OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Nursing Care Quality 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Developing a Medication Administration Observation Checklist	40
Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Reporting Guidelines	18
Utilizing a Tailored Approach to Standardized Screening of Health-Related Social Needs	16
Improved 30-day Heart Failure Readmissions Following Implementation of an Advanced Cardiovascular Education (ACE) Academy	13
Ensuring Rapid Response Team Care Aligns With Patients' Limitations of Medical Therapy	12
Improving Early Detection of Clostridioides difficile Infections Through Electronic Reports	11
Using the PICO Figure to Teach Nursing Students the Hierarchy of Evidence	10
Impact of Nurse-Led Focused Clinical Deterioration Education on Staff Education and Patient Outcomes	9
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice Competencies to Meet Professional Practice Needs	8
Implementing a Fall Prevention Initiative in Nurse-Facilitated Annual Wellness Visits	8
Readmission Predictors in Patients With Type II Diabetes	8
Preoperative Phone Calls to Support Patient Engagement and Digital Education in Cardiothoracic Surgery	7
Bridging the Acute-to-Outpatient Care Gap in Mental Health	7
Enhancing Emergency Obstetric Care Through Implementation of a Triage Acuity Score	7
Effect of a Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program on Nurse Managers' Professional Quality of Life, Stress, and Resilience	7
A Call to Address RN, Social Work, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes	7
Speaking Visually: COVID-19 Education for Kids	7
Implementing a Care-Based Nursing Workforce Model	7
Improving Throughput and Length of Stay Using Nurse Consultation in the Acute Adult Physical Rehabilitation Unit	6
Pediatric Clinical Staff Perspectives on Secure Messaging	6
Advancing Rounding Culture	6
Impact of Personalized Nursing Care on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy	6
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Preventing Infection Among Patients With Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy	6
Evaluating an Online Game Room for Fall Prevention Education in Long-Term Care Facilities	6
Virtual Discharge: Enhancing and Optimizing Care Efficiency for the Bedside Nurse	6

Evaluating Sepsis Bundle Compliance as a Predictor for Patient Outcomes at a Community Hospital	6
Discharge Planning Process for the Caring for Older People in Their Environment (COPE) Program	6
Coordinated Patient Care via Mobile Phone–Based Telemedicine in Secondary Stroke Prevention	6
INnovation, QUality Improvement, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice (INQUIRE)	6
Increasing Symptom Recognition Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in an Oncology Research Clinic	6
Cross-Cultural Validation of the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire-Spanish in Colombia	6
An Integrative Review of Quality Improvement Competence and Engagement Among Frontline Nurses	6
Structural Equation Modeling of Associations Between Nursing Practice Environment And Missed Nursing Care	5
Translating Evidence to Practice in Clinical Communication Safety	5
Implementing Digital Health Technology to Facilitate Patient Education for Cardiac Surgery Patients	5
Improving Hypertension Control in the Black Patient Population	4
The Relationship Between Patient Safety Culture and the Intentions of the Nursing Staff to Report a Near-Miss Event During the COVID-19 Crisis	4
What Decision-Making Processes Are Used by Nurses in Initiating, Monitoring, and Ending One-to-One Observations? A Systematic Review	4
Assessing Nurse Competency in the Veterans Health Administration Registered Nurse Transition-to-Practice Residency Program	4
Reducing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using the Targeted Solution Tool	4
Patient Blood Management as an Emerging Concept in Quality	4
Safety and Cost Evaluation of Modified Medium-Length Catheters in Patients With Advanced Cancer	4
Using Scripting to Reduce Patient Refusals of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Treatments	4
Associations and Predictive Pathways Between Shared Governance, Autonomy, Magnet Status, Nurse-Sensitive Indicators, and Nurse Satisfaction	4
Nurses' Perceptions of Recommended Fall Prevention Strategies	4
Effects of Implementing an Acuity Tool on a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit	4
Program Infrastructure’s Role on Sustainment of a Veterans Care Coordination Program	4
Increasing Supportive Care for Patients With COVID-19–Related Respiratory Deterioration in Non-ICU Settings	4
Nurse-Driven Assessment, Prevention, and Management of Delirium on an Acute Inpatient Neurology Unit	4
The Effect of Video-Assisted Training and Visual Feedback With UV Germ Technology on Nursing Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices, and Compliance	4
Delirium in the Era of COVID-19	4
Bridging the Gap: A Diabetes CNL Role	4
Hospital Readmissions in Patients on Home Telemetry	4
Use of PDSA Cycles to Increase Aspiration Risk and Swallow Screening Documentation in the Hospitalized General Medical Patient Care Population	4
Research and Practice in Quality Improvement and Implementation Science	3
The Association Between Quality and Safety of Nursing Care: A Correlational Study	3
Standardizing Tobacco Cessation Counseling Using the 5 A's Intervention	3
Implementing a Frailty-Specific Postoperative Order Set to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Frail Adults After Elective Thoracic Surgery	3
Self-assessment of Rationing and Quality of Nursing Care	3
Health Care Hotspotting	3
A Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Treatment and Stress-Relieving Therapies to Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms	3
Student-Led Mobility Interventions for Hospitalized Adults	3
The Effectiveness of a Human Trafficking Protocol in the Emergency Department	3
Hypoglycemia Management Using a Bundled Care Approach: A Quality Improvement Project	3
Assessment of Surgical Site Infection Prevention Strategies in Obstetric Nursing Practice	3
Satisfaction of Older Patients With Emergency Department Care	3
Accelerating Detection and Intervention for Sepsis in Skilled Nursing Facilities Using a Sepsis Pathway	3
Nurse-Driven Process for the Successful Removal of Urinary Catheters Among Elderly Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery	3
Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Critical Appraisal Tool	2
Influencing a Culture of Quality and Safety Through Huddles	2
Implementation and Evaluation of a Digital Debriefing Tool for Significant Events	2
Facilitators and Inhibitors to the Application of the Acuity Adaptable Model	2
Reducing Medication Errors in an Ambulatory Medical Center	2
Exploring Nurses' Attitudes, Skills, and Beliefs of Medication Safety Practices	2
Creating a Standardized Post-Fall Debrief Tool	2

Reducing Diarrhea in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition Support	2
JNCQ1024-Glycemic outcomes and nurse perceptions of continuous glucose monitoring for hospitalized patients	2
Assessing Patient Communication Vulnerability	2
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving the Pediatric Discharge Process	2
Using Video to Describe the Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump Programming Process	2
Communicating Patient Discharge Readiness	2
Influence of Sociodemographic and Occupational Factors on Safety Culture in Neonatal Intensive Care in Brazil	2
Use of the Poisson Distribution Is a Helpful Tool That Is Underused in Nursing Practice	2
Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicators	2
Nurse Staffing and Veteran Outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration's Community Living Centers	2
COASTing Through Bedside Report	2
Creation and Implementation of a Preoperative Malignant Hyperthermia Screening Tool	2
Preoperative Prehabilitation is Associated With Reduced Length of Stay Among Patients Over Age 60 in a Rural Health Care Facility	2
Appropriate Use of Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement and Research Methods, Designs, and Terminology	2
Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Utilizing Continuous Video Monitoring: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Regional Transformation	2
Demonstrating the Value of a Standardized Cognitive Assessment Tool through the Use of Interprofessional Rapid Safety Rounds	2
COVID-19 and the Impact on Delirium Care of Hospitalized Older Adults	2
Patient Experiences and Perceptions of Care Coordination in Primary Care	2
The Effect of 2 Different Distraction Methods on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety Levels During Venous Blood Draw in Children in a Pediatric Emergency Unit	2
Effect of Emergency Severity Index Annual Competency Assessment on Mistriage	2
Research and Practice in Quality Improvement and Implementation Science: The Synergy for Change Model	2
Designing and Implementing a Zero Harm Falls Prevention Program	2
Optimizing Quality Improvement Methods in Practice	2
Increasing Nurse-Physician Family-Centered Rounds Communication	2
Improved 30-Day Heart Failure Readmissions Following Implementation of an Advanced Cardiovascular Education (ACE) Academy	2
Reducing Opioid-Induced Constipation Post-Cardiac Surgery: An Improvement Project in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit	2
Implementing Early Mobility Practices in a Respiratory Care Unit	2