Dynamic Health round-up posts keep you informed about implementation and use of Dynamic Health at Nova Scotia Health. They highlight any new priority projects and events, as well as updates to our Workplace Notes and Custom Workplace Skills.
Updates: Reviewed Skills and Workplace Notes
We receive feedback submissions about Dynamic Health skills on an ongoing basis through the Suggest an Edit form and through partnerships with departments and teams.
Reviewed: New Workplace Note
- Managing an Indwelling Pleural Catheter
- Assisting With Posterior Nasal Packing for Nosebleed
- Assessing for Postpartum Depression
- Assisting With Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Assisting With Chest Tube Insertion in Adults
- Changing Chest Tube Dressing in Adults
- Inserting and Verifying Placement/Positioning of Small Bore Feeding Tubes
- Deaccessing Implanted Ports
- Changing a Midline Catheter Dressing in Adults
- Communicating With Patients Who Are Non-English Speaking
- Assisting With Initiating Temporary Transvenous Pacing in Adults
Reviewed: No Workplace Note
- Replacing a Wet Suction Closed Chest Drainage System in Adults
- Replacing a Dry Suction Closed Chest Drainage System in Adults
- Assisting With Anterior Nasal Packing for Nosebleed
- Assessing Delirium in Pediatric Patients
- Assessing Extrapyramidal Symptoms
- Assisting With Pericardiocentesis
- Staging and Managing Phlebitis
New Custom Skills
- Alternate Level of Care (ALC) Designation and Status Change Process
- Performing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) or Twin Bag Exchange in Adults
Patient Handouts in More Languages, Including French (Canada)
226 Patient Handout titles are now available in multiple languages including French (Canada), Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Russian and Tagalog. More titles are expected to be available in multiple translations over time. Click on the hyperlinked language after 
Get PDF: to access a specific translation.
Example:
- English: Abnormal Pap Test Results
- French: Résultats anormaux du test Pap
Dynamic Health’s Patient Handouts can be used at the point of care (e.g., printed and shared with a patient) when there is nothing applicable within the Nova Scotia Health patient education pamphlet collection or when creating or updating site/unit specific material by putting the information in your own words and citing Dynamic Health.
Find more information about creating patient education pamphlets by visiting: https://library.nshealth.ca/CreatingContent/Pamphlets.
Health Promotion in April and Dynamic Health Topics
April 2024 marks the promotion of:
- Advance Care Planning Day, April 16th
- National Immunization Awareness Week, April 23rd to 30th
- Rosacea Awareness Month
In recognition of these health promotion events, we encourage you to engage with the curated list of Dynamic Health content below.
If you spot any Skills below that you feel need a Workplace Note, consider being a reviewer! Fill out our Suggestions for Skills form with your notes and we will get in touch!
Advance Care Planning Day
- Skills/Procedures
- Patient Handouts
- Related Disease Overviews
National Immunization Awareness Week
- Skills/Procedures
- Signs and Symptoms
- Related Disease Overviews
Rosacea Awareness Month
- Signs & Symptoms
- Patient Handouts
- Related Disease Overviews
Dynamic Health Project Team
Gloria Connolly, RN, BScN, NCA, WOCC(c), GNC(c)
Clinical Nurse Educator, (CNE)
Interprofessional Practice & Learning
Leah MacDonald
Professional Practice Leader
Interprofessional Practice & Learning, COVID-19 Response
Katie McLean
Librarian Educator
Interprofessional Practice & Learning, Library Services
Margaret Meier
Policy Lead
Policy Office
Ann Slaunwhite
Library Technician
Interprofessional Practice & Learning, Library Services
TDS Health hosts a variety of resources relevant to various health care disciplines, including STAT!Ref Titles. TDS Health provides:
Accessing TDS Health
From Library Services' homepage, select Search Sources in the top navigation bar. From the dropdown menu, select Databases. Select T, then TDS Health (formerly STAT!Ref).
Accessing STAT!Ref Titles
You can find a list of all the titles offered via STAT!Ref by selecting the STAT!Ref panel on the TDS Health homepage.
Searching tips
TDS Health’s search bar allows you to search within the full text of all available titles. To help you search better:
Filtering search results
On the search results page, under FILTER BY on the left, you can filter your results.
Viewing an eBook
When viewing an ebook on TDS Health, the Table of Contents is always on the left-hand side for easy navigation between sections. In-text citations appear as superscript numbers; you can click on each number to find the full citation in the reference section.
At the top of the full text, the Tables and Figures tabs provide summaries of all the tables and figures used within the current section.
To search within the current book, click on the dropdown menu to the left of the search bar at the top of the page and select Current Title, then run your search.
TDS Health will highlight all the matching keywords within the text. To navigate between the highlighted keywords, use the Match arrows
at the top of the full text.
The Result arrows
let you navigate between all the results from the search results page.
Using Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary provides definitions for medical terms, abbreviations, acronyms, measurements, and more. It is offered through TDS Health and is also embedded into all the other titles on TDS Health.
To define a word within the text, simply highlight the word. A pop-up will appear with a dictionary definition as well as an audio pronunciation.
Getting the TDS Health Mobile App
If you would like to view the titles offered through TDS Health on your mobile phone, you can follow this link to the Mobile Apps and Resources subject guide for more information.
If you have questions about using STAT!Ref through TDS Health, reach out to us at AskLibrary@nshealth.ca or book a one-on-one consultation with a Library Services team member for help using this and other library resources.
Vinson Li
Librarian Educator
Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Western Zone