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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.

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Featured collection:  International Journal of Nursing Sciences (IJNSS)

Displaying 1 - 25 of 97
2026
Detailing prevention recommendations from the RNAO best practice guideline - pressure injury management: risk assessment, prevention, and treatment, fourth edition
Publication: Canadian Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence
Authored by: Brenda Stade, Amy Burt, Nafsin Nizum, Lyndsay Howitt, Giulia Zucal, Corey Heerschap, Dimitri Beeckman
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.63354/cjwoc.v1i3.16185
URL: https://cjwoc.ca/index.php/cjwoc/article/view/16185
2026
Developing a Best Practice Guideline for Clinical Practice in a Digital Health Environment: Systematic Reviews Based on the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation Approach
Publication: JMIR Nursing
Authored by: Lauren Bailey, Lyndsay Howitt, Nafsin Nizum, Christine Buchanan, Maureen Charlebois, Jennifer Yoon
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.2196/74942
URL: https://nursing.jmir.org/2026/1/e74942
2025
Best Practice Guideline Development Methods: An Integrated Approach Based on the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario's Methods
Authored by: Lyndsay Howitt, Amy Burt, Nafsin Nizum, Christine Buchanan, Michelle Rey, Doris Grinspun
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.1002/gin2.70052
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gin2.70052
2025
Leading change: developing, transforming and applying best practice guidelines for local use
Publication: Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine and Technology Assessment
Authored by: Xue-jing Li, Run-xi Tian, Xin-juan Wu, Doris Grinspun, Ning Gao, Xiao-yan Zhang, Liu Han, Yu-fang Hao
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.26599/eCMTA.2025.9570008
URL: https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/eCMTA.2025.9570008
2025
Leading the Way: Advancing Patient Advocacy Through People-Centred Care
Publication: Healthcare Management Forum
Authored by: Giulia Zucal, Nicole Graham, Michael Creek, Kateryna Metersky, Deborah Flores, Gladys Hui, Nafsin Nizum, Michelle Rey, Doris Grinspun
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.1177/08404704251394564
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704251394564
2025
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) Best Practice Guideline on Pain
Publication: Pain Management Nursing
Authored by: Courtney Braun, Lauren Bailey, Deborah Flores, Christine Buchanan, Nafsin Nizum
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2025.07.017
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1524904225002371
2025
The quality and applicability of clinical practice guidelines for falls prevention, assessment and management across the lifespan: A systematic review
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Authored by: Amber Harnett, Lyndsay Howitt, Vithusa Kumarasamy, Christine Buchanan, Amy Burt, Nafsin Nizum, Shanoja Naik
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100442
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666142X2500147X
2024
Building capacity to lead: Development implementation and evaluation of a leadership and management education program for nurse leader-managers
Publication: Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
Authored by: Sue Bookey-Bassett, Heather Thomson, Janet Chee, Irmajean Bajnok, Victoria Miscio, Kim Cook, Donna Leybourne, Shanoja Naik
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v15n3p44
URL: https://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/26658
2024
Health Equity Consortium: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Black, Indigenous, and 2SLGBTQIA+ Nurses
Publication: Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
Authored by: Paul-André Gauthier, Shelley Evans, Victoria Guido, Angela Cooper Brathwaite, Dania Versailles, Daria Adèle Juüdi-Hope, Corsita Garraway, Tanya Costa, Grace Suva, Brenda Stade, Doris Grinspun
Collections: RNAO Publications, Chapter, Region, Interest Group or Task Force Publications
DOI: 10.1177/08445621241299999
URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08445621241299999
2024
Navigation Support during Transitions in Care for Persons with Complex Care Needs: A Systematic Review
Publication: Healthcare
Authored by: Lyndsay Howitt, Greeshma Jacob, Giulia Zucal, Judy Smith, Rhonda Crocker Ellacott, Shirlee Sharkey
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12181814
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/18/1814
2024
The use of artificial intelligence techniques in nursing data systems: scoping review
Publication: MedUNAB
Authored by: Shina Singla, Christina Medeiros, Shanoja Naik, Lyndsay Howitt, Doris Grinspun
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.29375/01237047.4634
URL: https://revistas.unab.edu.co/index.php/medunab/article/view/4634
2023
Impact of implementing the pain best practice guideline in a long-term care home using the knowledge-to-action framework
Publication: MedUNAB
Authored by: Nikki Mann, Shanoja Naik, Shirley Viaje, Janet Chee, Doris Grinspun
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, Supporting Adults Who Anticipate or Live with an Ostomy, 2nd Ed.
DOI: 10.29375/01237047.4639
URL: https://revistas.unab.edu.co/index.php/medunab/article/view/4639
2023
Indicators to measure implementation and sustainability of nursing best practice guidelines: A mixed methods analysis
Publication: Heliyon
Authored by: Laura D. Aloisio, Nicole Graham, Doris Grinspun, Shanoja Naik, Mary Coughlin, Christina Medeiros, Heather McConnell, Anne Sales, Susan McNeill, Wilmer J. Santos, Janet E. Squires
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, Supporting Adults Who Anticipate or Live with an Ostomy, 2nd Ed.
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19983
URL: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/abstract/S2405-8440(23)07191-8
2023
Red Champions Students: una estrategia de sostenibilidad de la Práctica Basada en la Evidencia en el currículo de Enfermería
Publication: MedUNAB
Authored by: Adriana Patricia Bonilla-Marciales, Danitza Irene López-Rojas
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, Supporting Adults Who Anticipate or Live with an Ostomy, 2nd Ed.
DOI: 10.29375/01237047.5031
URL: https://revistas.unab.edu.co/index.php/medunab/article/view/5031
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
Authored by: Christine Buchanan, Amy Burt, Nancy Moureau, Darlene Murray, Nafsin Nizum
Collections: RNAO Publications
DOI: 10.1177/11297298231169468
URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/11297298231169468
2022
Advancing Optimal Care With Robust Clinical Practice Guidelines
Publication: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice
Authored by: Ellen Fineout-Overholt, Shanoja Naik, Katherine Wallace
Collections: RNAO Publications
2022
Black nurses in action: A social movement to end racism and discrimination
Publication: Nursing Inquiry
Authored by: Angela Cooper Brathwaite, Dania Versailles, Daria A. Juüdi-Hope, Maurice Coppin, Keisha Jefferies, Renee Bradley, Racquel Campbell, Corsita T. Garraway, Ola A. T. Obewu, Cheryl LaRonde-Ogilvie, Dionne Sinclair, Brittany Groom, Harveer Punia, Doris Grinspun
Collections: RNAO Publications, Chapter, Region, Interest Group or Task Force Publications
DOI: 10.1111/nin.12482