F
rom the filters in
their facemasks
to the soles of
their non-slip
shoes, the surgi-
cal staff at Honorhealth
Scottsdale Thompson Peak
Medical Center in Scottsdale,
Ariz., might be the best-pro-
tected group in all the land.
And they have Pat Plett,
BNRN, MS-HSA, CNOR, the winner of this year's OR Excellence
Award for Staff Safety, to thank for making employee safety a top
priority.
"My motto is, if I get told no the first time I ask for a staff safety
purchase, I just have to do a better job the next time," says the
pleasantly persistent Ms. Plett, 56, the clinical director of periop-
erative services. "No does not mean I'm not going to ask again. It
just means I have to do my homework a
little better and have a little more research
to show."
When it comes to protecting her staff
from harm on the job, Ms. Plett will spare
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O R E X C E L L E N C E AWA R D S
Staff Safety
Honorhealth Scottsdale
(Ariz.) Thompson Peak
Medical Center spares no
expense to keep its staff safe.
z LOOKING SHARP Ms. Plett ordered custom-made
lead aprons for staff who work a lot of X-ray cases.
Pat
Plett,
BNRN,
MS-HSA,
CNOR
S p o n s o r e d b y
