Weekly Update May 26, 2023

Lorrie A’s retirement – there is a little farewell book for Lorrie in the small staff room. Her last day of work will be June 14.

 

Travel history and IPC guidelines – reminder to always include a travel history in your admission assessment and document. Do not assume this is done in the absence of documentation. Asking this question will aid you to screen for any routine infectious disease risks (i.e. CPO as part of ARO screening) but also higher-risk infrequently seen diseases (i.e. Monkeypox & Ebola). There are Infection Prevention & Control resources to refer to once you know a travel history to guide next steps, just do a simple search on the SHA intranet or bookmark this page into your browser or save the link to your desktop - Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) | SaskHealthAuthority. The Guidelines and Toolkits section has specific information on things like Monkeypox and Ebola.

 

Starting May 29, 2023 at 0800 for all admissions coming from CES only, SFCC will no longer be receiving calls to “call-in” patients for admission. Physicians/residents have been made aware that instead of relying on the Coordinator/Charge Nurse to call-in the bed, they will now need to complete an Admission Order Form which the CES UA will then enter into Allscripts Patient Flow. This is a process change affecting all of the Saskatoon hospitals and is not optional. There have been concerns with this process change and its effect on providers escalated to the System Flow dept. This form will need to be completed before an admission can proceed. We have asked physicians to please not contact the Coordinator or Charge Nurse to admit instead of completing this form, as you will not be able to do this.

 

Please note that the option of Low Sodium Diet (3-5gm) has moved from the Dietary Modifications section of all diet forms to the Sodium Restriction section of the order form- see attachment

 

Hand Hygiene Audit May 2023 – 65%. Handwashing was missed:

-          Entering and exiting a patient room and being in contact with a patient

-          After being in contact with a patient

We need to be better. Let’s get above 80% next time.

 

New Q-Card for nursing! It’s on the S-Drive under Q-cards Nursing – Client Representative (Patient Advocate). See attached picture. This way you have the information if you are unable to find the tear-away notepads with the same information.

 

PIPD will be participating in an Implanted Vascular Access Device Trial.  Any patients getting a new port will be a part of this trial.  We currently have 2 patient on the unit with this new port.  They will have a bright green poster in their care plan with instructions.  Please fill out evaluation after each use.  These ports have no practice change.  Photocopy more evaluation forms, or find them in the bright blue binder in the CN room.  We are asking that only experienced staff access and de-access these ports and help participate in the evaluation and share their experience.   Thanks

 

KUDOS:

-          Sarah J taking sick admit like a champ

-          Caitlyn for being the best resource nurse- so helpful!

-          Karen, Libebunch & Heather for running off their feet short staffed on this very busy Friday!