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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
ALWAYS Making Patient Safety a Priority	155
Preparing for a Successful Examination	24
The Evidence of Us	21
Empower Nurses to Liberalize Older Patients’ Diets	20
The Preceptor Shortage: Seeking Solutions	18
The Road to Certification	17
More Than Just a Check-the-Box Form: Informed Consent	16
Bedside Nurses as Advocates for Change	15
Nightingale’s Numbers	15
High-Level Burnout in Physicians and Nurses Working in Adult Intensive Care Units	14
Professional Caring	14
Celebrating Certification	14
Conservative Treatment of Mesenteric and Hepatic Portal Venous Gas Caused by Gut-Derived Infection After Ileostomy: A Case Report	14
Precepting for Success	13
Historical Letters to the Editor Mirror Current Issues in Nursing	12
Reframing the Term Missed Care to Avoid Misplaced Blame	11
To Learn, Try Teaching	11
Reflection on the Use of a Rapid Response Team and the Clinical Effectiveness of Early Warning Systems	10
Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes About Family Presence During Resuscitation: An Integrative Review	10
Corrections	9
Implementing Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Reduce Compassion Fatigue	9
Sleep Hygiene for Hospitalized Older Adults	9
Prone Positioning in Patients With COVID-19 and Non–COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	9
An Approach to Manage Agitation	9
Nurses’ Perspectives on Caring for Critically Ill Children During a Measles Outbreak: A Case Report	8

Impact of Case Review Debriefings on Moral Distress of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Nurses	8
Rebuilding Public Trust in Vaccinations	8
Clinical Practice Guidelines Can Be Valuable Sources of Evidence	8
Violence in the Workplace: Preparedness, Prevention, Response, and Recovery Strategies for Acute and Critical Care Nurses	8
The Authors Respond	8
Certification Sends a Message	8
Physiological and Psychological Changes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Integrative Review	7
Extinguish the Burnout	7
Creating an Escape Room for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Validation	7
Sternal Wound Action Team (S.W.A.T.)	7
Introducing Technology for Bedside Nurses: A New Department for Critical Care Practice	6
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Levels in Adult Patients With Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	6
Promoting Sleep in Acute and Critically Ill Adults: Enhancing Recovery Through Evidence-Based Practices	6
2023 National Teaching Institute Evidence-Based Solutions Abstracts	6
Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit for Diagnosing Delirium in Adults in Critical Care Settings	6
Impact of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Preadmission Huddle on Perceptions of Interprofessional Communication About Patient Safety	6
Use of Rounding Checklists to Improve Communication and Collaboration in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: An Integrative Review	6
Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in Adults After Cardiac Arrest	6
A Misaligned Solution: The Challenges of Deploying Intensive Care Unit Nurses to Unfamiliar Practice Environments	5
Resilience in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: An Integrative Review	5
Enabling Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurses, and Assistive Personnel to Practice to Their Fullest Extent	5
So Fresh and So CLEAN: Improving Handoff Through Collaboration	5
Nurse-Driven Fluid Responsiveness Evaluation in Patients With Septic Shock: A Quality Improvement Initiative	5
BRIDGE-ICU: A Novel Initiative to Align Goals of Care With Prognosis, Functional Goals, and Quality of Life in Critical Care	5
Using Remote Technology in Patient Care	5
Corrections	5
Improving Patient Safety by Increasing Staff Knowledge of Evidence-Based Pulse Oximetry Practices	5
It’s a DOBUTAful Day to Save Lives	5
A Preceptor Development Program	5
Postoperative Nursing Care of a Deceased Donor Tracheal Transplant Recipient	4
The Imperative of Proactivity	4
Using Chlorhexidine-Coated Dialysis Catheter Caps to Reduce Central Venous Dialysis Catheter Infection Rates: A Quality Improvement Project	4
Oral Care in Critically Ill Infants and the Potential Effect on Infant Health: An Integrative Review	4
Sharing Our Experience: Drip Titration and Block Charting	4
Experiences of Parents of Children With Medical Complexity in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review	4
Impact of Dual Intensive Care Unit and Rapid Response Team Nursing Roles on Service Delivery in the Intensive Care Unit	4
Just Keep MOVEN: An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Outcomes in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	4
Trustworthy Nurses	4
Book Reviews	4
Implementing a Preoperative Anemia Optimization Protocol for Cardiovascular Surgery Patients: A Quality Improvement Project	4
Early Mobility After Cardiac Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project	4
Emotional Freedom Technique: Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout in Critical Care Nurses	3
Autism in Critical Care	3
Critical Care Nursing and Mass Casualty Response During Operation Allies Refuge	3
Overworked and Underpaid: An Impending Nursing Crisis	3
High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Respiratory Support in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients	3
Out-the-Door, Dinosaur: Assessing Health Literacy to Improve Discharge Education	3
AACN CSI Academy: Implementing Patient-Centered Interprofessional Bedside Rounds	3
Critical Care Nurse Needs You! Behind the Scenes of Peer Review	3
Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Acquired Brain Injury: An Integrative Literature Review	3

Leveraging Nurse-Patient Assignments to Improve Outcomes in Intensive Care	3
Entering a No Diaper Zone: Rethinking Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection	3
Measuring Intracranial Pressure	3
A Review of Chlorhexidine Oral Care in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	3
Hit a Handoff Home Run: Cover All the Bases	3
Device Day: Promoting High-Quality Care With Low-Fidelity Simulation	2
Shared Experiences	2
Evidence-Based Protocol for Cardiac Surgical Arrest	2
Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Postoperative Pain in Cardiac Surgery	2
Prone Positioning in a Pregnant Woman With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report	2
Improving Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Outcomes by Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Patient Positioning Devices	2
Rapid Nurse Training to Meet Surge Capacity: An Integrative Review	2
Use of a Digital Air Leak Detection Device to Decrease Chest Tube Duration	2
Oral Microbes in Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Practice and Research Implications	2
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit	2
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Tracheitis in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit	2
Corrections	2
Technology for Bedside Nurses: Launch of a New Department	2
Risks Associated With Peripheral Vasopressor Administration	2
Implementing a Nurse-Driven Telemetry Discontinuation Protocol	2
Perspectives on the Narrative Review of the Knowledge on Artificial Intelligence	2
Time Spent by Intensive Care Unit Nurses on the Electronic Health Record	2
Early Palliative Care Consultation for Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	2
Stellate Ganglion Blockade for Ventricular Arrhythmias	2
Corrections	2
Medication Transitions of Care in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients	2
Empowering Patients Before Heart Transplant With a Walking Competition	2
Outgrowing the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Adults With a Pediatric Medically Complex Condition	2
Effective Following: A Counterpart to Leadership	2
Probable Non–Ventilator-Associated Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case Report	2
Strategies to Improve Sleep Quality in Intensive Care Unit Patients	2
The Impact of Mindful Clinical Aromatherapy on Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Stress Experience: A Quality Improvement Project	2