Usually when a nurse is pulled to another floor, she is given the worst assignment there. They usually have no idea what is happening and accept the assignment before knowing what they are getting into. Being cross-trained is going to become necessary as our economy worsens and the supply of nurses dwindles. I would suggest that nurses seek to cross-training before being madet to. Several of our PACU nurses work in the ED and OR. If you are in the planning stages then PLEASE plan ahead and don't thrust this on staff. Get them involved in the process. Ask them where they might want to cross-train. Offer an afternoon shadowing a nurse from that unit in order to get a feel for the specialty. Start an inservice program for nurses who want to cross-train and offer an hourly compensation to work off the regular unit. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. You get out of something equal or better that which you invest when it is with people. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]