title: How to keep float nurses from sinking.
abstract: Floating. It's a word that makes nurses cringe. If you're a charge nurse with staffing responsibilities in acute care, you can use the strategies discussed here to help ensure that float nurses have a positive experience working on your unit--and a positive impact on patient care.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Office, Worland, Wyo., USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kidner
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*