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
nrsang97, BSN, RN 2,602 Posts Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg. Has 22 years experience. Apr 22, 2008 "Floating" nurses.
RNAnnjeh, MSN, CNS 210 Posts Specializes in Pedatrics, Child Protection. Has 18 years experience. Apr 22, 2008 Try....floatingreassigning
bklynborn 196 Posts Specializes in GERIATRICS, DEMENTIA CARE, MED-SURG. Has 10 years experience. Apr 22, 2008 I like reassigning
racing-mom4, BSN, RN 2 Articles; 1,446 Posts Specializes in ICU/ER. Apr 22, 2008 we use the term float at our facility.
kristenncrn 138 Posts Specializes in Peds (previous psyc/SA briefly). Has 7 years experience. Apr 22, 2008 Float... but personally it feels more like the dunking test that used to be used to determine if people were witches to me...
Jolie, BSN 6,375 Posts Specializes in Maternal - Child Health. Has 37 years experience. Apr 22, 2008 Just curious: Is this a school exercise, or is your facility's administration asking for input on this issue?
ErieSTL1980 6 Posts Apr 22, 2008 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).
bklynborn 196 Posts Specializes in GERIATRICS, DEMENTIA CARE, MED-SURG. Has 10 years experience. Apr 22, 2008 how about removing nurses from thier home unit midshift and sending them to another unit? them to another
allnurses Guide llg, PhD, RN 13,469 Posts Specializes in Nursing Professional Development. Has 46 years experience. Apr 22, 2008 My hospital talks about one unit "sharing" a staff member with another unit. Doesn't that sound nice?
heavenly14313 42 Posts Apr 22, 2008 Just curious: Is this a school exercise, or is your facility's administration asking for input on this issue?It's for school
