Member Anne Radtke, accreditation manager with the Ministry St. Michael’s Hospital/Ministry Medical Group sent in this fun survey preparation suggestion:

We did something really fun a couple of years ago (in 2007 and 2005) for a Joint Commission education called “Build-a-Sundae: Get the Scoop on JCAHO” (This obviously would be changed to spell out Joint Commission now.) I remember getting the idea off a listserv.

The object of the game is to answer survey questions correctly and build your sundae. We had tables set up in a conference room according to each chapter. On the tables there were table top billboards asking 4 questions (attached are the questions/answers). Staff needed to stop at each table, answer questions correctly to win something for their sundae (bowl, spoon, ice-cream, toppings, etc.). Attached are pictures to illustrate what we did.

Click here to read the rest of the blog post and see photos of  the contest. If you’d like to enter your own story, here’s an overview of the contest rules.