PIPD Update August 29, 2025

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From Sharon

Safety overview for August:

Med errors have been picked up quickly and efficiently by our team. Nice work!

Room to improve is ensuring admission orders are being double checked in MAR and acccurate.

Safety’s We have had some safety’s due to falls. Please ensure these are reported. Be aware and ensure parents are aware of specific protocols for our patients so that we can reduce the chances of this occurring. Make sure to print & fill out the Fall Record #101853 on FOD.

Education we have several staff that haven’t signed off their learning for 2024/5. I have the forms now so please send me a note so I can initial if you have done a module. Then I don’t have to hound you  : )

EVD cart- Ideally this would be restocked and checked after each use but can we please have CN/ Resource check/stock these every Sunday to ensure this is being done as well? WS & ordering forms are in the Neuro Binder with cart.

Ed days: FT and PT staff should all be assigned now. IF you do not have a date, please contact Sharon ASAP. We would like to open up these dates for casual staff by mid Sept.

BP cuffs: I will mention to UA’s as well: Male adapter end of BP cuffs are going missing again. When removing these, please ensure the adapter stays with the cuff not the machine. We replaced about 20 this week.

Flex kanbans will be changed out in the coming weeks. This means that 4 of the rooms in flex will now be stocked with our kanbans rather than PICU kanban. Rooms changed over will be: 31,33,39,41

Thank you! A big thank you to volunteers for both reviewing of new violence training modules as well as flu peer immunizers!  There was an amazing response which is so appreciated! Also for those that were willing to help out this weekend. A big Thank you!

Students start this next week. Please keep an eye out for them and give them a warm welcome.

Staff room please ensure you are putting away food when you leave the staff room. As you all know, we have had bugs in there recently - it is resolved but we want to keep it that way. Please do your dishes asap for this same reason.

Safety For Supervisor sessions – are you due?? Now is the time to take advantage of an alternative for the long version of Safety For Supervisors. The current Safety For Supervisor sessions listed on the Training Registration System (TRS) are at capacity and the sessions will continue. 

The  Flipped Webex Course, is an alternative through Worksafe.

• This module can be done anywhere and at any time (even during a slow night shift)
• This module takes approximately 3-4 hours which is half the time of the current flipped Webex course
• No more waitlists or full classes.
• Meets legislation requirements. 
• All those that oversee or direct the work of others need to have this course.  This can now be done in a timely manner.
• Need a refresher every 5 years.

 Go to: Supervision and Safety Course

Link: https://worksafesask.bluedrop.io/storefront/worksafesaskatchewan/

·         Ensure the e-learning is selected

·        Choose Supervision and Safety

Have a great long weekend everyone!! I really appreciate all of your patience and support with our staff scheduling issues. I sincerely hope this will get better! 

CNE Update

D5 Ringer's Lactate - now available Unit 2 Clean Supply room on the special fluid cart. 

FREE Education event Sept 17 from 0700-0830: hosted by Accreditation Canada - World Patient Safety Day 2025 – Protecting Our Littlest Patients: Unmasking Pediatric Pain as a Safety Issue. Accreditation Canada also has an HSO Pediatric Pain Management Standard which can be downloaded for free.

FREE Education event Sept 17 from 1000-1100: hosted by Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP) & Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System - Med Safety Exchange. Share, learn and discuss incident reports, trends and emerging issues in medication safety.

Ed Days - FT/PT staff: please look at your schedule for an Ed Day on one of the following dates - Oct 8, 9, 23, 28, Nov 3, 12, 17, or 28. It is a 12hour Day and will probably show up as a planned leave or education leave. Please let us know if you do not have an Ed Day.

    Casuals - more information coming soon

Syphilis - All information is found on the S-Drive in Q-cards. 

• Contact Precautions until 24 hours of penicillin administered
• penicillin G must be given IV. All doses must be completed and within time scheduled.

NOTE: If any doses are missed, treatment for the 10 day course MUST restart at Day 1

• PHYSICIAN: arrange follow up with the Saskatoon Pediatric ID office prior to discharge & to fax follow up information to Saskatoon Pediatric ID office (306) 844-1536. 
• NURSE: Newborn Syphilis Data Request Form - found on S-Drive 🠊 Q-cards 🠊 Syphilis (folder) must be filled out prior to discharge and faxed to Public Health (306) 655-3433 when discharged.

**Give a copy of the Data Request Form to the coordinators; original to stay in chart**

**Mar’s do not need to be faxed anymore**

(Appendix C from Syphilis Management Mother-Newborn Acute Care)

Glucometer - Please do a QC every night. If you are unable to get the meter to "pass" the QC, please let a CNE know. Repeated errors/lack of QCs/dropping the meter can make it malfunction. They are $1000 to replace. 💸😭

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