The Long-Term Care Best Practices Program is
funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to foster the development
of evidence-based practice cultures in long-term care homes (LTCH) using RNAO’s
clinical and healthy work environment best practice guidelines and other
evidence-based resources. Fifteen Long-Term Care Best Practice Co-ordinators expert
in knowledge translation and transfer are located across the province. A coaching,
facilitation and consultation approach is used to engage LTCH leaders, nurse
practitioners and direct care staff to adopt evidence-based practices that
support consistent approaches to providing high quality care to residents and
families. This presentation will highlight the six strategies used by the
program. Results of a program evaluation including a provincial survey of LTCHs
determined how RNAO and other evidence-based resources were used and their impact
on clinical practice, resident outcomes and the supports needed to implement
and sustain evidence-based practices will be shared. Holmes, Carol; Iqbal, Suman
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