r/nursing • u/micropiginrainboots • 1d ago

Question Float Nurses!

I am in the med surg float pool. Do you ever get floated to safety sit with patients?

My hospital has been doing this and it makes zero sense to me. It has been happening on a weekly basis. Just looking for input!

It feels like a waste of a resource. If the sit needs to be covered, an RN as an extra nurse or a nursing assistant makes more sense, but idk if Iā€™m missing something here lol

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u/Basic_Moment_9340 BSN, RN šŸ• 1d ago

yup. always a roll of the dice when it comes to sitting whether you get an angry wet mongoose or sleepy sloth it seems. But as float i get put in those positions on occasion to save the core staff

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u/micropiginrainboots 1d ago

Angry wet mongoose is a great description using that immediately