CNA’s Primary Care Toolkit

Evidence-based practice

Evidence-based decision-making is essential to optimize outcomes for patients, improve clinical practice, achieve cost-effective nursing care and ensure accountability and transparency in decision-making. A variety of sources are available to registered nurses in primary care to facilitate their use of evidence and incorporate it with their individual values, client choice, theories, clinical judgment ethics, legislation and practice environment (CNA, 2002).

These links provide evidence-based information for registered nurses to incorporate into their nursing practice.

Best Practices Canadian best practice portal Best practice guidelines from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Cultural Competencies Isolation Precautions NurseOne Webliography - Nurses in Family Practice Planned patient recalls

Clinical Guidelines

Anticoagulation Therapy
Cover Letter for delegation
Medical Directive
INR Flow sheet

Asthma
Guidelines
Education
Flowsheets

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Guidelines
Education
Flowsheets

Congestive Heart Failure
Education
Flowsheets

Diabetes
Well person risk assessment
Guidelines
Education
Flowsheets

Disordered sleep
Guidelines

Dyslipidemia
Guidelines
Education
Flowsheets

Hypertension
Guidelines
Education
Flowsheet

Infection control
Infection control
Pink eye
UTI Order Table Form
Yeast Infection

Immunization
Administration
Guidelines
Competencies
Hepatitis A and B
Human Papilomavirus
Influenza
Pneumococcal

Mental Health
Dementia assessment
Depression flow sheet

Osteoporosis
Guidelines

Other Medical Directives
Allergy Injection
Blood work/laboratory ordering
Cerumen Impaction Removal
Cryotherapy
Epinephrine Administration
Medroxyprogesterone acetate/Depo-Provera
Suture and Staple Removal
Tuberculosis Skin testing
Wart Removal
Vitamin B12

Pediatric Care
Childhood immunization
Pediatric developmental assessment: (Rourke tool) and (Nipissing developmental assessment)

Sexually transmitted infections
Guidelines