Nurse effectiveness open library

Welcome

The RNAO Nurse Effectiveness Library features a comprehensive collection of publications highlighting nurses’ impact on the Quintuple Aim. Explore evidence of nurses driving health system transformation and leading evidence-based change across sectors in Canada and globally.

Nurse effectiveness

Designed to inform research, policy and clinical practice, this library is the result of a comprehensive scoping review (2000–2025). Conducted in 2024–2025, the review assessed nurses’ global impact across settings and sectors, focusing on contributions to health equity, patient experience, provider satisfaction, value of care, and population health, collectively known as the Quintuple Aim. 

Findings informed the creation of the Nurse Effectiveness Open Library, a resource that currently shares data on Nurse Practitioners and will soon expand to include other nursing roles.  Coming Soon: Registered nurses, registered practical nurses/licensed practical nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse anesthetists. This library provides accessible evidence to inform decision‑making and strengthen health system performance. RNAO will continue to review and update this project on a two-year cycle to reflect the latest evidence and ensure its continued relevance and impact.

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Background & history

This project builds on RNAO’s earlier work showcasing 70 years of nurse effectiveness across clinical outcomes, organizational performance and financial results.

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References for registered nurse effectiveness are coming soon.

2009
Cost analysis of the Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders care management intervention.
Publication: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Author/s: Steven R Counsell, Christopher M Callahan, Wanzhu Tu, Timothy E Stump, Gregory W Arling
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02383.x
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners in nursing homes: a systematic review.
Publication: JBI library of systematic reviews
Author/s: Robin Christian, Kathy Baker
DOI: 10.11124/01938924-200907300-00001
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Emergency nurse practitioners and doctors consulting with patients in an emergency department: a comparison of communication skills and satisfaction.
Publication: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
Author/s: H Sandhu, J Dale, N Stallard, R Crouch, E Glucksman
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.058917
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Evaluation of a nurse practitioner-led care management model in reducing inpatient drug utilization and cost.
Publication: Nursing economic$
Author/s: Chiayi Chen, Donna McNeese-Smith, Marie Cowan, Valda Upenieks, Abdelmonem Afifi
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Hospital-at-home care for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational cohort study of patients managed in hospital or by nurse practitioners in the community
Publication: Chronic Respiratory Disease
Author/s: K Ansari, M Shamssain, M Farrow, Np Keaney
DOI: 10.1177/1479972309102728
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1479972309102728
2009
Impact of a nurse practitioner on patient care in a Canadian emergency department
Publication: Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Author/s: Ivan P. Steiner, Darren N. Nichols, Sandra Blitz, Lloyd Tapper, Andrew P. Stagg, Leneela Sharma, Carla Policicchio
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500011222
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-emergency-medicine/article/impact-of-a-nurse-practitioner-on-patient-care-in-a-canadian-emergency-department/1A3A4A96B61E06F2D39DA4B381C7DC2A
2009
Innovative nursing leadership in youth health.
Publication: Nursing Praxis in New Zealand
Author/s:
DOI: 10.36951/ngpxnz.2009.003
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
URL: https://uhn.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cul&AN=105532093&site=ehost-live&scope=site
2009
Managing chronic disease in ontario primary care: the impact of organizational factors.
Publication: Annals of family medicine
Author/s: Grant M Russell, Simone Dahrouge, William Hogg, Robert Geneau, Laura Muldoon, Meltem Tuna
DOI: 10.1370/afm.982
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Nurse practitioner management of acute in-hours home visit or assessment requests: a pilot study.
Publication: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Author/s: Martin Edwards, Carol Bobb, Susan I Robinson
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X394798
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Nurse practitioners substituting for general practitioners: randomized controlled trial.
Publication: Journal of advanced nursing
Author/s: Angelique T M Dierick-van Daele, Job F M Metsemakers, Emmy W C C Derckx, Cor Spreeuwenberg, Hubertus J M Vrijhoef
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04888.x
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner and physician services in the occupational health setting.
Publication: AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
Author/s: Eileen Nosko Lukes
DOI: 10.3928/08910162-20090729-08
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner and physician services in the occupational health setting.
Publication: AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
Author/s: Arlene Guzik, Nancy Nivison Menzel, Joyce Fitzpatrick, Rita McNulty
DOI: 10.3928/08910162-20090428-06
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner-delivered primary healthcare services.
Publication: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Author/s: Lucie J Agosta
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00449.x
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Randomized controlled trial of anticipatory and preventive multidisciplinary team care: for complex patients in a community-based primary care setting.
Publication: Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
Author/s: William Hogg, Jacques Lemelin, Simone Dahrouge, Clare Liddy, Catherine Deri Armstrong, Frances Legault, Bill Dalziel, Wei Zhang
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Rural-urban practice patterns of nurse practitioners in Washington State.
Publication: Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Author/s:
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.12.010
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
URL: https://uhn.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cul&AN=105491111&site=ehost-live&scope=site
2009
Setting a new standard of care in nursing homes
Publication: The Canadian nurse
Author/s:
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Setting a new standard of care in nursing homes.
Publication: The Canadian nurse
Author/s: Kathleen Klaasen, Lori Lamont, Preetha Krishnan
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
The advance directive prevalence in long-term care: a comparison of relationships between a nurse practitioner healthcare model and a traditional healthcare model
Publication: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Author/s: James F. Lawrence
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00381.x
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
The clinical effectiveness of nurse practitioners' management of minor injuries in an adult emergency department: a systematic review
Publication: International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
Author/s: Anne Wilson, Elizabeth Zwart, Iain Everett, Jodie Kernick
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2009.00121.x
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
The impact on patient flow after the integration of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in 6 Ontario emergency departments.
Publication: CJEM
Author/s: James Ducharme, Robert J Alder, Cindy Pelletier, Don Murray, Joshua Tepper
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500011659
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner's Role in Reducing Oral Health Disparities in Homeless Children
Publication: Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Author/s: Marguerite A. DiMarco, Marlene Huff, Elizabeth Kinion, Mary Agnes Kendra
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.12.013
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
URL: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0891524507004944
2009
The post-infarction nurse practitioner project: A prospective study comparing nurse intervention with conventional care in a non-high-risk myocardial infarction population.
Publication: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation
Author/s: C J M Broers, N Sinclair, T J van der Ploeg, T Jaarsma, D J van Veldhuisen, V A W M Umans
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086219
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
The safety and feasibility of large volume paracentesis performed by an experienced nurse practitioner.
Publication: Annals of hepatology
Author/s: Nooman Gilani, Nayan Patel, Richard D Gerkin, Francisco C Ramirez, Erin E Tharalson, Kandarp Patel
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
The Well Woman Program: a community-based randomized trial to prevent sexually transmitted infections in low-income African American women.
Publication: Research in nursing & health
Author/s: Lucy N Marion, Lorna Finnegan, Richard T Campbell, Laura A Szalacha
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20326
Collection: Nurse Practitioner
2009
Translating the diabetes prevention program to primary care: a pilot study.
Publication: Nursing research
Author/s: Robin Whittemore, Gail Melkus, Julie Wagner, James Dziura, Veronika Northrup, Margaret Grey
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e31818fcef3
Collection: Nurse Practitioner