Browsing Open Dissemination Materials - Groups and Individuals by Level of Evidence "Clinical Practice Guideline(s)"
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Adopting ehealth solutions: Implementation strategies
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2017)The purpose of this best practice guideline (BPG) is to provide evidence-based individual, organization, education, and system/policy recommendations to: 1) enhance the capacity of all individuals involved in the implementation ... -
Adult asthma care guidelines for nurses: Promoting control of asthma
(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 ... -
Adult asthma care: Promoting control of asthma (2nd ed.)
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2017)The purpose of this best practice guideline (BPG) is to provide nurses and other health-care providers with evidence-based recommendations of foundational asthma care for adults with a diagnosis of asthma. This guideline ... -
Assessment & management of pressure injuries for the interprofessional team (3rd ed.)
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2016)The purpose of this guideline is to present evidence-based recommendations that apply to the decisions and best practices of interprofessional teams working to assess and manage existing pressure injuries in people 18 years ... -
Assessment and interventions for perinatal depression (2nd ed.)
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2018)The purpose of this best practice guideline (BPG) is to present evidence-based recommendations for nurses and the interprofessional team across all care settings to enhance the quality of their practices to support the ... -
Breastfeeding - Promoting and supporting the initiation, exclusivity, and continuation of breastfeeding in newborns, infants and young children (3rd ed.)
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2018)The purpose of this best practice guideline (BPG) is to enhance the capacity of nurses, the interprofessional team, peers, policy-makers, and employers to meet the needs of breastfeeding persons their healthy ... -
Change in culture: Addition of a clinical pharmacist to the emergency department antimicrobial culture review process
(2016-12-13)Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a unit based pharmacist in assisting with antimicrobial selection of female patients discharged from the emergency department with a diagnosis of an uncomplicated urinary tract ... -
A clinical practice change: Enhancing the efficacy of pediatric early warning systems
(2018-02-07)With a lack of adherence to documentation, assessment, and utilization of the Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) by pediatric staff nurses, there was a significant gap between clinical deterioration recognition and ... -
Collaborative care for depression in primary care
(2015-11-19)Improvements in symptom recognition and treatment of depression can be improved through collaborative care. Collaboration of both primary care provider and behavioral health providers can help patients with depression ... -
Crisis intervention for adults using a trauma-informed approach: Initial four weeks of management (3rd ed.)
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2017)The purpose of this best practice guideline is to focus on how nurses and the interprofessional team can provide effective trauma-informed crisis interventions (immediately and to up to four weeks post-crisis) in adults ... -
Delirium, dementia, and depression in older adults: Assessment and care (2nd ed.)
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2016)This best practice guideline (BPG) outlines recommendations for the assessment and care of delirium, dementia and depression in older adults. The focus is on the provision of effective, compassionate and dignified care, ... -
Developing and sustaining safe, effective staffing and workload practices (2nd ed.)
(Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 2017)The purpose of this best practice guideline (BPG) is to inform staffing and workload recommendations that can be implemented to benefit patients, nurses and other health-care providers, and organizations, as well as research, ... -
Development of a medication reconciliation policy in outpatient mental health facility
Introduction/Background: Adverse drug events and medication discrepancies are patient safety challenges for patients and healthcare professionals. Medication errors result in approximately 7000 deaths annually, and adverse ... -
Development of an evidence-based advisory opinion guiding preceptorships
(2017-08-03)The use of preceptorships for nursing students has become an accepted practice in contemporary nursing. The preceptorship phenomenon is a complex and interactive process that involves many stakeholders including nurse ... -
Diabetes Disaster Management
(2015-10-09)Purpose: This Quality Improvement Project (QIP) was designed to integrate diabetes self-management education (DSME) and diabetes self-management support (DSMS) to empower patients and families in disaster readiness ... -
Distinguishing Pain versus Psychiatric Behavior in Alzheimer's Disease Patients
(5/7/2018)Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients are at risk for not having their pain recognized. When nurses do not have adequate knowledge and tools to help determine if an AD patient is experiencing pain this often results in ignored ... -
Early detection and management of delirium through routine nurse screening on older adult hospitalized patients
(2016-10-20)Nurses play a crucial role in implementing care designed to reduce delirium’s duration and severity. Unmanaged delirium in the older adult patient population can result in prolonged hospitalization, profound decline ... -
Educating nursing staff in evidence-based practice: A process improvement, development, and implementation of a preadmission clinic
(2016-10-07)An evidence-based practice (EBP) education project was developed and implemented to create a preadmission clinic in the surgical services department of a small rural hospital. The project objectives were to (a) improve ... -
The effects of an anticoagulation program on patient compliance following total joint replacement
(2017-09-21)Patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery have shown the potential for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) ranging from 46% to 60% postoperatively. To avoid this risk, home rehabilitation is recommended, including nursing and/or ... -
Eliminating catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Implementing a quality improvement project
(2015-10-01)A catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) can extend a patient’s hospital stay by two days and increase the cost of their care. The complications associated with indwelling urinary catheter and the increases ...