The unit policy is that the nurse with the least seniority is required to float to understaffed units. Is this the best policy?

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Rationale 1: The nurse manager should be certain that enough experienced nurses are left on the home unit so that quality of care is not threatened. However, always floating the least senior staff is not a fair policy.
Rationale 2: There is no indication that this is against more corporate philosophy and is often the manner in which floating decisions are made.
Rationale 3: It is a better policy to float the best nurse as that nurse is more likely to adapt to the other unit.
Rationale 4: Seniority can be awarded in other ways. It is not the best policy to always float the nurse with the least seniority.

The Unit Policy Is That the Nurse with the Least