[Mary Ann]

I am a Nurse Clinician in a level 3, suburban NICU. I am trying, again....., to start up a primary nursing program. One of the many obstacles we face is staff working combination shifts of 8 & 12(sometimes even 4) hour shifts. We also have a majority of the nurses working part-time. Any suggestion, references to literature would be helpful.

[PathFinder]

Mary Ann -- take your question directly to the source -- Marie Manthey, author of Primary Nursing -- has a web-site for her company Creative HealthCare Management -- you can find it through most search engines. She has e-mail there and she or one of her consultants will take your question seriously and address your inquiry!