OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nursing in Critical Care is 4. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Mental distress and influencing factors in nurses caring for patients with COVID‐19	130
Intensive care nurses' experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study	113
Registered nurses' experiences of working in the intensive care unit during the COVID‐19 pandemic	98
Global prevalence of turnover intention among intensive care nurses: A meta‐analysis	40
Stress and quality of life of intensive care nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Self‐efficacy and resilience as resources	34
Nursing workload in intensive care units and the influence of patient and nurse characteristics	31
Nursing care and prevalence of adverse events in prone position: Characteristics of mechanically ventilated patients with severe SARS‐CoV‐2 pulmonary infection	23
Intensive care nurse staffing and nurse outcomes: A systematic review	22
The effects of noise levels on pain, anxiety, and sleep in patients	22
Challenges to delivering family‐centred care during the Coronavirus pandemic: Voices of Italian paediatric intensive care unit nurses	21
Post‐traumatic stress disorder in critical illness survivors and its relation to memories of ICU	21
Comparison of four pressure ulcer risk assessment tools in critically ill patients	20
British Association of Critical Care Nurses: Evidence‐based consensus paper for oral care within adult critical care units	20
Anxiety and depression among nurses in COVID and non‐COVID intensive care units	18
Nursing practice environment, resilience, and intention to leave among critical care nurses	18
Non‐pharmacologic interventions for the prevention of delirium in the intensive care unit: An integrative review	18
Prevalence and risk factors of delirium in the intensive care unit: An observational study	17
Nurse–nurse collaboration and performance among nurses in intensive care units	17
Prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms among intensive care nurses: A meta‐analysis	16
The relationship between surgical intensive care unit nurses' patient safety culture and adverse events	15
Role of head‐of‐bed elevation in preventing ventilator‐associated pneumonia bed elevation and pneumonia	14
Mobilization in the evening to prevent delirium: A pilot randomized trial	14
Nurses' perception of their role in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation care: A qualitative assessment	14
Resilience and anxiety among intensive care unit professionals during the COVID‐19 pandemic	14
The relationship between practice environment, job satisfaction and intention to leave in critical care nurses	14

Video calls at end of life are feasible but not enough: A 1‐year intensive care unit experience during the coronavirus disease‐19 pandemic	14
Systematic review of family engagement interventions in neonatal, paediatric, and adult ICUs	13
Parents' experiences of VOICE: A novel support programme in the NICU	13
The influence of spirituality and religion on critical care nursing: An integrative review	13
Patients' experience while transitioning from the intensive care unit to a ward	12
Development of a non‐pharmacologic delirium management bundle in paediatric intensive care units	12
An evaluation of a mindfulness‐based stress reduction intervention for critical care nursing staff: A quality improvement project	12
Improving the safety and quality of the intra‐hospital transport of critically ill patients	12
Prevalence and factors associated with compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, burnout in health professionals	12
The psychological burden of restricted parental visiting in paediatric intensive care	11
Using the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) model to describe critical care nursing during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic (2020)	11
A systematic review of the effect of early mobilisation on length of stay for adults in the intensive care unit	11
Predictors of critical care nurses' stress, anxiety, and depression in response to COVID‐19 pandemic	11
Lived experience of patients in ICU after cardiac surgery: A phenomenological study	11
Evaluation of moral sensitivity and moral courage in intensive care nurses in Turkey during the COVID‐19 pandemic	11
Patients' and relatives' experiences of post‐ICU everyday life: A qualitative study	11
Effect of earplug/eye mask on sleep and delirium in intensive care patients	10
Medical adhesive‐related skin injuries in the neonatology department of a teaching hospital	10
Barriers and enablers of intensive care unit nurses' assessment and management of patients' pain	10
Knowledge, barriers, and training needs of nurses working in delirium care	10
The hand‐brain‐heart connection: ICU nurses' experience of managing patient safety during COVID‐19	10
Kangaroo position during neonatal ground ambulance transport: Parents' experiences	10
Validation of PREdiction of DELIRium in ICu patients (PRE‐DELIRIC) among patients in intensive care units: A retrospective cohort study	9
Implementation of ABCDEF care bundle in intensive care units: A cross‐sectional survey	9
Anxiety and depression among patients admitted to intensive care	9
Novice nurses' readiness to practice in an ICU: A qualitative study	9
Nurses' contribution to end‐of‐life family conferences in critical care: A Delphi study	9
Critical care nurses' perceptions and practices towards clinical alarms	9
How to do and report survey studies robustly: A helpful mnemonic SURVEY	9
End‐of‐life care during the COVID‐19 pandemic—What makes the difference?	9
The end of life of patients with COVID‐19 in intensive care unit and the stress level on their family members: A cross‐sectional study	9
Palliative care in adult intensive care units: A nationwide survey	9
A well‐being champion and the role of self‐reflective practice for ICU nurses during COVID‐19 and beyond	9
The impact of ABCDE bundle implementation on patient outcomes: A nationwide cohort study	9
Intrahospital transport of critically ill patients: A survey of emergency nurses	8
COVID‐19: Challenges and opportunities for research nursing and nursing research on paediatric intensive care	8
Scoping review of the use of virtual reality in intensive care units	8
Enteral nutrition feeding practices by intensive care nurses: A retrospective evaluation	8
Family involvement in the intensive care unit in four Nordic countries	8
Moral distress: Does this impact on intent to stay among adult critical care nurses?	8
Decolonizing care of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic patients in the critical care environment: A practical guide	8
Nurses' experience of patient care using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	8
Caring for critically ill patients during interhospital transfers: A qualitative study	8
Oral health care in adult intensive care units: A national point prevalence study	7
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the work environment and mental health of intensive care unit nurses: Reflections from the United States	7
Nursing workload assessment in an intensive care unit: A retrospective observational study using the Nursing Activities Score	7
Agreement of blood glucose measured with glucose meter in arterial, central venous, and capillary samples in adult critically ill patients	7
A quality improvement project to improve the identification and management of delirium	7
Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding physical restraint in Turkish intensive care units	7
Development of an intensive care oral care frequency assessment scale	7

Effects of non‐pharmacologic prevention on delirium in critically ill patients: A network meta‐analysis	7
Covid‐19 1 year on: The challenge for low‐middle income countries	7
The relationship between alarm fatigue and burnout among critical care nurses: A cross‐sectional study	7
The relationship between self‐esteem and psychological distress in critical care nurses	7
Leadership styles' influence on ICU nurses' quality of professional life: A cross‐sectional study	7
Parent and interdisciplinary professional perceptions of family‐centered care in Thai NICU: A qualitative study	7
The effects of environmental stressors in intensive care unit on anxiety and depression	7
Critically ill patients' experience of agitation: A qualitative meta‐synthesis	6
The relationship between obesity and nursing care problems in intensive care patients in Austria	6
Reconceptualizing post‐intensive care syndrome: Do we need to unpick our PICS?	6
Impact of a white noise app on sleep quality among critically ill patients	6
Patient and family involvement in escalating concerns about clinical deterioration in acute adult wards: A qualitative systematic review	6
Individualized care perceptions and moral distress of intensive care nurses	6
The impact of restrictions to visiting in paediatric intensive care during the COVID‐19 pandemic	6
Sailing in a sea of perplexity: Family caregivers' experience of patients with delirium	6
Factors related to turnover intention among emergency department nurses in China: A nationwide cross‐sectional study	6
Factors influencing critical care nurses' family engagement practices: An international perspective	6
The effectiveness of short text messages on nurses' arrhythmia interpretation skills	6
Nurses' autonomy in sleep management improves patients' sleep quality: A cross‐sectional study	6
Delirium care knowledge in critical care nurses: A multiple‐choice question‐based quiz	6
Nursing quality indicators for adult intensive care: A consensus study	6
Nurse staffing levels in critical care: The impact of patient characteristics	6
Diaries in intensive care units: An Italian qualitative study	6
Nurses' and physicians' knowledge of guidelines for preventing catheter‐related blood stream infections	6
Nurse education to reduce physical restraints use in ICU: A scoping review	6
Effects of awake‐prone positioning on oxygenation and physiological outcomes in non‐intubated patients with COVID‐19: A randomized controlled trial	5
Exploring the perceptions of former ICU patients and clinical staff on barriers and facilitators to the implementation of virtual reality exposure therapy: A qualitative study	5
Nurses' perspectives on alternative communication strategies use in critical care units	5
Variables associated with mobility levels in critically ill patients: A cohort study	5
Muscle strength/intensive care unit acquired weakness in COVID‐19 and non‐COVID‐19 patients	5
Outcome of improved care bundle in acute respiratory failure patients	5
Predictors and priority of caring behaviours in intensive care units	5
Effect of polyethylene cover on the treatment of exposure keratopathy in ICU	5
Effect of enteral immunomodulatory nutrition formula on mortality and critical care parameters in critically ill patients: A systematic review with meta‐analysis	5
Occurrence and characteristics of pain after ICU discharge: A longitudinal study	5
Associations between healthcare environment design and adverse events in intensive care unit	5
Support after patient death in the intensive care unit: Why ‘I’ is an important letter in grief	5
Patients' perspectives of recovery after COVID‐19 critical illness: An interview study	5
Nurses' experiences of caring for patients during a prolonged critical illness	5
Pressure ulcers in patients with COVID‐19 acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing prone positioning in the intensive care unit: A pre‐ and post‐intervention study	5
Learning from COVID‐19: Cross‐sectional e‐survey of critical care nurses' satisfaction and experiences of their role in the pandemic response across the United Kingdom	5
A workforce survey of critical care nurses in the National Health Service	5
Device related pressure injuries across the critical care lifespan	4
Interprofessional intensive care unit (ICU) team perspectives on physical restraint practices and minimization strategies in an adult ICU: A qualitative study of contextual influ	4
Measuring family‐centred care practices in adult intensive care units: The EMPATHIC‐F questionnaire	4
The SARS‐CoV‐2 epidemic, a step towards recognizing the speciality of critical care nursing in France	4
Confidence in carrying out palliative care among intensive care nurses	4
Knowledge, attitudes, and practice related to the prone positioning of patients among intensive care unit nurses working in COVID‐19 units: A cross‐sectional study in China	4
Nurses' experiences of the phenomenon ‘isolation communication’	4
Relationship between noise levels and intensive care patients' clinical complexity: An observational simulation study	4
The multidisciplinary team perspectives on agitation management in critical care: A qualitative study	4
Chlorhexidine‐based versus non‐chlorhexidine dressings to prevent catheter‐related bloodstream infections: An evidence‐based review	4
Surviving severe COVID‐19: Interviews with patients, informal carers and health professionals	4
Oxygen use and saturation targets in patients with COVID‐19: Are we giving too much or aiming too low?	4
Family satisfaction in a neuro trauma ICU	4
Effects of shift work schedules, compensatory sleep, and work–family conflict on fatigue of shift‐working nurses in Chinese intensive care units	4
The effect of an ICU liaison nurse‐led family‐centred transition intervention program in an adult ICU	4
Incidence, prevalence and risk factors of delirium in ICU patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	4
Solid oral medications' suitability for use in enteral feeding tubes	4
Patient's experiences of endotracheal tubes and suction following cardiac surgery	4
The BACCN and COVID: What have we learned?	4
Learning from critical care nurses' wartime experiences and their long‐term impacts	4
Narrative diaries in the paediatric intensive care unit: A thematic analysis	4
Is bolus or continuous enteral feeding better in critically ill children: An evidence‐based review	4
Post‐craniotomy fever and its associated factors in patients with traumatic brain injury	4
Post intensive care syndrome across the life course: Looking to the future of paediatric and adult critical care survivorship	4
Bupivacaine infiltration for acute postoperative pain management after cardiac surgery	4
Distress among hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome	4
Barriers and facilitators to early mobilisation programmes in the paediatric intensive care unit: A scoping literature review	4
What are publication reporting checklists and why are they so important?	4
Bullying and burnout in critical care nurses: A cross‐sectional descriptive study	4
Impact of sound levels on physiological and consciousness state of cardiovascular patients	4
Causal validation of the risk for corneal injury in critically ill adults	4
Compatibility of prolonged infusion antibiotics during Y‐site administration	4
Smart secretion management to protect nurses from COVID19 and other infectious diseases	4
Post‐intensive care syndrome: Time for a robust outcome measure?	4
Emotional intelligence and coping strategies among intensive care unit nurses	4