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In 2021, Osler was selected by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) to begin a three-year journey to become a globally recognized Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO).

Osler’s journey to achieve BPSO designation signifies our long-term commitment to deliver the highest standards of care to our patients every time, as reflected in our 2019-24 Strategic Plan, Quality Improvement Plan and Patient Safety Plan.

Benefits of best practice guidelines:

  • Optimal clinical and health outcomes
  • Knowledge translation
  • Sustainable implementation and usage of evidence-based practice within the health system
  • Supports professional development and quality initiatives
  • Addressing challenges in practice
  • Presenting innovative practices
  • Developing settings that permit and empower staff to strive for clinical excellence

Learn more about the RNAO and BPSO.

Best practice guidelines

In partnership with the RNAO, Osler’s nursing and interprofessional teams will work to implement and sustain the following evidence-based BPGs over the next three years:

People centred care (launch year one)

This guideline is designed to enhance the quality of partnerships that nurses and other interprofessional health-care team members have with the individuals who are accessing care. The goal of these partnerships is to improve clinical outcomes and the health care experience through the use of evidence-based, person-and family-centred care practices.

Resources:

  • Guideline
  • Facilitating client centred learning (client)
  • Facilitating client centred learning (health care providers)
  • Five measures you can take to protect yourself
  • Person and family-centred care
  • College of Nurses of Ontario: Therapeutic nurse-client relationship

Skin: assessment and management of pressure injuries for the interprofessional team (launch year one)

This guideline provides recommendations regarding evidence-based practice, education and policy for interprofessional team members who assess and treat individuals with existing pressure injuries. Pressure injuries are caused by intense and continuous pressure that first appear as reddened areas over boney prominences and may open if the pressure continues without time to heal, becoming pressure injuries. Pressure injuries may negatively affect overall quality of life, but can be prevented in most cases and heal when they do occur.

Resources:

  • Guideline
  • Taking the pressure off: Preventing and managing pressure injuries

Preventing falls and reducing injury from falls (launch year one)

This guideline provides recommendations regarding evidence-based practice, education and policy for preventing falls and reducing injuries from falls. The risk of falling increases due to factors such as having a history of falls, feeling unsteady and having a cluttered environment with tripping hazards.

Resources:

  • Guideline
  • Small changes can reduce fall risks in a big way
  • Stay active, stay independent

Care transitions (launch year two)

This guideline provides best practice recommendations for members of the interprofessional team, organizations and the health care system to support safe and effective transitions between and across settings.

Resources:

  • Guideline
  • Care transitions

Assessment and management of foot ulcers for people with diabetes (launch year two)

This guideline provides recommendations for practice settings and members of the interprofessional team regarding the assessment and management of individuals at risk of or with existing diabetic foot complications. Foot ulcers, which are sores below the ankle, do not heal on their own, increase the risk of infection and may reduce overall quality of life.

Resources:

  • Guideline
  • Managing foot ulcers in people with diabetes

Osler is committed to the ongoing delivery of safe, compassionate, high-quality care. Osler’s best practice champions are passionate about evidence-based practice and dedicated to raising awareness about the RNAO best practice guidelines to improve care outcomes.

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