Hi everyone – happy
reading!
A recent conversation with one of our team members served as
an important reminder of the many demands our nurses and frontline staff carry
every day. While we often focus on the positive opportunities that growth and
change can bring, it is equally important to recognize the challenges,
pressures, and extra responsibilities that staff are navigating right now. We
are grateful for the honesty, courage, and advocacy shown in sharing this
perspective, as it helps us grow as leaders and support our team better.
Together, we will continue to listen, learn, and work through both the
challenges and opportunities ahead. We do recognize how hard everyone works,
the daily pressures as well as the continuous pressures of new learning and
ongoing change. We will strive to better communicate and acknowledge this.
Peds has been a popular place lately! As patients are discharged or if disposition
plans change, please remember to update the coordinators as soon as possible.
Those updates make a huge difference and help everyone involved in the daily
game of Tetris keep things moving smoothly. Thank you!
4th-Year
Nursing Student Preceptors Needed
It's
that time again—we're looking for preceptors for our upcoming 4th-year nursing
students!
If
you're interested and have the capacity to support a student, please let us
know. Sharing a student is always an option and can be a great way to
contribute to their learning while balancing workload demands.
Thank
you for investing in the next generation of nurses and for everything you do to
make our unit such a supportive and welcoming learning environment.
Student
Placements:
- SCBScN: August
27 – October 9 (212 hours)
- SCBScN: August
27 – October 9 (212 hours)
- SCBScN: October
15 – December 7 (212 hours)
- USask:
September 1 – December 9 (312 hours)
- USask:
September 1 – December 9 (312 hours)
- USask:
September 1 – December 9 (312 hours)
Encountering errors with password changes: many are experiencing the following error
when attempting to reset their password:
"You cannot change your password
because it is not expired or an administrator did not make a request to change
it."
What you should do
- If you are not experiencing access issues,
no action is required at this time.
- If you need to reset your password, please use the "Forgot
Password" link available on the sign-in page and follow the prompts.
We’re working on it
Our team is actively reviewing the situation
to determine if any adjustments are needed and to ensure a smoother
experience.
We will provide updates if there are any
changes or actions required.
Thank you for your patience and
understanding.
Reminders:
The pick up
location for shuttle at RUH will be temporarily changing effective Friday June
5th . the shuttle will now be stopping just north of the previous
location by the Cancer Clinic due to construction.
Friendly
Reminder for New Staff
Our
patient room bathroom floors are flat, which means shower water can easily
escape into the room. When a patient or family member is using the shower, we
typically create a small "ledge" with flannels at the bathroom
entrance to help contain the water.
If you're not sure what this looks like, don't hesitate to ask a teammate—we're happy to show you!
Medication and Transfer Orders
·
Once the
transport RN arrives at JPCH and care has been transferred, any medications
from a non-SHA sending facility must be discarded.
·
After
admission to an SHA facility, all medications must be ordered by the patient's
Most Responsible Physician (MRP) and supplied through the SHA pharmacy.
·
If a dose is
needed immediately – the MRP must write an order and pharmacy can be notified
stat.
·
For in
hospital transfers (PICU, NICU, and DUBE transfers), transfer orders from the
sending unit are considered recommendations only. These orders must be reviewed
and co-signed by the receiving MRP or designate before they can be acted upon.
·
The resident
should be contacted upon transfer to the ward.
Kudos Corner
🎉 Maddy L. for completing a
weight, height, and head circumference — you rock!
🎉 Carolyn for always finding
creative ways to accommodate our admissions.
🎉 Krista and Tracy for helping
move patients efficiently and keeping things flowing smoothly.
🎉 Twila for doing an incredible
job identifying and addressing staffing gaps.
🎉 To all of our nurses — thank
you for showing up every day and doing the hard work. Your dedication,
compassion, and teamwork do not go unnoticed.
Charge Nurse Meeting
It's time for a Charge Nurse Meeting! Please
send me a DM with any topics you'd like to see discussed so we can make the
meeting as useful as possible.
Schedule Update
We're getting very close! SUN is currently
reviewing the schedule, and we have a meeting with them on Monday to finalize
details before posting it.
Our current goal is to complete line
selection before the end of June and transition into the new lines on September 20. As always,
timelines can shift, but that's the plan we're working toward right now.
Thank you all for your patience as we work
through this process!
Kelly & Sharon.
CNE Update:
- chest tube clamps
- chest tube clamp tubing
- 12" drainage tube with 1-way stopcock
- infant Pleur-Evac canister
- adult/regular size Pleur-Evac canister
DROPLET/CONTACT PLUS:
Once an AGMP is complete, remove the AGMP in Progress
poster. Settle time is not required for Droplet/Contact Plus Precautions (i.e.,
immediately after AGMP, staff may wear a medical mask when entering)
Settle Time would be used for an Airborne Precaution room's AGMP.
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