Dec 13, 2021 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Projects & Initiatives
Eat. Sleep. Console. Three simple words that describe a patient-centred, culturally safe, and trauma-informed approach to improving care for newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and their families. According to Perinatal Services BC, the incidence rate of...
Aug 5, 2016 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Pediatrics
Parents of a sick child in the Emergency Department (ED) feel a sense of relief when the healthcare team steps in, but it can also be a critical moment in terms of safety. The complexity of patient handovers – when a patient is transferred from one care setting to...
Jul 25, 2016 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Mental Health
As part of an overall strategy to promote personal and environmental safety for patients admitted to psychiatric settings in Fraser Health, best practice guidelines and a regional policy for levels of observation are in place across Fraser Health Mental Health and...
Mar 8, 2016 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Mental Health
A nurse working in one of Fraser Health’s Emergency Departments was violently assaulted by a patient last year. The assault left the nurse physically and emotionally harmed and, like other healthcare workers who have experienced similar incidents, return to work is...
Feb 29, 2016 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Medication Safety
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is when a person experiences repeated episodes of complete or partial blockage of the upper airway during sleep. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, OSA is a common condition that affects over one in four Canadians (26%)....
Feb 22, 2016 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Mental Health
Vital sign monitoring is the assessment of body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure, and is often considered to be the baseline for determining a patient’s health status. When mental health patients have their vital signs assessed it’s...
