HINT: How to manage the cuff of a paediatric tracheostomy tube

This QuickHit was informed by a Connected Care Live Consult from a community/home care provider that prompted teaching about cuffed tracheostomy tubes

Tracheostomy Care, AllAdal BahlibiMarch 16, 2021

HINT: Do you know what type of enteral feeding tube the child has?

This QuickHit is informed by the G-tube Team at SickKids. They find that misidentification and inaccurate documentation of enteral tubes can lead to serious safety events or potential harm.

Enteral Feeding and Nutrition, AllAdal BahlibiFebruary 5, 2021

ALERT: Why use single-use supplies when heparin locking a Central Venous Access Device (CVAD)?

This QuickHit! is informed by virtual visits where home care nurses have asked if the same normal saline syringe can be used to flush both lumens of a Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) when heparin locking.

Central Venous Access Devices, AllAdal BahlibiJanuary 22, 2021

HINT: How do I perform a paediatric neurological assessment?

This QuickHit was informed by a Connected Care Live consult from a community/home care provider that asked about a change in an infant's neurological status.

Other Home Care, AllAdal BahlibiJanuary 8, 2021

ALERT: How to recognize early signs of sepsis and what actions to take?

This QuickHit was informed by a Connected Care Live consult from a Community/Home Care Provider seeking assistance with the assessment of a child, who was later diagnosed with sepsis.

All, Other Home CareAdal BahlibiDecember 4, 2020

HINT: How to promote comfort and safely perform a nasopharyngeal (NP) swab on children and youth

This QuickHit! was developed for providers and the children and families they care for, to offer guidance and tips to reduce discomfort and anxiety for the pediatric population when completing nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs.

COVID-19, AllAdal BahlibiNovember 20, 2020

HINT: How do I perform inline suctioning using a closed system?

HINT: How do I perform inline suctioning using a closed system?

Tracheostomy Care, Airway Clearance, AllAdal BahlibiNovember 12, 2020

HINT: How to accurately measure a child’s height and weight at home?

All, Other Home CareAdal BahlibiOctober 23, 2020

HINT: What is the correct catheter size when suctioning a tracheostomy?

Tracheostomy Care, Airway Clearance, AllAdal BahlibiOctober 8, 2020

ALERT: What is best practice for confirming placement of NG tubes?

This QuickHit comes from questions from community/home care providers regarding the most up to date practice for checking the placement of NG tubes.

Enteral Feeding and Nutrition, AllAdal BahlibiAugust 13, 2020

HINT: How to use checklists to promote safety when caring for children on home ventilation

This QuickHit comes from a review of consults made to Connected Care Live and highlights the important use of a Safety Checklist as a resource for everyday practice in home care for children on long-term ventilation.

Tracheostomy Care, Home Ventilation, AllTomasz CzarnyJuly 30, 2020

HINT: How to maintain an indwelling urinary catheter to prevent infection?

This QuickHiT comes from questions from community/home care providers regarding the routine maintenance of indwelling urinary catheters.

Other Home Care, AllTomasz CzarnyJuly 16, 2020

HINT: How to clean a tracheostomy tube?

This QuickHit comes from a home care nurse who consulted Connected Care to ask which strength of hydrogen peroxide solution is recommended for cleaning and disinfecting a tracheostomy tube?

Tracheostomy Care, AllAdal BahlibiJuly 9, 2020

HINT: How do I vent a G-tube to manage fullness and bloating?

This week’s QuickHit! comes from questions from community/home care providers and families regarding the best way to vent a G-tube to release excess gas, including how to properly use a Farrel Valve Bag as a method of venting.

Enteral Feeding and Nutrition, AllAdal BahlibiJune 18, 2020

HINT: When to worry and how to assess for symptoms of COVID-19 in congregate/community settings?

This week’s QuickHit! comes from a community health care provider working with children and families living in a congregate setting, who asked about how to screen and recognize which children/youth may be presenting with new and worrisome signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

COVID-19, AllTomasz CzarnyJune 5, 2020

HINT: What is suggested for family caregiver use of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic?

This week’s QuickHit! comes from questions asked by families and community/ home care providers who have asked what is suggested practice for the use of masks for family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic period?

COVID-19, AllTomasz CzarnyMay 22, 2020

ALERT: What is required to maintain patency of paediatric CVADs?

This week’s QuickHit! is informed by a safety report documented when a child returned to hospital and their parent reported that a home care nurse taught them to lock their child’s PICC line with normal saline instead of heparin.

Central Venous Access Devices, AllTomasz CzarnyMay 8, 2020

ALERT: How to be prepared to perform an emergency tracheostomy change?

This Quick Hit was informed by a consult with a community/home care provider who contacted Connected Care Live with a question that resulted in the recommendation to do an emergency trach change.

Tracheostomy Care, AllTomasz CzarnyApril 21, 2020tracheostomy

HINT: How to register for a Connected Care Workshop or Online Webinar

This week’s QuickHit! comes from Connected Care Live consults from home and community nurses inquiring about how to sign up for Connected Care workshops and online webinars.

Other Home Care, AllTomasz CzarnyMarch 19, 2020

HINT: How to assess pain in a child who cannot self-report?

This week’s QuickHit! comes from a consult initiated by a home care nurse who asked for help in assessing pain in a child with neurocognitive impairment and who is nonverbal.

Other Home Care, AllTomasz CzarnyMarch 6, 2020Pain Management

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