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This user guide presents a brief description of evaluation tools designed to measure the frequency, type, and patterns of physical restraint use among patients with delirium, dementia, or depression. A chart audit tool and an observation tool measuring physical restraint were developed to evaluate the implementation of recommendations to minimize physical restraint use targeted by the RNAO Best Practice Guideline on Caregiving Strategies for Older Adults with Delirium, Dementia, and Depression.

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This user guide describes the Confidence in Administration of Insulin and Managing Diet (CAI-MDS), a self-efficacy scale relating to insulin self-administration, monitoring of blood glucose levels and managing one’s diet. The CAI-MDS can be used by nurses who are providing diabetes care and wish to evaluate the effectiveness of diabetes-related education, as a result of implementing the RNAO BPG on Subcutaneous Administration of Insulin for Adults with type 2 Diabetes.

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This user guide provides an overview of the development and psychometric properties of an evaluation tool considered as an indicator of patient outcomes targeted by the RNAO Best Practice Guideline on Promoting Asthma Control in Children. The Inhaler Device Assessment Tool (IDAT) is a checklist that nurses can use to ensure that the essential steps of inhaler device techniques are performed accurately and the delivery of medication is optimized. The IDAT lists critical steps applicable to several inhaler devices used by children.

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This user guide describes the development and psychometric properties of a chart audit tool that was developed by the NBPRU for the evaluation of nursing practice in relation to the assessment of a patient’s need for vascular access devices, and the selection of appropriate devices as outlined in the RNAO Best Practice Guideline on Assessment and Device Selection for Vascular Access. The tool is divided into three parts: 1) Patient Profile; 2) evidence of IV Therapy Guidelines utilization, and 3) Patient Outcomes.