"Borrowed" burn nurses: a cost-effective option for providing skilled staff during periods of need

Staffing a burn center with qualified nurses is difficult because of highly variable patient census and the diversity and complexity of required nursing knowledge and skills. There are disadvantages to relying on usual temporary sources of supplemental staff. A viable alternative is the "borrowing" of burn nurses from another burn center during periods of high census. This solution has proved to be cost-effective and functional.