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Floating: a nurse's nightmare?

K Brownson1, S B Dowd

  • 1Adult Education Resource, Newark, DE, USA.

The Health Care Supervisor
|February 6, 1997
PubMed
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Floating, reassigning nurses to understaffed areas, presents legal and ethical challenges. Proactive strategies are crucial for both management and staff to ensure quality patient care and prevent workplace conflict.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Management
  • Healthcare Ethics
  • Patient Care Quality

Background:

  • Floating involves reassigning nurses to unfamiliar, short-staffed units.
  • This practice is often implemented for cost-effectiveness in healthcare settings.
  • Floating can create significant legal, ethical, and operational challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review critical considerations surrounding the nursing practice of floating.
  • To explore potential conflicts arising between nursing staff and management due to floating.
  • To identify actionable strategies for mitigating the negative impacts of floating.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies and professional guidelines on nurse floating.
  • Analysis of legal and ethical implications reported in nursing practice.

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  • Examination of management and staff perspectives on floating policies.

    • Main Results:

    • Floating can lead to compromised patient care due to unfamiliarity with patient populations and workflows.
    • Nurses often express opposition to floating, potentially damaging staff-management relations.
    • Lack of proactive planning and clear protocols exacerbates the challenges associated with floating.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective management strategies are needed to address nurse opposition and ensure safe patient care during floating.
    • Clear communication, adequate training, and supportive policies can mitigate risks.
    • A proactive approach is essential to optimize the benefits of floating while minimizing its drawbacks.