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- Falls
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Clinical and Best Practices Guidelines
Here is a selection of Clinical and Best Practices Guidelines for health professionals organized into the following aging-related topics:
- Arthritis, Capacity Assessment, Delirium, Dementia, Depression, Elder Abuse, Falls, Frailty, Geriatric Periodic Health Exam, Heart Disease & Stroke, Lung & Respiratory Diseases, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Pain, Smoking, Urinary Incontinence, and Urinary Tract Infections.
Arthritis
- Arthritis Society Best Practice Guidelines
Source: The Arthritis Society - Osteoarthritis in Peripheral Joints - Diagnosis and Treatment
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnosis and Management
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee
Capacity Assessment
- Consent to Medical Treatment Policy
Source: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario - Practice Guideline: Consent
Source: College of Nurses of Ontario
Delirium
- Caregiving Strategies for Older Adults with Delirium, Dementia and Depression
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario - National Guidelines for Seniors' Mental Health: The Assessment and Treatment of Delirium
Source: Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health - National Guidelines for Seniors' Mental Health: The Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health Issues in Long Term Care Homes (Focus on Mood and Behaviour Symptoms)
Source: Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health - Screening for Delirium, Dementia and Depression in Older Adults
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Dementia
- Caregiving Strategies for Older Adults with Delirium, Dementia and Depression
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario - National Guidelines for Seniors' Mental Health: The Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health Issues in Long Term Care Homes (Focus on Mood and Behaviour Symptoms)
Source: Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health - Screening for Delirium, Dementia and Depression in Older Adults
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Depression
- Caregiving Strategies for Older Adults with Delirium, Dementia and Depression
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario - National Guidelines for Seniors' Mental Health: The Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health Issues in Long Term Care Homes (Focus on Mood and Behaviour Symptoms)
Source: Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health - National Guidelines for Seniors' Mental Health: The Assessment of Suicide Risk and Prevention of Suicide
Source: Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health - Screening for Delirium, Dementia and Depression in Older Adults
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Elder Abuse
- ONPEA Core Curriculum and Resource Guide
Source: Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Falls
- Best Practices for Seniors Falls Prevention in Primary Care
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - RNAO Best Practice Guideline - Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult
Source: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
Frailty
- Frailty in Older Adults - Early Identification and Management
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee
Geriatric Periodic Health Exam
- Periodic Health Examination: Recommended Guidelines for Screening the Elderly
Source: Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care: All Recommendations for Elderly Women 65 years and older
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health adapted from the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care - Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care: All Recommendations for Elderly Men 65 years and older
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health adapted from the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care
Heart Disease & Stroke
- Acute Chest Pain - Evaluation and Triage
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Antiplatelet Guidelines
Source: Canadian Cardiovascular Society - Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines
Source: Canadian Cardiovascular Society - Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care
Source: Canadian Stroke Network and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada - Cardiovascular Disease - Primary Prevention
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Dyslipidemia Guidelines
Source: Canadian Cardiovascular Society - Heart Failure Care
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Heart Failure Guidelines
Source: Canadian Cardiovascular Society - Hypertension - Detection, Diagnosis and Management
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Management of Modifiable Risk Factors in Adults at High Risk for Cardiovascular Events
Source: Toward Optimized Practice - Nursing Management of Hypertension
Source: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario - Recommendations for the Management of Hypertension
Source: Canadian Hypertension Education Program - Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack - Management and Prevention
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Stroke Assessment Across the Continuum of Care
Source: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
Lung & Respiratory Diseases
- Adult Asthma Care Guidelines for Nurses: Promoting Control of Asthma
Source: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario - Asthma - Diagnosis and Management
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Canadian Respiratory Guidelines - Asthma
Source: Canadian Thoracic Society - Canadian Respiratory Guidelines - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Source: Canadian Thoracic Society - Canadian Respiratory Guidelines - Infectious Respiratory Diseases
Source: Canadian Thoracic Society - Canadian Respiratory Guidelines - Sleep Apnea
Source: Canadian Thoracic Society - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Source: Toward Optimized Practice - Nursing Care of Dyspnea: The 6th Vital Sign in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Source: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
Nutrition
- B12 Deficiency – Investigation & Management of Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Iron Deficiency - Investigation and Management
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee - Practice-Based Evidence in Nutrition
Source: Dietitians of Canada - RNAO Best Practice Guideline - Prevention of Constipation in the Older Adult Population
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Osteoporosis
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in Canada
Source: Osteoporosis Canada - Vitamin D in Adult Health and Disease: A Review and Guideline Statement from Osteoporosis Canada
Source: Osteoporosis Canada (Published in CMAJ 2010. DOI:10.1503/cmaj.080663)
Pain
- Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain - Practice Toolkit
Source: Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre - Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre - Opioid Manager
Source: Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre - RNAO Assessment and Management of Pain Best Practice Guideline with Supplement
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Smoking
- Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation - Inpatient
Source: University of Ottawa Heart Institute - Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation - Outpatient
Source: University of Ottawa Heart Institute - Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation - Primary Care
Source: University of Ottawa Heart Institute - RNAO Best Practice Guideline - Integrating Smoking Cessation into Daily Nursing Practice
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Urinary Incontinence
- Canadian Urological Association - Guidelines for Incontinence
Source: Canadian Urological Association - RNAO Best Practice Guideline - Promoting Continence Using Prompted Voiding
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario - Urinary Incontinence Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adults
Source: Canadian Continence Foundation
Urinary Tract Infections
- Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Long Term Care
Source: Toward Optimized Practice