RNAO Open Libary

RNAO's Open Library

The RNAO Open library houses a curated collection of publications showcasing the impact of RNAO's Best-Practice Guideline (BPG) program. Explore publications demonstrating the real-world impact of RNAO's BPG program and how Best-Practice Spotlight Organizations are leading evidence-based change throughout Canada and around the world.

2025
Nursing Interventions to Prevent Complications in Patients with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: A Scoping Review
Publication: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Author/s:
Andreia Vilão, 
Cidália Castro, 
Júlio Fernandes
Journal Article
2024
Enhancing drug therapy in ostomy patients: Best practice recommendations for medication management
Publication: PLOS ONE
Author/s:
Vivien Berger, 
Matthias Reeh, 
Martin Scherer, 
Steffen Härterich, 
Sven Möller, 
Eva-Maria Wansing, 
Annika van der Linde, 
Claudia Langebrake
Journal Article
2024
Health Equity Consortium: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Black, Indigenous, and 2SLGBTQIA+ Nurses
Publication: Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
Author/s:
Paul-André Gauthier, 
Shelley Evans, 
Victoria Guido, 
Angela Brathwaite, 
Dania Versailles, 
Daria Juüdi-Hope, 
Corsita Garraway, 
Tanya Costa, 
Grace Suva, 
Brenda Stade, 
Doris Grinspun
Journal Article
2024
Long-term care for community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements
Publication: Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Author/s:
Zichun Ding, 
Meng Wang, 
Junyu Chen, 
Ziqi Mei, 
Weitong Li, 
Guihua Xu
Journal Article
2024
Registered Nurses’ Response to Pain
Publication: Nursing and Health Sciences Journal (NHSJ)
Author/s:
Justin Rojaye
Journal Article
2024
RNAO’s Artificial Intelligence Innovations: A Novel Strategy to Advance Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Publication: MedUNAB
Author/s:
Shanoja Naik, 
Doris Grinspun
Journal Article
2023
A call for nurse practitioner-led cancer survivorship clinics: The need for development and adoption within Ontario, Canada
Publication: Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Author/s:
Lucy Chan, 
Georgia Dewart
Journal Article
2023
An examination of self-employed nursing regulation in three Canadian provinces
Publication: Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
Author/s:
Natalie Thiessen, 
Kathleen Leslie, 
Jennifer Stephens
Journal Article
2023
Impact of implementing the pain best practice guideline in a long-term care home using the knowledge-to-action framework
Publication: MedUNAB
Author/s:
Nikki Mann, 
Shanoja Naik, 
Shirley Viaje, 
Janet Chee, 
Doris Grinspun
Journal Article
2023
Multiple jobholding and part-time work among nurses in long-term care homes compared to other healthcare sectors: Evidence from Ontario
Publication: Health Policy
Author/s:
Alyssa Drost, 
Injamam Alam, 
Sheila Boamah, 
Boris Kralj, 
Andrew Costa, 
Arthur Sweetman
Journal Article
2023
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) best practice guideline on the assessment and management of vascular access devices
Publication: The Journal of Vascular Access
Author/s:
Christine Buchanan, 
Amy Burt, 
Nancy Moureau, 
Darlene Murray, 
Nafsin Nizum
Journal Article
2023
Summary of the best evidence for the use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation technique in invasive mechanical ventilation patients
Publication: Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
Author/s:
Zhiqun Liu, 
Xiaotong Han, 
Xiaohan Sang, 
Chuochuo Yu, 
Shuzhen Mao, 
Hui Wen
Journal Article
2023
University competency-based courses for internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Ontario: a pilot education pathway to Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
Publication: Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière
Author/s:
Elaine Mina, 
Ayesha Bhatti, 
Patricia Bradley, 
Elizabeth Manafo, 
Alice Ormiston, 
Linda Patrick, 
Kirsten Woodend
Journal Article
2022
A case-control study of the effects of implementing the registered nurses' association of ontario guidelines for the assessment and management of postoperative pain and the use of relaxation therapy in 312 patients with bone and soft-tissue malignancy
Publication: Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Author/s:
Qian Gao, 
Qi Xu, 
Xiaowei Zhou, 
Zhaonong Yao, 
Yuhong Yao
Journal Article
2022
Black nurses in action: A social movement to end racism and discrimination
Publication: Nursing Inquiry
Author/s:
Angela Brathwaite, 
Dania Versailles, 
Daria Juüdi-Hope, 
Maurice Coppin, 
Keisha Jefferies, 
Renee Bradley, 
Racquel Campbell, 
Corsita Garraway, 
Ola Obewu, 
Cheryl LaRonde-Ogilvie, 
Dionne Sinclair, 
Brittany Groom, 
Harveer Punia, 
Doris Grinspun
Journal Article
2022
Measuring scope of practice enactment among primary care Registered Nurses
Publication: Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
Author/s:
Suzanne Braithwaite, 
Joan Tranmer, 
Rosemary Wilson, 
Joan Almost, 
Deborah Tregunno
Journal Article
2022
Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines on physical restraints in ICU: a systematic review
Publication: Annals of Palliative Medicine
Author/s:
Ruobing Lei, 
Yuehuan Li, 
Dan Zhou, 
Xiaofeng Hu, 
Xiaoping Jiang
Journal Article
2022
Quality assessment of the clinical practice guidelines of ostomy care based on the AGREE II instrument
Publication: Frontiers in Public Health
Author/s:
Xiaoyu Li, 
Qiao Yuan, 
Liangrong Geng, 
Zhiqi Chen, 
Rui Zhang, 
Liqun Guo, 
Shujin Yue
Journal Article
2022
The environment as a patient: a content analysis of canadian nursing organizations and regulatory bodies policies on environmental health
Publication: Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
Author/s:
Courtney Mundie, 
Lorie Donelle
Journal Article
2022
The quality and clinical applicability of recommendations in ostomy guidelines: a systematic review
Publication: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Author/s:
Jiamin Li, 
Qiuwen Zhang, 
Xinjuan Wu, 
Dong Pang
Journal Article