Education
Student, University of Southern Mississippi, 1963-1966; Bachelor of science in nursing, William Carey College, 1974; postgraduate, U. South Alabama, 1988-1990; MSN, U. Mobile, Alabama, 1994.
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Richard Franklin McElhaney
Edit ProfileQuality assurance nursing coordinator
Career
Scrub nurse in surgery, Southern Baptist School, New Orleans, 1972-1974;
medical surgical nurse, U. South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, 1974;
instructor nursing, Mobile (Alabama) Infirmary School of Nursing, 1974-1975;
director inservice education, Springhill Memorial Hospital, Mobile, 1975-1976;
staff nurse, U. South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, 1977;
head nurse surgery, assistant director nursing, U. South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, 1977-1978, 78-80;
nursing supervisor surgical unit, Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula, Mississippi
director staff development, head nurse Intensive Care Unit and psychiatric services, Doctors Hospital of Mobile, 1982-1989;
quality assurance coordinator, nurse manager, Knollwood Pk. Hospital, 1990-1992;
CQI coordinator, Knollwood Pk. Hospital, since 1990;
with quality management, Knollwood Pk.
Hospital, 199-.
Achievements
Membership
Technology sergeant United States Air Force, 1966-1970. Member National Association Quality Assurance Professionals (Gulf Coast Council), Alabama Organization Nurse Executives, Gulf Coast Association for Health Care Quality (treasurer), U. Mobile Nursing Honor Society (president), Sigma Theta Tau (secretary Omicron Theta chapter).
Connections
M. Lynne E. Mcelhaney, 1972. Children: Richard Franklin Junior, VirginiaLynne.
