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2013
Awards
Party Without the Pressure
Andrews Institute ASC, Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Hosting an annual holiday party for your
employees always seems like a good
idea, but December is so full of events
and preparations that scheduling conflicts and seasonal stress threaten to tarnish the cheer. So change the holiday
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Andrews
and celebrate Mardi Gras instead, during Institute ASC's Mardi Gras hostesses.
the less-hectic late winter or early spring,
says Barbara J. Holder, RN, BSN, LHRM, the center's QA coordinator.
Kick Staff Meetings Up a Notch
Fremont (Neb.) Surgical Center
Here's something that'll liven up a routine staff meeting. Separate the
attendees into teams. Then give each a sheet of printer paper and a
small paper clip, tell them to
make paper airplanes, and see
whose can fly the furthest. Or:
Ask each team to identify 7
characteristics all of its members have in common. Or: Have
AN ACTIVE AGENDA The staff that gets
to know one another works together better.
them write and sing songs
about your center and its cases to a tune everyone knows, like a
Christmas carol or "I've Been Working on the Railroad." Everyone will
get a laugh out of it, and if you've got a competitive staff, you can award
small prizes to the winners, but there's much more to be gained from
team-building activities that break down the usual communication barriers, says Tracy Hoeft-Hoffman, RN, MSN, MBA, CASC, administrator.
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