Critical Care Nurse

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
The Road to Certification	16
More Than Just a Check-the-Box Form: Informed Consent	16
Nightingale’s Numbers	15
Bedside Nurses as Advocates for Change	14
Professional Caring	13
High-Level Burnout in Physicians and Nurses Working in Adult Intensive Care Units	13
Celebrating Certification	13
Historical Letters to the Editor Mirror Current Issues in Nursing	12
Precepting for Success	12
Conservative Treatment of Mesenteric and Hepatic Portal Venous Gas Caused by Gut-Derived Infection After Ileostomy: A Case Report	12
Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes About Family Presence During Resuscitation: An Integrative Review	11
To Learn, Try Teaching	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
An Approach to Manage Agitation	9
Sleep Hygiene for Hospitalized Older Adults	9
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
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
Extinguish the Burnout	7
Clinical Practice Guidelines Can Be Valuable Sources of Evidence	7
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
Hypothermia for Neuroprotection in Adults After Cardiac Arrest	6
Corrections	6
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ambulation Protocol for Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Risks Associated With Peripheral Vasopressor Administration	2
Evidence-Based Protocol for Cardiac Surgical Arrest	2
Improving Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Outcomes by Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Patient Positioning Devices	2
Use of a Digital Air Leak Detection Device to Decrease Chest Tube Duration	2
Corrections	2
Device Day: Promoting High-Quality Care With Low-Fidelity Simulation	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
Time Spent by Intensive Care Unit Nurses on the Electronic Health Record	2
Implementing a Nurse-Driven Telemetry Discontinuation Protocol	2
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit	2
Interprofessional Telerounds in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project	2
Shared Experiences	2
Nursing Tales From the Bedside: The Impact of Peer-Supported Storytelling on Nurse Resilience	2
Early Palliative Care Consultation for Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	2
Empowering Patients Before Heart Transplant With a Walking Competition	2
Stellate Ganglion Blockade for Ventricular Arrhythmias	2
Rapid Nurse Training to Meet Surge Capacity: An Integrative Review	2
Perspectives on the Narrative Review of the Knowledge on Artificial Intelligence	2
Preventing Ventilator-Associated Tracheitis in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit	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
Corrections	2
Increasing the Volume of Delivered Enteral Feeds Using a Volume-Based Feeding Protocol in a Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit	1
Trauma Series Recap: Key Insights & Expert Q&A	1
App-Based Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Psychological Outcomes in Pretransplant Patients With Heart Failure	1
A Review of Thromboelastography for Nurses	1
Impact of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation Time, Kidney Injury, and Hypervolemia in Critically Ill Children	1
Sleep in the Critical Care Setting	1
The Right Time for Certification	1
Pressure Injury Prevention in Patients in Prone Position With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19	1
Assistive Communication Device Used During Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation	1
Corrections	1
The Anatomy and Physiology of True Collaboration	1
Oral Microbes in Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Practice and Research Implications	1
Simulation Training for Emergency Sternotomy in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit	1
Manual Prone Positioning in Adults: Reducing the Risk of Harm Through Evidence-Based Practices	1
The Impact of Mindful Clinical Aromatherapy on Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Stress Experience: A Quality Improvement Project	1
Implementing a Unit-Based Alarm Management Bundle for Critical Care Nurses	1
Best Practices for Implementing Virtual Nursing: An Evidence-Based Practice Literature Review	1
Early Mobility in Patients With Femoral Catheters	1
Evidence-Based Practice Implementation, Part 1: Selecting Interventions	1
Impact of a Sleep-Promoting Schedule on Sleep Quality in the Intensive Care Unit	1
Screening for Alcohol Use Disorder and Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Critical Care Patients	1
Securing Endotracheal Tubes During Prone Positioning	1
Implementing Staffing Standards in Adult Critical Care	1
A Decision Guide for Assessing the Recently Extubated Patient’s Readiness for Safe Oral Intake	1
Developing and Evaluating a Novel Educational Intensive Care Unit Wall Map	1
Intravenous Fluid Therapy Choice in Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review	1
The author responds	1
Artificial Intelligence and the Critical Care Nurse	1
Nurses Coaching Nurses: RAISE Program for Charge Nurses to Mitigate Moral Distress in Critical Care	1
The Relationship Between Rest Breaks and Professional Burnout Among Nurses	1
Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Critical Care Nursing: Next Steps	1
Gender Pronouns: Expectations Without Preparation	1
Improving Communication and Response to Clinical Deterioration to Increase Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit	1
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Conditions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit With a High-Risk Rounding Process	1
Improving Cardiogenic Shock Team Activation Through Nurse Education and Alert Implementation	1
Improved Emergency Resternotomy Response Time After a Nurse-Led Multimodal Simulation	1
The Bra Project: Preventing Wounds in Women After Sternotomy	1
Cardiac Arrest Due to Capecitabine Toxicosis Treated With ECMO and CRRT: A Case Report	1
Mentoring: A Strategy to Foster a Sense of Belonging	1
Use of Telestroke to Improve Access to Care for Rural Patients With Stroke Symptoms	1
Palliative Sedation Therapy: A Case Report	1
Using an Electromagnetic Guidance System for Placement of Small-Bowel Feeding Tubes to Reduce Feeding Start Times	1
Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care Nursing: Benefits, Risks, and Ethical Considerations	1
Using a Fluid Resuscitation Algorithm to Reduce the Incidence of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in the Burn Intensive Care Unit	1
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Scoping Review	1
Using Compressed Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for an Adult Critical Illness Survivor: A Case Report	1
Use of Biomarkers to Objectively Evaluate Pain in Critically Ill Children: A Scoping Review	1
Artificial Intelligence and the Critical Care Nurse	1
Deimplementation of Gastric Residual Volume Monitoring to Enhance Patient Nutrition	1
Medication Transitions of Care in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients	1
Missed Nursing Care in Acute and Critical Care Settings: Implications and Interventions	1
Task-Oriented Nursing Care Through a Positive Lens	1

Acute Mastoiditis Complicated by Meningitis: A Case Report and Condition Overview	1
Pediatric Bronchiolitis Obliterans and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome: Nursing Considerations	0
Own It!	0
Assessing Patients With Altered Level of Consciousness	0
A Multimodal Approach to Transform Culture by Implementing AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Standards	0
Integration of Rapid Response Teams and Early Warning Systems to Reduce Cardiac Arrests and Intensive Care Unit Readmissions	0
Vascular Access and Complications in Critical Illness	0
Tumor Lysis Syndrome	0
Using the Modified Minnesota Detoxification Scale to Evaluate Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: An Integrative Review	0
Being an Expert Does Not Mean You Know Everything	0
Dealing With Failure	0
Impact of Verticalization Therapy in a Patient With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Obesity: A Case Report	0
Redesigning Intensive Care Unit Rounds to Improve Collaboration at a Military Hospital	0
Imposter Syndrome	0
Demystifying ECMO: Patient Selection and Nursing Priorities	0
Surrogate Decision-Makers’ Trust in Health Care Professionals in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review	0
Impact of Skin Color on Spo2 Detection of Hypoxemia	0
Nursing Care of Critical Care Patients Without Sedation	0
Using a Military-Civilian Partnership to Enhance Clinical Readiness and Sustainment for Air Force Critical Care Nurses	0
Using Artificial Intelligence With Rapid Response Teams	0
Implementing Ambulation Safety Checklists for Hemodynamically Stable Patients With Pulmonary Artery Catheters in the Step-down Unit	0
Collaboration Over Competition	0
Developing a Tool to Improve Critical Care Nurses’ Access to High-Risk, Low-Volume Resources	0
Nursing Management of a Patient With Fulminant Myocarditis and Electrical Storm Receiving ECMO: A Case Report	0
What to Know About Mechanical Circulatory Support in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock	0
2026 National Teaching Institute Evidence-Based Solutions Abstracts	0
Book Reviews	0
Concerns With Recommendation to Use Midline Catheters for Vasopressor Administration	0
A Unit-Specific Patient Intensity Tool	0
Enteral Feeding Intolerance in Adult Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Comprehensive Review	0
Practice Patterns in Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials in the Intensive Care Unit	0
Nursing Care of an Older Patient With Severe COVID-19 Receiving Prolonged Prone Ventilation: A Case Report	0
Assessing Discomfort in Critically Ill Patients: A Narrative Review of the Literature	0
From the Editor in Chief	0
Improving Initial Sepsis Management Through a Nurse-Driven Rapid Response Team Protocol	0
Case Study of a Complex Pediatric Heart Transplant Patient	0
Addressing Workplace Violence in Critical Care: A Call for Comprehensive Training and Support	0
Supporting Novice Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nurses in Rapid Skills Advancement	0
Everyday Advocacy: How Critical Care Nurses Can Lead Change	0
Ethical Analysis of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Using the Values Balancing Framework: A Case Study	0
The Authors Respond	0
Nursing Care of the Patient With an Open Sternum	0
Pharmacological Interventions to Prevent Clotting in Extracorporeal Circuits During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy	0
For My Future Self	0
Insulin Infusion Protocols for Blood Glucose Management in Critically Ill Patients: A Scoping Review	0
Impact of COVID-19 on Patient-Provider Communication in Critical Care: Case Reports	0
Awake and Walking ICU: Mastery of the ABCDEF Bundle	0
Humor in Nursing	0
Decreasing Sternal Wound Infections After Cardiac Surgery: A Nurse-Driven Bundle Approach	0
International Burn Disaster Nursing: Care, Commitment, Compassion, and Cost	0
Guidelines for Infusing Vasopressors in a Peripheral Catheter	0
Animal-Assisted Interventions for Psychological Distress During Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay: A Case Report	0
From Reactive to Proactive: A Novel Rapid Response System	0
Protocolization of Analgesia and Sedation Through Smart Technology in Intensive Care: Improving Patient Safety	0
Treating Hyperkalemia	0
Pay It Forward	0
Improving Communication and Workflow Among Advanced Practice Providers and Nurses on Night Shift in an Intensive Care Unit	0
Low-Titer O-Positive Whole Blood: Lessons From the Battlefield for Civilian Rural Hospitals	0
Adherence to an Intravenous Electrolyte Replacement Order Set for Critically Ill Oncology Patients	0
2024 National Teaching Institute Evidence-Based Solutions Abstracts	0
Manual Prone Positioning in Adults: Reducing the Risk of Harm Through Evidence-Based Practices	0
Implementing a Standardized Communication Tool in an Intensive Care Unit	0
Reducing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections With a Multipronged Nurse-Driven Approach	0
Intensive Care Unit Sleep Promotion Bundle: Impact on Sleep Quality, Delirium, and Other Patient Outcomes	0
Sepsis Identification Tools: A Narrative Review	0
Reengaging in Nursing	0
Clinical Inquiry	0
Strategies to Identify and Navigate Misinformation	0
Rebuilding Precepting	0
Bedside Clinician’s Guide to Pulmonary Artery Catheters	0
A Nursing Call to Action: Supporting Vaccine Science and Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy	0
Enteral Nutrition for Intubated Adults in the Intensive Care Unit Before General Anesthesia: A Scoping Review	0
Defeat Delirium: Yes We CAM!	0
Using a Modified Surprise Question in the Intensive Care Unit for Early Palliative Care	0
Using Nurse-Driven Protocols to Eliminate Routine Gastric Residual Volume Measurements: A Retrospective Study	0
Impact of Guided Interventions on Terminal Extubation: A Pilot Project	0
Healthy Sleep for Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients	0
Giant Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura With Hypoglycemia: A Case Report	0
Dental Hygienist Intervention to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Intensive Care Unit	0
Conversation Is Critical: Teaching Critical Care Nurses a Framework for Peer Feedback	0
Strategies to Achieve Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing	0
COMBAT VAT: Preventing Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Tracheitis	0
Intensive Care Unit Diaries: A Nurse-Led Program	0
Mitigating Skin Failure in Critically Ill Patients at the End of Life: A Case Report	0
Vasopressors and Pressure Injury Risk in the Critically Ill	0
The Impact of Nurses’ Work Environment on Mental Health and Suicide	0
A Step Forward or Backward for Nurses and Patient Safety?	0
Best Practices in the Nursing Care of Patients With Injuries From Violence: An Integrative Review	0
Nursing Care of a Child With Delirium Receiving Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Report	0
A Rapid-Cycle Intervention to Enhance Patient and Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit	0
AACN Practice Alert: Implementing Effective Oral Care Practices for Acutely and Critically Ill Patients	0
Debriefing After Critical Events Is Feasible and Associated With Increased Compassion Satisfaction in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	0
Interprofessional Approach to Reducing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit	0
Unmasking the Truth of Health Care Workers’ Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic	0
Nurses Can Be Heard Through Shared Governance	0