Polly has worked in our day surgery for many years and is a strong patient advocate. She is very thorough with her patients, taking her time to answer all questions and soothe ruffled emotions. She is very reassuring. Not only is she such a patient advocate, she is a nursing advocate. She is a strong resource for her staff, serving as the GYN resource nurse. She has been in management, education and staffing. Her director referred to her as the "consummate" OR nurse, stating she had strong skills in the OR and with her patient.

There are so many times I look at her and just think, "WOW", and the best part of this is that it an everyday thing! She is frequently assigned Team Leader in the OR. As resource nurse of the GYN service, she has been transforming the preference cards for the many gyns we serve and our new group that has joined us. She has worked with each of them to make their transition as smooth as possible. She came in overnight during our code white to call our patients and keep them up with our schedule changes.