title: Evaluating best practice guidelines.
abstract: Clinical practice guidelines are developed with the purpose of improving patient care. The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) Project was implemented in 1999. It has resulted in the development, implementation and evaluation of 17 BPGs with agencies in different healthcare sectors. This article describes the process, challenges and lessons learned by the team responsible for evaluating the BPGs.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ploeg
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobbins
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skelly
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ralphs-Thibodeau
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002170:Canada; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic