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Archive > December, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 12

Staffing

Green People Float, Purple People Flex

Trish Calhoun, RN

Trish Calhoun, RN Our nurses can be either green people or purple people. The choice is theirs, as are the perks - more hours for green people who are willing to float, more time off for purple people who'd rather not. Let me explain the concept behind what has become the backbone of our freestanding multi-specialty center's staffing plan.

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