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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
ALWAYS Making Patient Safety a Priority	153
Preparing for a Successful Examination	24
The Evidence of Us	21
Empower Nurses to Liberalize Older Patients’ Diets	19
The Preceptor Shortage: Seeking Solutions	18
More Than Just a Check-the-Box Form: Informed Consent	16
The Road to Certification	16
Nightingale’s Numbers	15
Bedside Nurses as Advocates for Change	14
High-Level Burnout in Physicians and Nurses Working in Adult Intensive Care Units	13
Celebrating Certification	13
Professional Caring	13
Conservative Treatment of Mesenteric and Hepatic Portal Venous Gas Caused by Gut-Derived Infection After Ileostomy: A Case Report	12
Historical Letters to the Editor Mirror Current Issues in Nursing	12
Precepting for Success	12
To Learn, Try Teaching	11
Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes About Family Presence During Resuscitation: An Integrative Review	11
Reflection on the Use of a Rapid Response Team and the Clinical Effectiveness of Early Warning Systems	10
Reframing the Term Missed Care to Avoid Misplaced Blame	10
Sleep Hygiene for Hospitalized Older Adults	9
An Approach to Manage Agitation	9
Certification Sends a Message	8
Violence in the Workplace: Preparedness, Prevention, Response, and Recovery Strategies for Acute and Critical Care Nurses	8
The Authors Respond	8
Implementing Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Reduce Compassion Fatigue	8

Nurses’ Perspectives on Caring for Critically Ill Children During a Measles Outbreak: A Case Report	8
Prone Positioning in Patients With COVID-19 and Non–COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	8
Impact of Case Review Debriefings on Moral Distress of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Nurses	8
Rebuilding Public Trust in Vaccinations	8
Sternal Wound Action Team (S.W.A.T.)	7
Physiological and Psychological Changes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Integrative Review	7
Creating an Escape Room for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Validation	7
Use of Rounding Checklists to Improve Communication and Collaboration in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: An Integrative Review	7
Extinguish the Burnout	7
Clinical Practice Guidelines Can Be Valuable Sources of Evidence	7
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Levels in Adult Patients With Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	6
A Misaligned Solution: The Challenges of Deploying Intensive Care Unit Nurses to Unfamiliar Practice Environments	6
2023 National Teaching Institute Evidence-Based Solutions Abstracts	6
Impact of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Preadmission Huddle on Perceptions of Interprofessional Communication About Patient Safety	6
Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit for Diagnosing Delirium in Adults in Critical Care Settings	6
Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in Adults After Cardiac Arrest	6
Corrections	6
Nurse-Driven Fluid Responsiveness Evaluation in Patients With Septic Shock: A Quality Improvement Initiative	5
Enabling Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurses, and Assistive Personnel to Practice to Their Fullest Extent	5
BRIDGE-ICU: A Novel Initiative to Align Goals of Care With Prognosis, Functional Goals, and Quality of Life in Critical Care	5
Improving Patient Safety by Increasing Staff Knowledge of Evidence-Based Pulse Oximetry Practices	5
So Fresh and So CLEAN: Improving Handoff Through Collaboration	5
Resilience in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: An Integrative Review	5
Using Remote Technology in Patient Care	5
It’s a DOBUTAful Day to Save Lives	5
Impact of Dual Intensive Care Unit and Rapid Response Team Nursing Roles on Service Delivery in the Intensive Care Unit	4
Using Chlorhexidine-Coated Dialysis Catheter Caps to Reduce Central Venous Dialysis Catheter Infection Rates: A Quality Improvement Project	4
Just Keep MOVEN: An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Outcomes in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	4
Autism in Critical Care	4
Oral Care in Critically Ill Infants and the Potential Effect on Infant Health: An Integrative Review	4
Experiences of Parents of Children With Medical Complexity in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review	4
Implementing a Preoperative Anemia Optimization Protocol for Cardiovascular Surgery Patients: A Quality Improvement Project	4
Postoperative Nursing Care of a Deceased Donor Tracheal Transplant Recipient	4
Book Reviews	4
A Preceptor Development Program	4
Trustworthy Nurses	4
Early Mobility After Cardiac Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project	4
Sharing Our Experience: Drip Titration and Block Charting	4
The Imperative of Proactivity	4
Emotional Freedom Technique: Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout in Critical Care Nurses	3
Out-the-Door, Dinosaur: Assessing Health Literacy to Improve Discharge Education	3
A Review of Chlorhexidine Oral Care in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	3
Effective Following: A Counterpart to Leadership	3
Entering a No Diaper Zone: Rethinking Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection	3
Critical Care Nursing and Mass Casualty Response During Operation Allies Refuge	3
Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Acquired Brain Injury: An Integrative Literature Review	3
Hit a Handoff Home Run: Cover All the Bases	3
Critical Care Nurse Needs You! Behind the Scenes of Peer Review	3
Leveraging Nurse-Patient Assignments to Improve Outcomes in Intensive Care	3
Measuring Intracranial Pressure	3

High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Respiratory Support in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients	3
Overworked and Underpaid: An Impending Nursing Crisis	3
Probable Non–Ventilator-Associated Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case Report	3
AACN CSI Academy: Implementing Patient-Centered Interprofessional Bedside Rounds	3
Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Postoperative Pain in Cardiac Surgery	2
Corrections	2
Ambulation Protocol for Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Implementing a Nurse-Driven Telemetry Discontinuation Protocol	2
Interprofessional Telerounds in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project	2
Risks Associated With Peripheral Vasopressor Administration	2
Nursing Tales From the Bedside: The Impact of Peer-Supported Storytelling on Nurse Resilience	2
Improving Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Outcomes by Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Patient Positioning Devices	2
Corrections	2
Strategies to Improve Sleep Quality in Intensive Care Unit Patients	2
Outgrowing the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Adults With a Pediatric Medically Complex Condition	2
Rapid Nurse Training to Meet Surge Capacity: An Integrative Review	2
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Tracheitis in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit	2
Prone Positioning in a Pregnant Woman With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report	2
Time Spent by Intensive Care Unit Nurses on the Electronic Health Record	2
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit	2
Shared Experiences	2
Early Palliative Care Consultation for Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	2
Empowering Patients Before Heart Transplant With a Walking Competition	2
Evidence-Based Protocol for Cardiac Surgical Arrest	2
Use of a Digital Air Leak Detection Device to Decrease Chest Tube Duration	2
Stellate Ganglion Blockade for Ventricular Arrhythmias	2
Device Day: Promoting High-Quality Care With Low-Fidelity Simulation	2
Perspectives on the Narrative Review of the Knowledge on Artificial Intelligence	2