PIPD Update August 28, 2026

 Happy Friday!

Thanks for another great week, everyone. We have two new Unit Support Workers who have started with us, so please help us welcome Sherry and Lorene to the ward!

A little lost and found…

We are currently missing our Unit 2 glucometer. It should be marked JPCH Unit 2 on the side, so please keep your eyes open for it.

We are also missing two CPR stools.

On a more positive equipment note, our new vein finder should be arriving soon! We’ll keep you posted once it’s here and ready to use.  Update to the lift – both lifts now use the same type of sling so can be used interchangeable. Voila.

Reminder:

A quick reminder about assignments for transplant patients.  Regardless of how long ago a transplant occurred, transplant patients must only be assigned to chemo trained nurse. This certification is required at every stage of care on our unit.

We know assignments involve a lot of moving parts, and occasionally something may get missed. Charge Nurses need your help to catch these errors. If you notice that you have been assigned a transplant patient by accident please let the CN know right away so the assignment can be changed.  Thanks for helping us stay on top of this.

If you are floated for your shift – check in with charge to double check your points are updated.

Social Stuff

Book Club – September 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Prairie Sun

And just a reminder that this is really more about getting together than actually discussing the book. So even if you didn’t finish YESTERYEAR (or didn’t start it!), come out for some fun.

Forever Golden Walk – September 20 at 11:00 a.m. at Meewasin Park

Our team name is The Sunshine Squad. Check out the PIPD Social page for information on how to join the team.

A Memo That May or May Not Apply to You…

Starting August 31, 2026, Nursing Consultative Services will have access to electronically document the Nursing Consultation Progress Note in Sunrise Clinical Manager.

This will provide nursing consultative staff with a standardized way to document assessments, interventions, education, follow-up and ongoing support. It will also help ensure consultation activities and patient care are clearly documented and integrated into the overall care plan.

Clinical units and members of the health care team can access the Nursing Consultation Progress Note through the Documents Tab or the Visit Record Review Tab.

So… this may be very relevant to you, or it may be one of those memos that you read and file away for later!

And Finally…

For those of you working this weekend — thank you!

For those who are off — enjoy it!

The countdown to back-to-school is officially on. Good luck to all of us as we get back into routines, schedules, lunches, backpacks and everything else that comes with September.

Have a great weekend!

Sharon & Kelly

 CNE Update:

New checkbox added to the bottom of the nurse Discharge Form. See highlighted picture below.

PIPD Update August 21, 2026

 Thank you, everyone, for another great week! A few updates and reminders:

• Job postings: There are currently several job postings available, and more will continue to come up as we work through internal movement and position changes. We are excited to see so many of our staff moving into new positions and opportunities!

• Wound Care: Nursing staff are able to consult Wound Care directly. Please remember to involve them with any patient who has a wound, including burns.

• First Nations and Métis Health: The team has shared that they would like to be consulted more frequently when appropriate.

• Representatives rounding on the unit: We now have both First Nations and Métis Health representatives rounding on our floor. When completing admissions, please remember to include a Treaty number or Métis citizenship/registry number when applicable.

• Shout-out to Melissa! We received some wonderful feedback from a family in Unit 4 who were very impressed with the care and support you provided. Thank you, Melissa, for making such a positive impact!

New Learning to be completed by September 8th.

New Rectal Irrigation Q-card online and in Q-card boxes

IV MONOGRAPH IMPORTANT INFORMATION for Thursday - August 27th.  

The Smart Pump Program SharePoint will be moving to a SharePoint online.  This means that any existing link you have to the IV Monographs will be broken on Aug 27th and you will need to create a new Link.   More info to come next week.  Smart Pump Homepage

PIPD Update August 14, 2026

 The BDM Pharmacy system will be in downtime from 23:59 August 17 to 01:30 August 18.

 During Pharmacy BDM downtime:

·         ROUTINE orders - Scan to pharmacy using normal procedures and they will be processed when the pharmacy system is operational.

·         URGENT orders (orders that need to be sent from Pharmacy during the downtime) –

o Write patient location on the order page

o FAX order to 6607

·         STAT orders –

o Write patient location on the order page

o FAX order to 6607

o page Pharmacy to notify

·         PYXIS units:

o All Pyxis machines will be in Critical override during this time (All stocked medications are on override)

o ADT Information will not go to Pyxis during the downtime, so you may have to use FACILITY SEARCH to find a patient, or enter a TEMPORARY PATIENT

·         Discharge/Transfer Med Rec forms:

o   The MoV Application will be unavailable during this outage window as well. As a result, transfer med rec reports will not be able to be generated.

CNE Update:

NEW Isolette - the BabyLeo

There is a new folder within the q-cards folder of the S-drive: Isolette - BabyLeo

You will find:

- Admitting and caring for an infant in an Isolette including the use of the Radiant Warmer Work Standard

    - this includes information on the powering on, making changes to parameters, Air Temp, documentation, safety tips, using the Radiant Warrmer, weigh scale, Xray, adding patient name into the screen, & lighting options.

- Transitioning from Isolette to Open Care Bed Work Standard

    - this includes information on how/when to decrease temp, documentation, safety tips, Open Care Bed (also known as de-roofing), and how to power off when infant is discharged.

- BabyLeo TN500 Instruction Manual

- Cleaning Instructions

- updated Q-card (also in the recipe box of each unit)

There is NO change to previous practice of:
- the warmth the isolette should be set to initially

- the monitoring of the patient while in the isolette

- weaning from the isolette

We DO NOT use the skin temp feature. This is a NICU only function. There are too many variables to ensuring the probe is measuring accurately. If an infant is too sick to be monitored via air temp only, then this patient may need a higher level of care (aka go to NICU). We also do not have the probes on our floor.

The heated mattress is an optional function of our machines but will most likely not be used. We want air temp as our main warming source. 

The BiliLux (bili light) is on hold for now. Do not use until more information is available and announced. Use the bili blanket as our phototherapy source. 
    Reasons we are not using the BiliLux yet:

        - physicians need to understand this therapy source and write specific orders for radiance levels

        - we need to get safety goggles for staff

        - we need to have information for you to safely use

There is a 23min video from Drager if you do want to review. There are more options discussed compared to what we will use but it is thorough: Babyleo How-to-use Video

We sincerely appreciate the nurses who set up and started care with the isolettes this past weekend. You are rock stars! 🤩

PIPD Update August 7, 2026

🩵 Peds Weekly Update

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great week. Here are a few updates and things happening around the unit!

📋 Provisional Schedule Update

The provisional schedule is completed and submitted to scheduling and will go into effect September 20th.

HR is still reaching out to staff to offer positions. As people accept positions, additional vacancies will become available, so keep an eye on myConnection if you missed out on the first round of postings. More opportunities may be coming!

🍦 Miracle Treat Day – August 13th

Miracle Treat Day is next Thursday, August 13th!

Dairy Queen locations across the province will be donating 100% of the proceeds from every Blizzard sold to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

So grab a Blizzard, enjoy a treat, and support an amazing cause! 💙

🅿️ Parking Services

Please note the temporary change to Parking Services hours:

August 31st – September 13th

• Monday–Friday: 12:00 PM–3:00 PM

Regular office hours will resume September 14th.

🍬 Thank You, Carly & Taylor!

A big thank you to Carly and Taylor for restocking the staff room with treats! We appreciate you keeping the snack supply going. 😊

☀️ Sunshine Fund – We Want Your Ideas!

Please enter your Sunshine Fund submissions! It’s very easy to do, and this is a great opportunity to request things that would make our work environment better or brighten a patient’s day.

You can request anything up to $5,000. If you notice something that is missing, something that would make your job easier, or something that would make a patient or family’s experience a little brighter — please submit it!

The Sunshine Fund is there because of YOU, so we want to hear your ideas!

👉 Sunshine Fund – Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation

You can also find the Sunshine Fund information by Googling it or through the PIPD Social Page on Facebook.

📚 Book Club

Book club voting is LIVE! Head over to the Facebook page and cast your vote for the next book.

🚶‍♀️ Forever Golden Walk – September 20th

The Forever Golden Walk is coming up on September 20th!

Check out the whiteboard in the small staff room for more information if you are interested in participating.

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Thanks everyone, and have a great weekend! 💙

sharon & kelly.

CNE Update:

Peds Surgery wants your opinion!

Please complete this quick survey about your experience since the NPs started:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QLPC29C

Maybe this will help prove to SHA why our NPs are such a valuable resource & very much needed!