LibGuides: Guidelines: Guidelines

General Guidelines

American Diabetes Association: Clinical Practice Recommendations
Diabetes Canada: Clinical Practice Guidelines
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International Diabetes Federation: Guidelines
There is now extensive evidence on the optimal management of diabetes, offering the opportunity of improving the immediate and long-term quality of life of those living with the condition. IDF has produced a series of guidelines on different aspects of diabetes management, prevention and care.

Prehospital Evidence Based Practice
Managed by Dalhousie University and Emergency Health Services Nova Scotia
EMS Medical Control Protocols
Alberta Health Services
EMS Protocols and Procedures
Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living

AORN Facility Reference Center
Portal to The Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, implementation tools, policy and procedure templates, illustrated step-by-step guides, and other clinical content.

College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia: Practice Guidelines, Position Statements, & Practice Memos
College of Nurses of Ontario: Standards and Guidelines
The CNO creates and maintains practice standards aimed at informing nurses of their accountability. As well as guidelines on practice-related topics.
Emergency Nurses Association: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)
Health Canada: First Nations & Inuit Health: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nurses in Primary Care
Prepared by Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) for use by community health nurses employed by Health Canada providing primary care in isolated, semi-isolated, and remote First Nations communities.
Nursing Best Practice Guidelines
The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) launched the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (NBPG) Project in November 1999 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The purpose of this multi-year project is to support Ontario Nurses by providing them with Best Practice Guidelines for client care.
Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses: Practice Guidelines
Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association: Registered Nurse Practice Resources
Includes SRNA standards and competencies, practice guidelines, tools and templates, and question and answer articles based around specific nursing issues.

Also called clinical practice guidelines or practice guidelines
Produced by various health-care organizations and professional bodies
Can have a local, national or international focus
Not useful for finding the latest innovation, practices or evidence
Guidelines produced by different organizations may make different recommendations

DynaMed Plus - summaries include a section on guidelines, with links to specific guidelines
Databases - databases such as MEDLINE and CINAHL allow you to limit your search results by guidelines
Trip Pro - this clinical search engine allows you to filter your results by guidelines
Google - useful for finding guidelines published on individual websites

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