IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy digest posts summarize updates over the past month about:
- Clinical Policies, Care Directives, Guidelines and Learning Modules
- Get the latest on clinically relevant, local guidance published through policies, care directives, guidelines and/or learning modules.
- Identify competencies relevant to you/your team’s practice.
- Dynamic Health (DH)
- Stay informed about implementation and use of Dynamic Health at Nova Scotia Health, including recent updates to Workplace Notes and Custom Workplace Skills.
- Clinical Practice Support (CPS) Subject Guides
- Learn about recently published and updated CPS subject guides, where you/your team can find relevant resources across DH, policies, care directives, guidelines and learning modules. CPS subject guides also include Key Practice Points and additional educational and guidance resources to support implementation and competency maintenance.
Original posts on the above topics can be accessed by Nova Scotia Health Employees through The Compass > Clinical Resources News.
Policies, Care Directives, Guidelines and Learning Modules
- NEW CARE DIRECTIVE: Sepsis Recognition and Treatment in the Emergency Department Settings
- CD-EC-095 is supported by and includes a Dynamic Health custom skill. Leadership and Clinical Educators can find this new care directive, DH link and more implementation support resources in the Sepsis Recognition and Treatment in the Emergency Department Settings Clinical Practice Support subject guide.
- NEW POLICY and PROCEDURES: Medication Administration
- MM-MA-001 has been updated and includes several DH skills. Leadership and Clinical Educators can find this new policy, related procedures, DH links and more support resources in the Medication Administration Clinical Practice Support subject guide.
Dynamic Health Updates
- New Workplace Notes and Reviewed Skills
- New notes have been created for a range of skills, including but not limited to: Arterial Catheter Site Care, Enteral Nutrition by Bolus, Gastrostomy Tube Care, Leg Ulcer Compression Systems, Liquid Nitrogen for Dermatologic Cryosurgery, Wasting Controlled Substances.
- View the full list of New Workplace Notes and Reviewed Skills for September 2025.
- Revised Workplace Notes
- Workplace Note about a range of skills have been revised, including but not limited to: Assessing and Managing Pain, Blood Product and Plasma Administration, CVADs, Feeding Tubes, IM Injections in Newborns, Oral Medication for Infants and Children, Urine Specimen Collection from Indwelling Catheters, Tracheostomies.
- View the list of Revised Workplace Notes for September 2025.
- Custom Workplace Skills
Clinical Practice Support Subject Guides
- NEW
Obtaining CE With Dynamic Health for Nursing Practice and Leadership Premiums
It's that time of year again! It's time to start preparing to submit for your Nursing Practice and Leadership Premiums. There are three ways to earn CE using Dynamic Health:
1. Creating a DH Personal Account + Day-to-Day Use
Each time you use a skill in DH can count towards CE, but first you need to make a personal account. Once you’ve made a personal account, make sure you are logged in each time you use DH. Over time, you’ll notice the counter in the top right getting bigger. When you are ready, you can export your activity as CE credits. Regular use of DH will help you accumulate credits that can be converted to Practice Points as per Nursing Collective Agreements.
2. Skill Review and Creating a Workplace Note (WPN)
Priority skills needing review are identified by organizational leadership and clinical educators. You may put your name forward to our Team with the clinical areas you are competent to provide review for, and we’ll reach out when needs arise. This may be to update an existing skill with a workplace note, or to review a skill for potential workplace note or another customization.
3. Creating a Custom Workplace Skill
The need to create a Custom Workplace Skill is determined through our review process, the CPP team, and leadership and clinical educators. For example, if you submit a review for a skill (after it was assigned to you) and our CPP team reviews and determines there are too many differences for a Workplace Note alone, the CPP team may reach out about collaborating on working with us to create a Custom Workplace Skill. Creating this type of skill takes more time and energy, therefore, this activity is worth the most Leadership Points offered.
Learn more and get additional tips by reading the original post at Clinical Resources News on The Compass.
Get in Touch!
Connect with Clinical Practice and Policy about this content update and opportunities to collaborate by emailing AskIPPL@nshealth.ca.
Find guidance about using Dynamic Health, setting up a personal account, exporting CE (Continuing Education) Credits, and more in the Dynamic Health Support guide.
