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 NS Health Employees through The Compass > Clinical Resources News.
Policies, Care Directives, Guidelines and Learning Modules
- NEW GUIDELINE: Management of Extravasation Events
- CL-SR-060 is supported by and includes several Dynamic Health (DH) skills. Leadership and Clinical Educators can find this new guideline, DH links and an educational poster for front line staff in the Vascular Access Clinical Practice Support subject guide.
- Please note: Extravasations of Systemic Therapy for Cancer medications are outside the scope of this guideline.
- LEARNING MODULES: Pathways for Electrocardiography (ECG), Archived and Revised Modules
- Resulting from the addition of the new Electrocardiography (ECG) page on the Nursing Skills and Procedures Clinical Practice Support subject guide, please note the following changes:
- Archiving of LMS modules around lead placement and adoption of Dynamic Health skills
- Creation of two learning pathways: Introductory and Interpretation
- As of May 20th, 2025, modules listed below have been developed, revised or archived, through the NS Health eLearning system (LMS – Medworxx).
New or Revised eLearning (LMS)
Course Title LMS Code Status Diabetes 1: Diabetes 101 0137 Revised Diabetes 2: Starting Insulin in Hospital 0138 Revised Insertion and Care of i-Gel Supraglottic Advanced Airway Device 1065 Revised Medication Independent Double Check 0203 Revised National Early Warning Score Series: Acute Care 1079 Revised Protections for Persons in Care 1285 News Transfusion Therapy: Administration and Adverse Events 0543 Revised to align with policy changes Transfusion Therapy: Transfusion 1 Blood Basics 0542 Revised to align with policy changes Archived eLearning and Replacement Resources
Archived Course Title LMS Code Replaced With Administration of Epinephrine in the Treatment of Anaphylaxis 0040 Coming soon:
- Policy: Management of Anaphylaxis
- Clinical Practice Supports Subject Guide: Management of Anaphylaxis
Delirium in the Elderly - Acute Care 0136 Enteral Feeds 0166 Enteral - Clinical Practice Supports: Nursing Skills and Procedures Infusion Pump Training - Kangaroo e-Pump 0206 Enteral - Clinical Practice Supports: Nursing Skills and Procedures
- Resulting from the addition of the new Electrocardiography (ECG) page on the Nursing Skills and Procedures Clinical Practice Support subject guide, please note the following changes:
- NEW POLICY: Allergy Skin Testing
- CL-AS-010 is supported by and includes several Dynamic Health (DH) skills. Leadership and Clinical Educators can find this new policy and DH links in the Allergy Testing 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: Implanted Ports, Bolus Injections, PICC lines, Central Venous Catheters, Procedural Sedation, Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy and Post-operative Care.
- View the full list of New Workplace Notes and Reviewed Skills as of May 2025.
- Revised Workplace Notes
- Workplace Notes about a range of skills have been revised, including but not limited to: Medication Administration, Changing and Flushing/Locking PICC or CVAD, Removing Sutures, PPE, Blood and Fluid Warmers.
- View the list of Revised Workplace Notes as of May 2025.
- Custom Workplace Skills
- Dialysis: Administering Intra-Peritoneal (IP) Medication
- Dialysis: Blood Culture Collection from a Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheter
- Dialysis: Performing the Modified Shower Technique for Peritoneal Dialysis Dressing Change
- Dialysis: Sampling Peritoneal Effluent (Fluid) for Suspected Peritonitis
- Dialysis: Termination of a Hemodialysis Session in the Event of an Evacuation Procedure
- Dialysis: Warming Dialysate for Peritoneal Dialysis (Twin Bag or Cycler)
- Performing In-Vehicle Specimen Collection
Clinical Practice Support Subject Guides
- NEW
- UPDATED
Connect with Clinical Policy and Practice 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.
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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.
NOTE CPP Digest posts will take a break over the summer and resume in September.
Policies, Care Directives, Guidelines and Learning Modules
Dynamic Health Updates
Clinical Practice Support Subject Guides
Site Visits and Dynamic Health Scavenger Hunt Winners
Thank you to all staff who spoke with Clinical Practice and Policy during our recent site visits in Eastern and Northern Zones and at each Zone’s Quality Summit! We received a lot of positive feedback, and suggestions or questions that will lead to positive improvements.
A special thank you to all the practice leads, clinical nurse educators and site managers who met with us in person to help navigate throughout specific locations and visit frontline staff on their units.
During our visits, we hosted a digital scavenger hunt for each site. Everyone who completed the scavenger hunt form entered a draw to win a $50 Amazon gift card provided by EBSCO. Remember to check your inbox (and spam/junk folder) or The Compass > Clinical Resources News to see if your name was picked!
Get in Touch!
Connect with Clinical Policy and Practice 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.
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