Collaboration among Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses: A Scoping Review of Practice Guidelines

Table 1

Summary of findings.

Lead author/year country	Title of guideline	Aim	Category: structure (S) process (P) outcome (O)
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, College of Licensed Practical Nurses (CLPNA), and the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Alberta (RPNAA) [20], Canada	Collaborative Nursing Practice in Alberta	To describe collaborative practice for the three categories of nurses in Alberta and the responsibilities of each nurse’s role (RN, registered psychiatric nurse & LPN)	S, P, O
Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island (ARNPEI), the Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Prince Edward Island (LPNA), and the Prince Edward Island Health Sector Council (PEIHSC) [17], Canada	Exemplary Care: RNs and LPNs Working Together	To clarify the roles of the RN and LPN in clinical practice	S, P, O
Canadian Nurses Association [21], Canada	Staff Decision-Making Framework for Quality Nursing Care	Provide a staff-decision-making framework about staff mix	P, O
College of Nurses of Ontario [3], Canada	Practice Guideline RN and RPN Practice: The Client, the Nurse, and the Environment	To assist nurses, employers, and others make decisions about the utilization of nurses in the provision of care	S, P, O
College of Registered Nurses of BC, College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC, and the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC [22], Canada	Collaborative Nursing Practice in BC Nurses Working Together for Quality Nursing Care	To provide support for collaborative nursing practice for the three categories of nurses in BC	S, P, O
College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia and the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia [4], Canada	Guidelines for Effective Utilization of RNs and LPNs in a Collaborative Practice Environment	To provide information for RNs and LPNs regarding their own and each other’s roles; To assist managers in making decisions for care assignments	S, P, O
Nurses Association of New Brunswick and Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses [23], Canada	Guidelines for Intra-Professional Collaboration Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses Working Together	To clarify the roles of the RNs and LPNs and assist employers in making decisions about effective utilization of nursing resources	S, P, O
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario [15], Canada	Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guideline and Intra-Professional Collaborative Practice among Nurses 2^nd edition	Describe intraprofessional collaboration among nurses	S, P, O
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario [24], Canada	Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guideline and Collaborative Practice among Nursing Teams	Focus was on developing collaborative practice among nurses	S, P, O
The Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (ARNNL) and the College for Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland & Labrador (CLPNNL) [25], Canada	Collaborative Nursing Practice- Guiding Principles	To provide guiding principles to facilitate a collaborative practice environment	P, O