Kristina Maria Plaas

Background

Plaas, Kristina Maria was born on June 6, 1959 in Salt Lake City. Daughter of Hyrum and Johanna Emilie Maria (Westerduin) Plaas.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Tennessee, 1981; MSN, Vanderbilt University, 1990; postgrad, U. Tennessee, since 1999.

Career

Staff nurse intensive care nursery, U. Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, Knoxville, 1981-1984; staff nurse neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, 1984-1986; staff specialist newborn Intensive Care Unit, U. Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, 1986; staff nurse/clinical specialist newborn Intensive Care Unit, U. Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, 1987-1998. Member nursing purchasing county U. Hospital Consortium, Oak Brook, Illinois, 1993-1997. Consultant, product specialist Baxter Healthcare, Round Lake, Illinois, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• Kristina Maria Plaas has been listed as a noteworthy Neonatal nurse specialist, registered nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Association Neonatal Nurses (practice committee 1993-1995, Robyn Main Excellence in Clinical Practice award 1990), Utah Perinatal Association (edn.bd. 1994-1996), National Perinatal Association, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: music, gourmet cooking, gardening, needlework, wildflowerphotography.

Connections

Father:

Hyrum Plaas

Mother:

Johanna Emilie Maria (Westerduin) Plaas