Floating

[kids1purple]

I work on a small unit where we float often to help other units in our facility. Usually it is a double float (in other words, someone floats to us and we, being more specialized float to the other unit that needs help). As you can imagine morale is down on our unit due to the constant floating. We are not paid extra for this as it is an expectation. I am trying to find out what other facilities do. If anyone has experienced this and could let me know I would appreciate it.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Floating is a fact of life on every unit I've ever worked. I've never seen extra pay for it either.

[kids1purple]

I agree that everywhere I have worked it is a fact of life as well. I think the issue that we're having is that someone from float pool floats to our Unit so we can staff other more specialized units. At my previous hospital, we volunteered to float, got an extra $1 an hour and if no one volunteered, then we went to the list so that who ever was next floated. I'm hoping that someone out there has an "out of the box" idea so that we can boost the morale on our unit.

[Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN]

We don't domino-float like that. It seems to me the solution would be to train your float pool for all of the units, rather than yours staffing others while the float pool staffs yours. Why have a float pool, if not to staff where the house needs??