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Thank you so much. I will take your advice to our counsel. Thanks again for the quick response.

Thank you so much for your insight. We work twelve hour shifts. How often do you think a charge nurse should rotate the staff nurses. For example: if you work 3-4 twelve hour shifts per week, should one or two days be rotated to different pods?

We have designated areas in our emergency dept. There is triage, critical care, med-surg, and fast-track (clinic patients). We have nurses that are comfortable and skilled in certain area. Our unit counsel discussion is regarding nurse and tech retention. Our shifts are usually twelve hours and the triage nurse specializes in that area. My question is -What are the pros and cons to emergency dept. nurses rotating to the different pods (triage, critical care, med-surg, and fast-track)? Are there more pros than cons? or vice-versa.