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.
Dynamic Health Updates
We receive feedback submissions on an ongoing basis through the Suggest an Edit form and through partnerships with departments and teams. This month, the following customizations have been added:
New Workplace Note
- Assessing Neurological Status in Adults
- Assessing Urinary Output
- Assisting With Voluntary Admission to a Psychiatric Unit
- Collecting a Urine Specimen From an Indwelling Urinary Catheter in Adults
- Collecting a Urine Specimen From an Intermittent Urinary Catheter
- Conducting a Post-Fall Assessment in Long-Term Care
- Inserting a Coudé Catheter in Adults With a Penile Urethra
- Inserting a Coudé Catheter in Adults With a Vulvar Urethra
- Inserting an Indwelling Urinary Catheter in Adults With a Vulvar Urethra
- Inserting Indwelling Urinary Catheters in Adults With a Penile Urethra
- Performing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Performing Suprapubic Catheter Care
- Removing a Suprapubic Catheter
Revised Workplace Note
- Administering Oxygen Therapy: Respiratory Therapy
- Administering Pump-Assisted Enteral Nutrition to Adults
- Administering Subcutaneous Chemotherapy
- Assisting With Chest Tube Insertion in Infants to Adolescents
- Changing Chest Tube Dressing in Adults
- Inserting a Small-Bore Feeding Tube
- Inserting EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion Systems
- Monitoring Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Adults
- Performing Urinary Catheter Care Following Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
- Providing Emergency Care of Open Fractures
- Removing EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion Systems
Reviewed: No Workplace Note
- Identifying Postoperative Depression
- Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Adults
- Providing Perineal Care for Postpartum Patients
- Removing Nasal Packing
Custom Workplace Skills
- Administering Allergy Patch Testing in Adults and Pediatrics
- Administering Allergy Skin Prick Testing in Adults
- Performing the Shower Technique for Peritoneal Dialysis Dressing Change
Archived Policy Documents
As of November 13, 2024, all outdated, former DHA policy and related documents listed in this memo have been archived. This change is the result of a consultative process involving IPPL leadership, the Policy Office, the IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy Program, and Clinical Nurse Educators with expertise in specific clinical areas where required.
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting practice and learning, we are actively working to empower staff through a procedure-first approach to creating and managing clinical practice supports, pointing to current procedural guidance in Dynamic Health (when appropriate) or supporting clinical teams with custom solutions where gaps exist, or organizational alignment is required. If you have any questions about the recently archived documents and wish to provide a review with additional notes on any of the Dynamic Health skills that replace outdated guidance, please email the IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy team.
Focused Search Results in Dynamic Health
There’s a lot of evidence-based guidance summarized across Dynamic Health’s Topic Sections – from Diseases & Condition Summaries to Skills. The only content that can be annotated with a Workplace Note is labelled as a Skill. Understanding how to Filter Results can help you make the most of your time searching and ensure you have all the relevant information you need if you plan to adopt one or multiple skills from Dynamic Health.
Let’s say you are looking for skills about taking blood pressure in adults:
- From the main page of Dynamic Health, enter “blood pressure” in the search box.
Do not choose one of the autosuggestions that populate as you type.
Click the spy glass to run the search. - To the left of the results page, note the Filter Results column. Under CONTENT TYPE check off Skills. Note the filter is applied immediately, resulting in fewer results.
- Under PATIENT POPULATION, check off Adult. Note that results are reduced further and that the Skills and Adult filters are highlighted at the top.
- Click the X on each filter at the top of the results page to remove them.
Health Promotion in December and Dynamic Health Topics
December 2024 marks the promotion of:
- World AIDS Day - December 1
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities- - December 3
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - December 6
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 Suggest an Edit form with your notes and we will get in touch!
World AIDS Day
- Disease & Condition Overviews
- Signs & Symptoms
- Skills
- Patient Handouts
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- Disease & Condition Overviews
- Signs & Symptoms
- Skills
- Patient Handouts
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
- Disease & Condition Overviews
- Signs & Symptoms
- Skills
- Patient Handouts
IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy
Gloria Connolly, RN, BScN, NCA, WOCC(c), GNC(c)
Clinical Nurse Educator
Interprofessional Practice and Learning
Leah MacDonald, RN, BSc, BScN
Professional Practice Leader
Interprofessional Practice and Learning, ERIN Network
Katie McLean
Librarian Educator
Interprofessional Practice and Learning, ERIN Network Hub, Library Services
Margaret Poitras
Policy Lead
Policy Office
Valorie Shaddick, BNRN, CCNP, CVAA (c)
Clinical Nurse Educator
Interprofessional Practice and Learning
Ann Slaunwhite
Library Technician
Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Library Services
IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy round-up posts keep you informed about implementation and use of Dynamic Health at Nova Scotia Health, highlight any new priority projects and events, as well as updates to our Workplace Notes and Custom Workplace Skills. We’ll also highlight new publications we’re supporting and maintaining including policies, clinical practice support guides, clinical resources on the intranet and clinical learning modules.
Dynamic Health Updates
We receive feedback submissions on an ongoing basis through the Suggest an Edit form and through partnerships with departments and teams. This month, the following customizations have been added:
New Workplace Note
Revised Workplace Note
Reviewed: No Workplace Note
Custom Skills
Clinical Practice Supports
Renal Dialysis, Urinary Catheters and Radial Compression Devices
Clinical Practice Supports for Health Care Providers are subject guides created with clinical leaders, educators and frontline staff for use at the point-of-care and when acquiring or refreshing clinical competencies. Clinical Practice Support subject guides are maintained by Interprofessional Practice and Learning (IPPL) - Clinical Practice and Policy. The goal is to adopt evidence-based clinical resources that can be implemented without re-inventing the wheel. Where novel contexts or gaps exist, we support the creation and maintenance of resources that support nursing and allied health professionals with working to scope and with providing evidence-based, quality patient care.
We are pleased to launch three new Clinical Practice Supports for Nursing:
Health Promotion in January and Dynamic Health Topics
January 2025 marks the promotion of:
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!
Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Let's Talk Day
IPPL Clinical Practice and Policy
Gloria Connolly, RN, BScN, NCA, WOCC(c), GNC(c)
Clinical Nurse Educator
Interprofessional Practice and Learning
Leah MacDonald, RN, BSc, BScN
Professional Practice Leader
Interprofessional Practice and Learning, ERIN Network
Katie McLean
Librarian Educator
Interprofessional Practice and Learning, ERIN Network Hub, Library Services
Margaret Poitras
Policy Lead
Policy Office
Valorie Shaddick, BNRN, CCNP, CVAA (c)
Clinical Nurse Educator
Interprofessional Practice and Learning
Ann Slaunwhite
Library Technician
Interprofessional Practice and Learning, Library Services