Another word for "pulling"?

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I'm doing a debate against "pulling" Rn's to floors they do not normally work.

What is another word for this? When I google "pulling nurses" a gazillion things that have nothing to do with the topic come up... Is there another way I can phrase this?

Thanks

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

"Floating" nurses.

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Specializes in Pedatrics, Child Protection.

Try....

floating

reassigning

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Specializes in GERIATRICS, DEMENTIA CARE, MED-SURG.

I like reassigning

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"Floating" is the term I've heard used most.

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Specializes in ICU/ER.

we use the term float at our facility.

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Specializes in Peds (previous psyc/SA briefly).

Float... but personally it feels more like the dunking test that used to be used to determine if people were witches to me... ;)

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

Just curious: Is this a school exercise, or is your facility's administration asking for input on this issue?

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Personally, I think 'reassigning' sounds way too "PC" for what is happening. I, too, have heard floating mostly (although this sounds like it is a choice by the nurse, not a procedure for short staffing).

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Specializes in GERIATRICS, DEMENTIA CARE, MED-SURG.

how about removing nurses from thier home unit midshift and sending them to another unit?

them to another

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

My hospital talks about one unit "sharing" a staff member with another unit. Doesn't that sound nice?

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Just curious: Is this a school exercise, or is your facility's administration asking for input on this issue?

It's for school

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