This Evidence Booster revisits the sustained implementation of RNAO’s Assessment and Management of Foot Ulcers for People with Diabetes (2013) best practice guideline across one of Canada’s largest providers of home care and specialized community services in Ottawa, Ontario.

CBI Home Health sustained consistent assessment and documentation of bilateral lower extremities for persons with diabetes and foot ulceration, as well as an increase in the percentage of persons who were prescribed an offloading device.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Oral Health: Supporting Adults Who Require Assistance (2020) best practice guideline in a long-term care home in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO's Assessment and Management of Pain (2013) best practice guideline (BPG) in a long-term care home in Geraldton, Ontario. John Owen Evans Residence reduced the percentage of residents whose pain worsened and maintained consistent rates of residents who screened positive for pain, with a documented care plan for acute or chronic pain management.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls (2017) and Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints (2012) best practice guideline (BPGs) in a mental-health hospital in Toronto, Ontario.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health demonstrated a decrease in the percentage of persons with physical restraints in place.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Assessment and Management of Foot Ulcers for People with Diabetes (2013) best practice guideline (bpg) in an acute care hospital in Beijing, China.
 

This Special Edition Evidence Booster – released as part of RNAO’s 100th anniversary celebrations – provides an overview of the NQuIRE program. It also examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Assessment and Management of Pain (2013), Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team (2016), Person- and Family-Centred Care (2015), Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls (2017), and Risk Assessment & Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (2005) best practice guidelines (BPG) across four health-care organizations in Ontario, Canada.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (2011) best practice guideline (BPG) in five long-term care homes in Peel Region, Ontario, Canada.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (2011) and Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team (2016) best practice guidelines (BPGs) in a long-term care setting in Ottawa, Ontario.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Person- and Family-Centred Care (2015) best practice guideline (BPG) in a long-term care home in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Mackenzie Health LTC Home maintained consistency in residents’ participation and satisfaction with their involvement in the planning and development of their personalized care. Implementing the BPG led to a decrease in the rate of complaints.

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Assessment and Management of Foot Ulcers for People with Diabetes (2013) best practice guideline at one of Canada’s largest providers of home care and specialized community services in Ottawa, Ontario.