OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Critical Care Nurse is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Book Reviews	102
Sharing Our Experience: Drip Titration and Block Charting	21
Does Nursing Need a Brand?	20
Learn Together	16
2022 National Teaching Institute Evidence-Based Solutions Abstracts	15
Task-Oriented Nursing Care Through a Positive Lens	13
Editor’s Response to Commentary	12
Strategies to Achieve Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing	12
Preparing for a Successful Examination	11
Preventing Self-Extubation Without Using Restraints	11
Nursing Care of the Patient With an Open Sternum	11
Readiness Assessment for Extubation Planning in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative	11
Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Securement	9
Improving Communication and Response to Clinical Deterioration to Increase Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit	8
Postoperative Nursing Care of a Deceased Donor Tracheal Transplant Recipient	8
Evidence-Based Management of a Patient With an EKOS Catheter	7
Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Guided Cardiac Catheterization Evacuation Drills	7
An Evidence-Based Protocol for Manual Prone Positioning of Patients With ARDS	7
Use of Telestroke to Improve Access to Care for Rural Patients With Stroke Symptoms	7
Applying Functional Hemodynamics: A Goal-Directed Strategy	7
ALWAYS Making Patient Safety a Priority	6
More Than Just a Check-the-Box Form: Informed Consent	6
Autism in Critical Care	6
Book Reviews	6
Facilitating Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures Throughout the Life Span	5

Could It Be Menopause?	5
The Anatomy and Physiology of True Collaboration	5
Healthy Sleep for Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients	5
Using a Standardized Rounding Tool to Improve the Incidence of Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials	5
Nursing Management of Prone Positioning in Patients With COVID-19	5
Screening for Alcohol Use Disorder and Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Critical Care Patients	5
Effects of an Electronic Health Record Tool on Team Communication and Patient Mobility: A 2-Year Follow-up Study	5
Sleep in the Critical Care Setting	5
Facilitating Factors in the Proper Identification of Acute Skin Failure: A Systematic Review	5
The Imperative of Proactivity	5
High-Level Burnout in Physicians and Nurses Working in Adult Intensive Care Units	4
Communication Between Registered Nurses and Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients	4
Using a Military-Civilian Partnership to Enhance Clinical Readiness and Sustainment for Air Force Critical Care Nurses	4
Increasing Nursing Documentation Efficiency With Wearable Sensors for Pressure Injury Prevention	4
A Step Forward or Backward for Nurses and Patient Safety?	4
The Road to Certification	4
Critical Care Nursing and Mass Casualty Response During Operation Allies Refuge	4
A Whirlpool of Stress in Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Qualitative Multicenter Study	4
Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in Tele–Critical Care	4
The John Sealy Hospital Fire Evacuation	4
Implementing a Unit-Based Alarm Management Bundle for Critical Care Nurses	4
Using a Fluid Resuscitation Algorithm to Reduce the Incidence of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in the Burn Intensive Care Unit	4
Experiences and Needs of Families With a Relative Admitted to an Adult Intensive Care Unit	3
Insulin Infusion Protocols for Blood Glucose Management in Critically Ill Patients: A Scoping Review	3
Critical Care Nurse Needs You! Behind the Scenes of Peer Review	3
Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes About Family Presence During Resuscitation: An Integrative Review	3
Nursing Management of a Patient With Fulminant Myocarditis and Electrical Storm Receiving ECMO: A Case Report	3
The Art and Science of Delegation: Staffing During COVID-19	3
Caring for Critically Ill Children Experiencing Traumatic Stress	3
Prolonged Thromboprophylaxis With Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery	3
Unmasking the Truth of Health Care Workers’ Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Historical Letters to the Editor Mirror Current Issues in Nursing	3
Clinical Inquiry	3
Extension of Intravenous Tubing and Pumps Outside Rooms for Safety and Efficiency	3
Correction	3
Improving Corrected QT Interval Monitoring in Critical Care Units: A Single Center Report	3
Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Acquired Brain Injury: An Integrative Literature Review	2
Nursing Care of an Older Patient With Severe COVID-19 Receiving Prolonged Prone Ventilation: A Case Report	2
High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Respiratory Support in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients	2
Assessment Framework for Recognizing Clinical Deterioration in Patients With ACS Undergoing PCI	2
Conservative Treatment of Mesenteric and Hepatic Portal Venous Gas Caused by Gut-Derived Infection After Ileostomy: A Case Report	2
Acute and Critical Care Nurses’ Roles in Mass Shootings: An Integrative Review	2
Professional Caring	2
Celebrating Certification	2
Nursing Care of a Child With Delirium Receiving Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Report	2
AACN CSI Academy: Implementing Patient-Centered Interprofessional Bedside Rounds	2
Leveraging Nurse-Patient Assignments to Improve Outcomes in Intensive Care	2
Extracorporeal Life Support: RN Management of ECMO Patients	2
Reigniting Intensive Care Unit Liberation	2
Simulation Training for Emergency Sternotomy in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit	2

Best Practices in the Nursing Care of Patients With Injuries From Violence: An Integrative Review	2
A Review of Chlorhexidine Oral Care in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	2
Assessing Patients With Altered Level of Consciousness	2
Awake Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure	2
Developing and Evaluating a Novel Educational Intensive Care Unit Wall Map	2
To Learn, Try Teaching	2
Pressure Injury Prevention Packets for Prone Positioning	2
What Will the New Normal Look Like?	2
Artificial Intelligence and the Critical Care Nurse	2
A Step Forward for Intensive Care Unit Patients: Early Mobility Interventions and Associated Outcome Measures	2
Intensive Care Unit Sleep Promotion Bundle: Impact on Sleep Quality, Delirium, and Other Patient Outcomes	2
A Unit-Specific Patient Intensity Tool	2
Measuring Intracranial Pressure	2
Implementing a Standardized Communication Tool in an Intensive Care Unit	2