Take the Plunge: Expanding the Float Pool to "Closed" Units

Noel M Kerr; Brenda Hardy; Karen Meskimen

Take the Plunge: Expanding the Float Pool to "Closed" Units

Noel M Kerr, Brenda Hardy, Karen Meskimen

Illinois Wesleyan University

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Abstract

Techniques were developed based on nursing staff input to improve floating at a 500-bed trauma center when the practice was expanded to include units that were previously closed. Written fact sheets were prepared for each unit, and a buddy system was implemented for all floats. A study was conducted to identify the effects of these and other interventions designed to improve nurses' experience of floating.

Original language	American English
Journal	Nursing Management
Volume	30
State	Published - 1999

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Nursing

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