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2022 | Guidelines & Standards
The standards have been developed to identify optimal neonatal nursing knowledge, skills, and competencies with the intent to establish a common standard for neonatal nursing practice within the province of Ontario.
2018 | Guidelines & Standards
The e-learning module is a product of the Neurosurgery Education and Outreach Network (NEON). It is intended to ensure consistency within and across organizations by providing guidance on performing bedside neurological assessments.
2018 | Guidelines & Standards
The 2018 release of the Practice Standards for Critical Care Nursing in Ontario replaces the second edition in 2012. It reflects the Excellent Care for All Act (ECFAA) legislation, ensuring critical care nursing practice includes a focus on inter-professional and multidisciplinary practice, and patient and family-centred care. This edition provides further clarity on the supporting requirements of a health care facility and critical care unit which facilitate the achievement of Critical Care Nursing Practice Standards by each nurse working within a critical care environment.
2022 | Guidelines & Standards
Ontario Trauma Centres: Minimum Standards define expectations for adult and paediatric level I, level II, and level III trauma centres regarding their system role, capacity, and capabilities.
2021 | Guidelines & Standards
Pandemic Addendum to the Ontario Ventilator Stockpile Guidance Document that provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities for the Provincial Ventilator Stockpile throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2021 | Guidelines & Standards
Information sheet for Airvo™ 2 acquisition during the pandemic
2020 | Guidelines & Standards
Information sheet for ventilator acquisition during the pandemic
2021 | Guidelines & Standards
The revised NICU levels of care guidance document applicable to current practice and service within level 2 and level 3 NICUs in Ontario.
2020 | Guidelines & Standards
The ECMO Consultation Guidelines is a tool that outlines for critical care providers various interventions and/or therapies that should be considered for respiratory rescue in critically ill patients. The goal is to ensure that patients most likely to benefit from ECMO are considered for this intervention in a timely manner and that consultation with a center providing ECMO is enabled.
2020 | Guidelines & Standards
The recommended pathway for EMU and epilepsy surgery referrals endeavors to supplement current system activity and provides referring physicians a recommended centre of referral.
2021 | Guidelines & Standards
This document provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities for the provincial ventilator stockpile as well as procedures for requesting, releasing, and returning stockpile ventilators.
2018 | Guidelines & Standards
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