About This Web Site

About This Web Site

To introduce myself, I am a Registered Nurse of 30 years. My experience includes Medical/Surgical Nursing, Critical Care, IV Therapy of 10 years, Home Health Care, and 18 Years in the Quality arena!! I am currently employed at a pediatric facility. I have experienced several Joint Commission surveys, and have provided consulting services. I am active in my regional and national associations for healthcare quality. I have been a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality since 1987.

I believe in functionality...so you probably will not find anything fancy here...but instead, a purposeful and functional web site! But from time to time if I get bored or creative, you may find a new graphic or other web item popping up! And please, use the comments page to let me know what you think about the site. Share your ideas or suggestions with me to make the site a place you can use and enjoy. Please remember, I'm not a professional web designer...just a Health Care professional like you. But I am willing to advance my skills and knowledge to meet your needs.

Please enjoy the sites here, and come back again and again!!!

Your Host,
Wilma McCullough

How To Submit Documents For Sharing:

I hope that you will not only take from this site, but that you will also take some time to share your valuable expertise with others by submitting items to be posted here for sharing.

When possible, please submit your items in a universal word processing or text file format.
You can transfer the files to me as an attachment or as part of an email message. If it is necessary to fax the document or send it via snail mail, please contact me via email for further information for doing so.
Please remove any information that would identify your facility before sending the file. If identifiers are found in the document, they will be removed. Consultants that submit documents will be acknowledged for their contribution.
When submitting documents for publication on this web site, please include the following information (Your name and facility will remain confidential. It will not be posted to the site):
- Your name and email or other contact information
- The name of your facility
- Type of facility
- Function as it relates to the Joint Commission's key functions (outlined below)
- Date of your last Joint Commission survey
- Any comments that you would like noted along with the document you are submitting

How To Find Your Way Around The Site

The site is organized by function, following the Joint Commission's 11 key functions. The functions are listed on the "Links To Documents Page" for those who may not be readily familiar with the abbreviations noted in the navigation bar at the bottom of each page.

By clicking on the function, you will link to another page that will provide information that other Health Care Professionals have so graciously been willing to share regarding that function.

Document Numbering

Each document submitted has been numbered using the following numbering convention.

Each document will be assigned a code for easy identification of the document type. The code assignment will be as follows:

AAxxxAa
AA	Will provide an capitalized alphabetic character to represent the function as indicated by the Joint Commission function
xxx	Will provide a numeric document number. If more than one related document is submitted by the same organization the same number, xxx will be assigned to all of the documents.
A	Will represent a capitalized alphabetic character indicating the type of document. P=Policy or Procedure F=Form L=Plan O=Other Document
a	Will represent a final alpha character that will be provided if more than one of the same document type is submitted by the same facility relating to the same function in order to relate necessary documents to each other.

Comments

Each document will have a "Comments" section.

When comments have been provided by the individual submitting the document, they will be noted in this section.

If no comments have been submitted, "No Comments" will be noted in the comments section.

Related Documents

When related documents are submitted, it will be indicated in the "Related Documents" section. Related documents will be grouped together alphanumerically.

Viewing or Downloading Documents

Links to documents that are available on this site will be noted next to the document title. The file extension will indicate the file type.

Those with '.exe' extensions can be downloaded by clicking on the hyperlink. These are self-extracting files. When you click on the file you will be prompted for a location to save the file. Once downloaded, double clicking on the file will cause the files to extract. The individual files can then by opened by the software indicated.

Those with '.pdf' extensions can be viewed online with Acrobat Reader which is a free downloadable software that can be obtained from Adobe's website. Just click on the hyperlink here or on the logo below and follow the directions on their page to download and install the Acrobat Reader. Once you have downloaded it, you can view and print the forms directly from the web.

Right clicking on these files will bring up an option menu. To download the file, choose 'Save Link As' and then indicate the location you would like to save the file to.

Consultants Links

There is a designated web page for consultants. If you are a consultant and have a web page, I will be glad to add your link to the list of consultants. If you have a logo you can email it to me to include with the link. In addition, any other information regarding your consulting service will gladly be included with your link.

If you are a consultant and do not have your own web page, I will be glad to include any information you send me on the consultants web page.

Pertinent Links

If you have a favorite or helpful healthcare link that you would like to share with others, let me know and I will be glad to add a web page for hyperlinks