Best Practice Guidelines
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July 2016

This best practice guidelines (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, and on managing any presenting signs, symptoms or behaviours. 

December 2013

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for nurses and other members of the interprofessional team who are assessing and managing people with the presence or risk of any type of pain.

March 2013

This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on how to assess and manage people who have been diagnosed with diabetic foot ulcers. 

March 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 of age and above.

Publication date
2002
Define early interventions for pressure ulcer prevention, and to manage Stage I pressure ulcers. This best practice guideline assists nurses who work in diverse practice settings to identify adults who are at risk of pressure ulcers. This guideline focuses its recommendations on: Practice Recommendations including assessment, planning, intervention and discharge/transfer of care Educational...