LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CLINICAL COMPETENCIES
Evidence Based Care Sheets via CINAHL
Evidence-Based Care Sheets (EBCS) are summaries on specific key topics, which are focused on nursing practice. Each evidence-based care sheet incorporates the latest evidence, statistics, research and references on a given topic. The references are ranked, using a coding matrix, according to the type of literature they represent (systematic reviews, meta-analysis, etc).
Quick Lessons via CINAHL
Quick Lessons are clinically organized nursing overviews, with information mapped to the nursing workflow (i.e. description/etiology, signs and symptoms, assessment, treatment goals, red flags, what to tell the patient/patient’s family)
ProQuest Practical Nursing Study Paths
Study Paths is an easy-to-access, browsable selection of recommended articles and targeted searches that support the curriculum of Practical Nursing and Registered Nursing programs in the United States
- Health promotion and maintenance
- Management of care environment
- Management of therapies and treatments
- Nursing sciences
- Nursing specialties
Royal College of Nursing Subject Guides
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The CM Health Library has worked closely with our colleagues at HR to curate the resources below to support your professional journey:
CM Health Library Core Organisational Capabilities and Development guide.
CM Health Library Leadership and Management guide.
GUIDELINES
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Practice Guidelines
Documents directly related to the broad scope of nursing and midwifery practice. This includes all documents that describe and provide direction on nursing or midwifery practice issues.
Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (RNAO: Ontario, Canada)
Registered Nurses Association Ontario (RNAO) BPGs
are recognised as a world leader in best practice guideline development, dissemination, implementation and evaluation.
RNAO BPGs:
- Incorporate Nursing Order Sets (NOS)
- Include tools for monitoring the outcome of care that inform continual practice improvement
- Are reviewed on a 3-5 year cycle and as necessary to ensure currency and alignment of practice with the latest research and theory.
The implementation of RNAO BPGs in nursing/midwifery environments to date is proven to have led to significant improvements in client care including reductions in falls, pressure ulcers, amputations, length of stay and the incidence of urinary incontinence, as well as an increase in the number of new mothers who breast feed for longer periods.
Currently there are more than 60 best practice guidelines for patient care. Resources also include toolkits and webinars to support implementation.
see also
Te Rākau o te Uru Kahikatea - Public Health Nursing Knowledge and Skills Framework 2017
NZNO - Medicines: Guidelines and Information
New Zealand Wound Care Society Guidelines and Protocols
Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation Guidelines
New Zealand Primary Care Handbook 2012
Includes guidance and updates for CVD risk assessment, management and diabetes screening advice.
KO AWATEA LEARN
Ko Awatea LEARN is an interprofessional educational community that gives healthcare professionals the skills they need to become change agents in health care improvement.
"We’re talking about skills like quality improvement, patient safety, communication, leadership, and patient-centered care. Leaders are looking for these skills, and patients expect providers to have them"
INTERNATIONAL ELEARNING
Foundations of Evidence-based Practice in Healthcare
This course will provide a foundational overview of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing and health sciences, including the seven steps of the EBP process as well as research supported strategies for implementing EBP in real world settings. The course will be taught by internationally renowned experts in EBP who will share their knowledge and skills gained through decades of work with hundreds of healthcare organizations across the nation and the globe. The course will include lectures, readings, and skill building activities.
Topics covered include:
- Module 1: Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice
- Module 2: Spirit of Inquiry and Formulating a PICOT Question
- Module 3: Basic Searching for Evidence
- Module 4: Critical Appraisal vs. Critique
- Module 5: Integrating Evidence into Decision Making and Measuring Outcomes
- Module 6: Making EBP Happen in Real World Clinical Settings
The course is open access but requires registration (free). The course takes approx. 20 hrs to complete.
