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Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant, Dean Blevins, Charlene Romer, Paul G. Ward
Exploring Nurses’ Feelings On Floating: A Phenomenological Study, Marie Paule Lafontant, Dean Blevins, Charlene Romer, Paul G. Ward
Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal
Introduction: Mandatory floating is a strategy used to address changes in nurse staffing caused by unforeseeable staff call outs, increase in patient acuity, or census. However, it has an impact on nurses' satisfaction and retention. Therefore, it is important to understand how nurses feel when mandated to float and the effects floating could have on nursing practice.
Methods: Husserl's transcendental phenomenological design guided the study. Data collection was done through individual, semi-structured interviews. Giorgi's six steps served as a basis for data analysis.
Results: Nurses believed that changes needed to be made to the floating process to ensure safe continuity …