Research and education
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by: Lyndsay Howitt, Stephanie Buchanan
Bringing RNAO’s outstanding best practice guideline (BPG) work to the second annual Global Evidence Summit in Prague this past September was a tremendous honour.The journey to the summit was a powerful learning experience. RNAO’s guideline development and research team submitted four abstracts for consideration and were excited ...
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by: Victoria Alarcon
When a new resident arrived at Brantford’s Hardy Terrace Long-Term Care facility in the fall of 2023, RN Dalal Isbiteh and her colleagues knew exactly what to do to ensure he was admitted properly. Using RNAO Clinical Pathways, an evidence-based software derived from best practice guidelines (BPG), the team completed a comp...
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by: Kimberley Kearsey, Madison Scaini
After 25 years of growth and expansion, RNAO’s Best Practice Guideline (BPG) Program has become an impressive social movement of science that stretches across health sectors and geographical borders. Health professionals, their patients and families, researchers and policymakers are working behind the scenes to support the ongoi...
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by: Alicia Saunders
RN Nikki Mann says co-authoring a peer-reviewed article about implementing RNAO’s pain management best practice guideline (BPG) was incredibly rewarding. The director of resident services and Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) lead at Toronto’s Villa Colombo long-term care home knows the impact BPGs are having on her ...
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by: Alexa Parousis
RNAO’s new Open Library – an online resource – is now available to anyone interested in a curated collection of journal articles and reports showcasing the real-world impact of the Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) Program and its Best Practice Spotlight Organizations® (BPSO®), plus RNAO’s policy and advocacy work.The library will ...
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by: Amy Garza
My interest in caring for others started when I was little. I had a neighbour who was only two years younger than me, and whenever I heard him cry, I would tell my mom I had to take care of him. If one of my friends got hurt while we were playing, I would be the first to help, even if it was to simply give them a bandage. A...
In the End
by: Tania LaFleur
I was diagnosed with asthma at a young age and spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital. I remember how vigilant and tender the nurses were with my mother and I as they treated me for yet another asthma attack. In my eyes, the nurses were superheroes, and their capes were replaced with stethoscopes.
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by: Madison Scaini
Fourth-year nursing student Cordelia Copeland was working on her presentation for the inaugural Student-Led Academic Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) Conference when Hurricane Beryl hit her home in the coastal community of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. The Category 5 hurricane left her community without electricity in Jul...
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by: Bart Piekarski
For most nursing schools across Ontario, the education offered today is relatively unchanged from when I was a student 10 years ago. Assessment and social skills are acquired and refined through direct interaction with volunteers or educational staff. Clinical and tactile skills are practised on anatomical replicas (i.e. trainin...
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Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill offers simulation training for its staff through Sim2You, a mobile simulation unit that allows teams to learn in non-traditional ways.