title: Nurse managers as consultants.
abstract: As a new nurse manager of a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) 3 years ago, this author was faced with a nursing vacancy rate of 50%, with half of the unit's beds closed. In the time elapsed, all nursing positions were filled, allowing full use of all beds. This nurse manager was asked to serve as a consultant to a PICU in another hospital facing a similar crisis.
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authors.lastname: Lappe
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D007587:Job Description; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010559:Personnel Management; D000078329:Workforce