PIPD Update - January 26, 2024

KUDOS

A patients family came by my office to tell me how exceptional our staff are. They stated that you guys go above and beyond to deliver the best care. So a HUGE KUDOs to everyone, it is so great to hear from families that your efforts do not go unnoticed :)

Staff who reported issues with Pantoloc monograph. Changes were able to be made quickly with your feedback. 

From IPC - Staff looking after 2307 Jan 26 . Everything looked very clean and organized. (top of PPE cart clear, nursing table clear of extra stuff etc.)

MASTER SELECTION

The new master is going to be ready soon. If you haven't received an email from Fiona earlier this week, reach out. More info will be coming out once we have a confirmed Master. 

Projected Selection Date is Feb 13th, activation date April 7th. 

Spam emails - there appears to have been spam emails being sent out to people from 'Jonathan Melville' with many odd subject lines. Please do not open as these are not coming from me or my SHA email. I do not know how this had been happening and am working with SHA IT on this. 

Trauma Informed Practice mandatory training - 

Trauma Informed Practice training (TIP) is available to all SHA staff and physicians.

• Level one: Growing Awareness
• One-time mandatory training (30 minutes) for SHA staff, physicians and Out-Of-Scope leaders. It is available to SHA Patient Family Partners, volunteers and SHA contracted affiliates.
• Level two: Creating Safety
• One-time mandatory training for those who provide direct client care. This includes, but is not limited to physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, licensed practical nurses, continuing care assistants, psychologists, social workers, addiction counsellors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, recreation therapists, dietitians, and other allied health-care professionals.

To access all training levels of “TIP Online Learning Access Instructions”, access technical advice and other information, see the Online Training Instructions.

CNE updates:

1. NEW STOCK! We have added the following items:

a. 250mL NS bags to every IV cart

b. 0.45% NS with 20 KCL to every IV cart

c. Increased supply amount of ¾” Port Needles to every IV cart

d. Toothpaste and real toothbrushes to every Clean Supply Cart (beside the mouthwash)

e. Essential Bath Wipes, Shield Barrier Wipes, CHG Wipes, and Shampoo Caps are all added into Walmart and Mini-Walmart. The Unit Support Staff will stock the boxes at each warmer. Please replace the warmer as you use wipes from the supply boxes at each warmer. Unit 1 has the boxes inside the hutch.

f. Pouches for the Pill Crusher – stocked in Walmart

g. COMING SOON – 24g Viavialve (and hopefully BBrauns) to IV cart

2. Please welcome our new Obs trained staff: Sydney D., Alex L., Cassidy B., Ashlyn F., Megan M., Sarah J., Katie S. Kalei L.

3. If receiving a POSITIVE Blood Culture on an Oncology patient, please notify the Oncologist

4. Blair’s retirement Come & Go Celebration – Wednesday Feb 7 from 1-3:30pm. Please join us. Gift contribution can be e-transferred to: cherieandben@sasktel.net

5. MAR documentation changes – details to come next week

6. Peds IV Monographs (the old ones) are no longer available. Please see posters in med rooms for All Ages Monograph tips, troubleshooting and how to escalate concerns so the CNEs can put your concerns forward. Your information will help us make changes and keep patients safe!

7. Tapped into the computer and your screen is blue and blank?! Go to “start” on bottom left corner of screen. Click. Go to your name. Click. Select and click on “log out”. Then log in again. If this does not fix your screen, call 8200 and use option 2.

Sage Wipes - Wipes for the Warmers in each unit have boxes underneath for extra stock. These items are now stocked in Walmart (2318) and Mini-Walmart (2378). If you can please start stocking those warmer boxes using the supply from Walmart/Mini-Walmart on night shift.

Unit 2 IV fluid cart - The small IV fluid cart in Unit 2 Supply room is now stocked by SPD. Many more IV fluids have been added to this cart and the main IV carts - enough that nurses shouldn’t need to have you order boxes of fluids.

Ordering NPS in SCM

Please read this clarification on how to enter viruses on SCM. This poster will be in the q-cards for nursing on the S-Drive. It is saved as “Respiratory Viruses SCM”. You can search any of these words and it will pop up for you.

Weekly Update Jan 19

Resident Quiet Times

Gentle reminder that the residents are only to be called for emergent things during handover 1600-1730

Always ensure you are working with Resource or Charge prior to calling residents.

Two reasons: Keeps the leaders (Charge and resource) on the unit in the know, and ensures the calls to residents are necessary. 

PIXIS

RESTOCK PATIENTS

·         Should never be used for controlled meds.

·         Why?

o   Legal documentation for controlled substances are not met when they are taken out this way, as opposed to the temp patient which I can then merge with the intended patient’s profile.

·         If staff do not to stop using them for controlled meds, pharmacy will need to remove the option to use a restock patient completely.

Hospital Acquired Infections

We have had a few respiratory HAIs in the last couple of weeks.

Ensure you are documenting visitors that are symptomatic so IPC doesn't attribute it to us. 

Take note on if a service goes into rooms without appropriate PPE in the chart so we can start capturing these types of behaviors. 

Keep up with your hand hygiene and PPE :)

Have a great weekend!

PIPD Update Jan 12, 2024

 Etransfers can be sent to – cherieandben@sasktel.net

Social Work - Social Workers in Saskatoon will be documenting in SCM starting January 8, 2024.

Social Workers have five structured note documents to use in SCM:

·         SW Initial Assessment

·         SW Progress Notes

·         SW Case Conference Note

    Code Red The Code Plan has been updated - see the EPP folder on the S:drive. S:\Pediatrics\Pediatrics- Acute Care\EPP\JPCH 2024 EPP review\Code Red. The SHA has gone to a new format so we will have new EPP binders on the unit as soon as they come in.