title: Cross-training: a staffing alternative in ambulatory surgery.
abstract: Content plateauing, which occurs when one's work becomes too routine, may be prevented by the cross-training and cross-utilization of staff. This article tracks the process of cross-training and cross-utilization from its inception at Lutheran Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Camp
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education*