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ere's a simple yet fun contest that will get your staff thinking
about the cost of surgical supplies. Each week we hand out a
piece of paper with 5 surgical supplies listed on it. Staff write
down what they think the cost of each item is. At the end of the week,
we add up each entry and award the employee who came closest
without going over the cost of all 5 items a $5 lunch coupon or gift
card. We then post all the entries on a board and highlight the winner.
Our goal with our "guess-that-cost" contest is to educate all our staff
on the cost of supplies and hopefully encourage cost consciousness in
supply use.
Carol Cappella, RN, MSN, CNOR
Delray Beach (Fla.) Surgery Center
ccappella@daslc.com
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Guess-That-Cost
Contest
COST CONSCIOUS The Delray
Beach (Fla.) Surgery Center's "guess-
that-cost" contest is a fun way to edu-
cate staff on the cost of supplies.
Carol
Cappella,
RN,
MSN,
CNOR
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