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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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2026
Bridging the gap between evidence-based guidelines and clinical practice excellence: The role of mentorship
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Emmanuel Akwasi Marfo, Matthew I. Olatobi, Bukola Salami
Collections: RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.003
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000797
2026
Bridging the gap: From evidence-based guidelines to clinical excellence in nursing
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Doris Grinspun
Collections: RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.014
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000906
2026
Building a culture of suicide prevention and care: implementation of an evidence-based guideline of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario in a Chilean occupational hospital
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Daniela Godoy, Pamela Vidal, Francisca Abarca, Javiera Peña
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.006
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000827
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
2026
Development and implementation of an ecological education model for evidence-based practice competency in undergraduate nursing students: A mixed-methods feasibility study
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Xuejing Li, Meiqi Meng, Xiaohua Li, Ziyan Wang, Letong Wang, Liu Han, Yufang Hao, Nannan Shi
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.002
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000785
2026
Development of a clinical implementation framework for evidence-based practice guidelines in settings featuring integrative Chinese–Western medicine
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Runxi Tian, Liping Zheng, Ning Gao, Dan Yang, Fang Wang, Meng Wang, Hongxin Liu, Hailing Guo
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.009
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000852
2026
From evidence-based guidelines to practice: Using natural language processing to identify impactful interventions in falls prevention
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Shanoja Naik, Hasitha Wimalarathna, Alexa Parousis, Doris Grinspun
Collections: RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.004
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000803
2026
Implementation of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Best Practice Guidelines for Delirium-Specific Recommendations in a digital practice setting at Humber River Health, Canada
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Jennifer Yoon, Derek Hutchinson, Amanpreet Ghuman, Gurmit Maghera, Beatrise Edelstein, Rachelle Soogree, Maritess Payumo, Grace Mercieca, Shirley Goguen, Elizabeth Leblanc, Akhil Plathanathu, Abhimanyu Sud, Barbara E. Collins, Teodora Neagu, Aleksandra Zuk
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.015
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000918
2026
Implementation of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Pressure Injury Prevention Guideline: National outcomes from the Chilean Best Practice Spotlight Organization® Program
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Tiare Pavez Hurtado, Cristian Lara Román
Collections: BPSO Publications, RNAO Publications, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.010
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000864
2026
Older Adults' Experience of Person- and Family-Centered Care During the Discharge Planning Phase From Hospital to Home
Publication: Home Healthcare Now
Authored by: Julie Schmidt, Irene Ngu, Kathy Alarcon, Alexa Hartley, Patrick Clifford, Celina Carter
Collections: BPSO Publications
DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000001421
2026
Preventing falls and reducing injury from falls at a tertiary hospital in China: a best practice implementation project
Publication: JBI evidence implementation
Authored by: Zhenhui Tao, Dan Zhu, Bei Li, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Alexa McArthur, Jingwen Meng, Dong Pang, Jun Liu, Yue Zhao, Xiang Chen, Mengyun Yang, Chenchen Zhao, Mi Zhao, Qiaohong Wang, Ziye Huang, Meng Zhou, Rui Lian
Collections: BPSO Publications
DOI: 10.1097/XEB.0000000000000558
2026
The Best Practice Spotlight Organization® Model: An Integrated Guideline Implementation Methodology
Publication: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Authored by: Doris Grinspun, Janet Chee, Tiare Pavez Hurtado, Adriana Patricia Bonilla Marciales, Run-xi Tian, M. Teresa Moreno-Casbas
Collections: RNAO Publications, BPG methodology, IJNSS 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.007
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013226000839
2025
A comparative study of antimicrobial prescribing practices for common infectious syndromes among physicians and nurse practitioners in a safety-net hospital
Publication: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology: ASHE
Authored by: Aakash Balaji, Jessica Hua, Ben Pomerantz, Alfredo J. Mena Lora
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.1017/ash.2025.10058
2025
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve First-Case On-Time Starts for Elective Surgeries
Publication: Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice
Authored by: Elvira L. Nguelewou, Robin M. Lawson
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.1891/JDNP-2024-0008
2025
A quality improvement project targeting postoperative hospital revisit rates after pediatric appendicitis
Publication: Canadian Journal of Surgery
Authored by: Emily Walser, Jacob Davidson, Robin Wigen, Claire A. Wilson, Natashia M. Seemann, Jennifer Y. Lam
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.009024
URL: http://www.canjsurg.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cjs.009024
2025
Advance Directives for Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Neuromuscular Disease: A Nurse Practitioner-Driven Intervention
Publication: Journal of hospice and palliative nursing: JHPN: the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Authored by: Vanessa Battista, Deborah J. Baker, Tara Trimarchi, Sarah Stoney, Rita D'Aoust
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001086
2025
An innovative nurse practitioner-led service for children from families living in housing instability
Publication: Primary Health Care Research & Development
Authored by: Alicia Bell, Yvonne K. Parry, Matthew Ankers, Nina Sivertsen, Eileen Willis, Sally Kendall, Huahua Yin
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423625000118
2025
Assessing perceptions of patient-centered care during telehealth visits provided via rural county Extension offices: an implementation pilot study
Publication: mHealth
Authored by: Melissa J. Vilaro, Valeria Westring, Anna Hooks, Catucha Morand, Tyler Jordan-Black, William T. Donahoo, Ramzi G. Salloum, Maryam Sattari, Lisa Scarton, Thomas J. George, Halie Corbitt, Imaan Bashir, LaToya J. O’Neal
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.21037/mhealth-24-47
URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11811651/
2025
Case management of a patient with botulism by an intensive care nurse practitioner team
Publication: Australian Critical Care: Official Journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses
Authored by: Katie Kelleway, Brett Mace, Jessica Butler, Sarah Webb, Kelly Harbour, Rosalind Elliott
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101291
2025
CoCare-CI: A Clinical Innovation to Address Behavioral Symptoms in Hospitalized Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
Publication: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Authored by: David H. Lynch, Elizabeth R. Houston, Anna L. Andrews, Kimberly J. Mournighan, Willow F. Butler, John A. Batsis, Joshua D. Niznik, Jennifer Leeman, Laura C. Hanson
Collections: NP Effectiveness 2025
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19479