Authors

  1. Overman, Kimberly RN
  2. Hauver, Jeni BSN, RN
  3. McKay, Jennifer MHA, BSN, RN
  4. Aucoin, Julia DNS, RN-BC, CNE

Abstract

Orienting staff to multiple areas is challenging, as is maintaining multiple competencies, which might be used infrequently. Creating a strategy to regularly assess needed competencies to maintain a highly skilled pool of nurses, prepared to float to multiple areas, is critical to supporting flexible staffing. A plan for how to achieve this complex analysis is described and can be translated to other complex environments.