Writing in plain language matters. In Canada, it’s reported that nine million people have limited literacy skills, with over half of Canadians reading below a high school level. This is just one of the reasons why it is important to offer additional support to patients and families with easy-to-read, straightforward patient pamphlets. For more information about creating or updating patient pamphlets, please visit the Patient Education Resources Toolkit. Contact Pamphlets@nshealth.ca with any questions. You can search for pamphlets by title or keyword in the pamphlets catalogue, or view the complete listing of active titles in our Print Code Index.
The following pamphlets were updated or created in August 2025.
Arabic Translations
AR85-2153 Ethics Tool - Help with Ethical Issues [Arabic] (English: WX85-2056, French: FF85-2142, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2168)
AR85-2512 NEW Getting Ready to Start Your Insulin Pump [Arabic] (English: WK85-2491)
Cardiovascular System
WG85-1393 What is a MIBI (Sestamibi) Test?
Previous title: What is a MIBI? QE II
Chinese (Simplified) Translations
CH85-2168 Ethics Tool - Help with Ethical Issues [Simplified Chinese] (English: WX85-2056, En français: FF85-2142, Arabic: AR85-2153)
Digestive System
WI85-0225 Living With Advanced Liver Disease
WI85-0601 Waiting for Your Liver Transplant (En français: FF85-1123)
Emergency & Public Health
WA85-2509 NEW Sepsis
Endocrine System
WK85-1037 My Diabetes Record
French Translations (en français)
FF85-2082 Programme de gestion du sang périopératoire (GSP) (English: WH85-1396)
Previous title: Service de gestion du sang périopératoire
FF85-2183 Vos droits en vertu de la Loi sur le traitement psychiatrique involontaire (English: WX85-1146)
Previous title: Vos droits - En vertu de la loi sur le traitement psychiatrique obligatoire
FF85-2142 Outil d'éthique - Aide pour les enjeux d’éthique (English: WX85-2056, Arabic: AR85-2153, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2168)
FF85-2107 Délirium après une chirurgie cardiaque (English: WG85-1480)
FF85-2202 Interaction des contraceptifs avec les médicaments – sugammadex et/ou aprépitant (English: WP85-2076)
Previous title: Interaction des contraceptifs avec le sugammadex (Bridion™)
FF85-1786 Après l’extraction des dents ou l’extraction des dents de sagesse (English: WU85-0646)
FF85-2505 NEW Parler de vos objectifs de soins et choisir un niveau d'intervention (English: WX85-2208)
FF85-2515 NEW Préparation pour l’utilisation de votre pompe à insuline (English: WK85-2491, Arabic: AR85-2512)
Geriatrics
WT85-2519 NEW Geriatric Assessment Clinic - Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
Gynecology & Reproductive Health
WP85-2285 High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy - South Shore Regional Hospital
Hospital Information
WX85-2056 Ethics Tool - Help with Ethical Issues (En français: FF85-2142, Arabic: AR85-2153, Simplified Chinese: CH85-2168)
WX85-2514 NEW Find Patient Education Resources Online
Laboratory Pathology
QY85-1976 24-Hour Urine Collection - South Shore Regional Hospital
QY85-1971 Stool Collection for Ova and Parasites - South Shore Regional Hospital
Medications
QV85-2262 Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal
QV85-2269 Disulfiram for Alcohol Use Disorder
Previous title: Disulfiram for Alcohol Dependence
Nutrition & Food
LC85-0510 Vegetarian Variety
LC85-2513 NEW Counting Carbohydrates and the Glycemic Index
LC85-2518 NEW Prehab: Eating Well Before Surgery
Pain Management
PM85-1654 Halifax Pain Self-Management Program
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
WB85-1672 Active Cycle Breathing Technique (ACBT) (En français: FF85-2200)
Urogenital System
WJ85-2501 Urine Testing After Surgery
WJ85-2510 NEW Mid-stream Urine Collection - Valley Regional Hospital and Yarmouth Regional Hospital
The following pamphlets were archived in August 2025:
WD85-2038 Understanding Grief - Palliative Care Unit: Aberdeen Hospital
If a pamphlet that has been archived is still needed, please let us know as soon as possible and we will work with you to make it available again.
Kendell Fitzgerald
Librarian Educator
Central Zone
IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy digest posts summarize updates over the past month about:
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
Dynamic Health Updates
Clinical Practice Support Subject Guides
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.
IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy
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