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri

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