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
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
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
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
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
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
2021
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults: a systematic review
Publication: JAMA Network Open
Author/s:
Manuel Montero-Odasso, 
Nellie Kamkar, 
Frederico Pieruccini-Faria, 
Abdelhady Osman, 
Yanina Sarquis-Adamson, 
Jacqueline Close, 
David Hogan, 
Susan Hunter, 
Rose Kenny, 
Lewis Lipsitz, 
Stephen Lord, 
Kenneth Madden, 
Mirko Petrovic, 
Jesper Ryg, 
Mark Speechley, 
Munira Sultana, 
Maw Tan, 
N. Van Der Velde, 
Joe Verghese, 
Tahir Masud, 
Task Adults, 
Mirko Petrovic, 
Alice Nieuwboer, 
Ellen Vlaeyen, 
Koen Milisen, 
Jesper Ryg, 
Rose Kenny, 
Robert Bourke, 
Sirpa Hartikainen, 
Tischa Van Der Cammen, 
Nathalie Van Der Velde, 
Tahir Masud, 
Chris Todd, 
Finbarr Martin, 
David Marsh, 
Sallie Lamb, 
James Frith, 
Pip Logan, 
Dawn Skelton, 
Hubert Blain, 
Cedric Anweiller, 
Ellen Freiberger, 
Clemens Becker, 
Matteo Cesari, 
Alvaro Casas-Herrero, 
Javier Jara, 
Christina Bouzòn, 
Ana-Karim Welmer, 
Stephanie Birnghebuam, 
Reto Kressig, 
Manuel Montero-Odasso, 
Mark Speechley, 
Bill McIlroy, 
Susan Hunter, 
Richard Camicioli, 
Kenneth Madden, 
Mireille Norris, 
Jennifer Watt, 
Louise Mallet, 
David Hogan, 
Joe Verghese, 
Ervin Sejdic, 
Luigi Ferrucci, 
Lewis Lipsitz, 
David Ganz, 
Neil Alexander, 
Fabiana Giber, 
Marcelo Schapira, 
Ricardo Jauregui, 
Felipe Melgar-Cuellar, 
Daniela De Abreu, 
Roberto Lourenço, 
Monica Pierrucini, 
Alejandro Ceriani, 
Pedro Marín-Larraín, 
Homero Espinola, 
José Gómez-Montes, 
Carlos Cano-Gutierrez, 
Xinia Ulate, 
José Ovares, 
Patricio Buendia, 
Susana Tito, 
Diego Padilla, 
Sara Aguilar-Navarro, 
Alberto Mimenza, 
Rogelio Moctezum, 
Alberto Avila-Funes, 
Luis Gutiérrez-Robledo, 
Luis Alemán, 
Edgar Caona, 
Juan Carbajal, 
José Parodi, 
Aldo Sgaravatti, 
Stephen Lord, 
Cathie Sherrington, 
Cathy Said, 
Ian Cameron, 
Meg Morris, 
Gustavo Duque, 
Jacqueline Close, 
Ngaire Kerse, 
Maw Tan, 
Leilei Duan, 
Ryota Sakurai, 
Chek Wong, 
Hossein Negahban, 
Chang Won, 
Jeffrey Hausdorff, 
Sebastiana Kalula, 
Olive Kobusingye
Journal Article
2021
Evidence summary for safety sleep protection strategy in infants
Publication: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
Author/s:
null Zayagerili, 
R. Hou, 
M. Chen, 
S. Li
Journal Article
2021
The quality and clinical applicability of recommendations in pressure injury guidelines: A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Studies
Author/s:
Brigid Gillespie, 
Sharon Latimer, 
Rachel Walker, 
Elizabeth McInnes, 
Zena Moore, 
Anne Eskes, 
Zhaoyu Li, 
Lisette Schoonhoven, 
Rhonda Boorman, 
Wendy Chaboyer
Journal Article
2020
An exploration of how developers use qualitative evidence: content analysis and critical appraisal of guidelines
Publication: BMC Medical Research Methodology
Author/s:
Yun-Yun Wang, 
Dan-Dan Liang, 
Cui Lu, 
Yue-Xian Shi, 
Jing Zhang, 
Yue Cao, 
Cheng Fang, 
Di Huang, 
Ying-Hui Jin
Journal Article
2020
Collaboration among Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses: a scoping review of practice guidelines
Publication: Nursing Research and Practice
Author/s:
Dawn Prentice, 
Jane Moore, 
Joanne Crawford, 
Sara Lankshear, 
Jacqueline Limoges
Journal Article