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The RNAO Best Practice Guideline Subcutaneous Administration of Insulin in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes (2004, 2009) is retired as of March 2020. Comprehensive and up-to-date evidence-based recommendations for the prevention and management of diabetes are available. RNAO encourages users of this guideline to review the 2018 Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines. RNAO’s guideline...

The RNAO Best Practice Guideline Decision Support for Adults Living with Chronic Kidney Disease (2009) will be retired as of October 2020. 

For the purpose of this document, Interprofessional is defined as: Multiple health disciplines with diverse knowledge and skills who share an integrated set of goals and who utilize interdependent collaboration that involves communication, sharing of knowledge and coordination of services to provide services to patients/clients and their care-giving systems. This best practice guideline,...

The RNAO Best Practice Guideline Nursing Management of Hypertension (2005, 2009) was retired in October 2020. Comprehensive and up-to-date evidence-based guidelines for the management of hypertension are available. RNAO encourages users of this guideline to review the Hypertension Canada guidelines: https://guidelines.hypertension.ca. RNAO’s guideline development team completed an AGREE...

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...

The RNAO Best Practice Guideline Stroke Assessment Across the Continuum of Care (2005, 2011) was retired in October 2020. Comprehensive and up-to-date evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and management of stroke are available. RNAO encourages users of this guideline to review the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada’s Canadian Stroke Best Practices: http://www....

The RNAO Best Practice Guideline Supporting Clients on Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT; 2009) was retired in October 2020. RNAO encourages users of this guideline to review RNAO’s Best Practice Guidelines: Engaging Clients who Use Substances (2015) and Implementing Supervised Injection Services (SIS; 2018).  The related file (below) “Comparing MMT (2009) to Engaging Clients...