100 years of action and impact
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 (BPGs) across four health-care organizations in Ontario, Canada.
Valleyview Home demonstrated that the implementation of RNAO’s Person-and Family Centred Care (PFCC) (2015) BPG led to an increase in residents’ participation and satisfaction in developing their personalized plan of care and treatment. This approach led to a reduction in complaints, reflecting improved resident engagement and satisfaction.
Toronto Grace Health Centre demonstrated that the implementation of RNAO’s Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team (2016) and the Person-and Family Centred Care (2015) BPGs led to a sustained 100 per cent of persons with PI who received a risk assessment for developing additional PI and an increase in the satisfaction in the planning of care and treatment.
William Osler demonstrated that the implementation of RNAO’s Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls (2017) BPG led to an increase in the percentage of persons screened for falls risk and a decrease in the rate of falls.
F.J. Davey Home demonstrated that the implementation of RNAO’s Assessment and Management of Pain and Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers BPGs led to a decrease in the percentage of residents whose pain worsened and who developed one or more new stage II to IV PI.
