• Exercise and hospitalized leukemia patients 

      Delengowski, Anne; O'Connor, Justine; Stinsman, Megan; McHenry, Kate; Mostak, Kaitlin; Silcox, JoAnn; Sweeney, Colleen; Muldoon, Christine; Gilbride, Lauren (12/14/2015)
      Purposes: To determine if patients in a structured, monitored walking program experience less symptom distress than patients receiving the usual standard of care. Background/Significance: Cancer and its treatments are ...
    • Breaking the cycle of bullying in nursing: Emerging themes 

      Conner, Debra J. Nogueras; Adelman, Deborah S. (12/19/2013)
      Bullying, horizontal, or lateral violence, and incivility are all terms that are used to describe aggressive behaviors seen in nursing practice between nurses.  How and why these behaviors arise has been studied in ...
    • The role of nurses in an interdisciplinary care team responding to mass fatality disasters: Promoting equity and access to care 

      Hassmiller, Susan B; Adams, Lavonne M.; Weeks, Susan Mace (12/19/2014)
      The majority of individuals cared for by international relief organizations responding to multi-fatality disasters are those with limited access to care; therefore, human care inequities are frequently apparent.  This ...
    • "Amyong, anito at usag": Patterns of health belief among Aetas of Nabuclod Pampanga 

      Martinez, Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P. (12/21/2017)
      This study, grounded on focused ethnography, explored the cultural patterns among Aetas of Nabuclod Pampanga specifically zeroing in on those practices that directly and indirectly affect the health of community members. ...
    • Clinical nurse specialist mentored staff nurse as champion of performance improvement 

      Kitchens, Jennifer L.; Rees, Eldonna; Fulton, Janet S. (12/22/2017)
      Purpose: The clinical nurse specialist (CNS) mentored a unit based staff nurse as Champion of Performance Improvement through nursing’s shared governance council. Significance: Within shared governance, nurses ...
    • Ischemic stroke: A case study 

      Martinez, Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P. (12/7/2017)
      This presents an analysis of a case of Ischemic stroke in terms of possible etiology, pathophysiology, drug analysis and nursing care
    • The intensity of pain experienced by respondents given intramuscular (IM) injection with/without skin tapping technique 

      Lakhani, Rita; Chacko, Mini; Ghatge, Shimon; Jadhav, Sharmila; M.K., Soumya; Patkar, Supriya; Patil, Vinod (2/14/2014)
      A study to evaluate the intensity of pain experienced by respondents given intramuscular (IM) injection with/without skin tapping technique in a selected hospital in Mumbai.
    • “Life in paradox”: Experiences of young adult stroke survivors 

      Martinez, Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P.; Macuja, Migliore Hadeel; Manzo, Paul Remson; Bujawe, Sarah Jane; De Guzman, Joben William; Dupet, Jian Marco; Caoagas, Jan Joelle (2/8/2018)
      This study, rooted on phenomenological approach, explored the experiences of post-stoke young adults. Seven (7) participants were gathered as co-researchers and were selected thoroughly based on the following criteria: 1) ...
    • Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2003-09)
      The purpose of this guideline is to improve breastfeeding outcomes for mothers and infants, to assist practitioners to apply the best available research evidence to clinical decisions, and to promote the responsible ...
    • Assessment and Management of Venous Leg Ulcers 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2004-03)
      The purpose of this guideline is to:- improve outcomes for venous leg ulcer clients;- assist practitioners to apply the best available research evidence to clinical decisions;   and- promote the responsible use of ...
    • Interventions for postpartum depression 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2005-04)
      The focus of this guideline is on the confirmation, prevention, and treatment of mothers with depressive symptoms in the first postpartum year. This guideline will benefit community, family practice, and hospital-based ...
    • Stroke assessment across the continuum of care 

      Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario; Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2005-06)
      This best practice guideline focuses on assisting nurses working in diverse practice settings in the assessment and/or screening of stroke survivors. Nurses working in partnership with the interdisciplinary healthcare ...
    • Educator's resource: Integration of best practice guidelines 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2005-06)
      The Educator’s Resource: Integration of Best Practice Guidelines (Educator’s Resource) is part of the larger Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) Program initiated by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario ...
    • Client Centred Care 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2006-03)
      The purpose of this guideline is the development and utilization of “client centred” best practice for all health sectors, which empowers the client, improves client satisfaction, and enhances quality of care and quality ...
    • Crisis intervention 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2006-03)
      This guideline describes best practice in crisis intervention. While its primary focus is on mental health crises, its application has relevance to all settings and populations who experience developmental, situational, ...
    • Establishing Therapeutic Relationships 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2006-03)
      This nursing best practice guideline will address the therapeutic relationship and its central importance to nursing practice. Effective nursing practice is dependent on an effective therapeutic relationship between the ...
    • Supporting and strengthening families through expected & unexpected life events 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2006-03)
      Focusing on the family is an integral component of nursing practice. The guideline development panel acknowledges that most nurses already have relevant knowledge and skills to care for families. However, this guideline ...
    • Collaborative practice among nursing teams 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2006-11)
      The focus for the development of this guideline was collaborative practice among nursing teams with the view that this may be a first stage in a multi-staged process that could eventually result in interprofessional ...
    • Reducing foot complications for people with diabetes 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2007)
      The focus of this best practice guideline is to support nurses as they help people with diabetes reduce their risk of foot complications. Specifically, this guideline assists nurses who are not specialists in diabetes care ...
    • Adult asthma care guidelines for nurses: Promoting control of asthma 

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2007-02)
      The purpose of this best practice guideline is to provide nurses (RNs and RPNs) working in diverse settings with an evidence-based summary of basic asthma care for adults. The guideline aims to assist nurses and their ...

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