Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Article	Citations
Non-medical prescribing in critical care	231
Mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza for ICU personnel? Yes!	97
Risk factors, diagnostic methods and treatment of infection in adult patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation: A scoping review	73
Corrigendum to “Targeting zero medication administration errors in pediatric intensive care unit: A quality improvement project” [Intensive & Crit. Care Nurs. (2024) 81, 103595]	72
Current insights on awake prone positioning in the ICU	52
Diaries for dying patients: An outlet for staff members' grief or a powerful way to humanize the intensive care unit?	51
Association of the quantitative oral health status of patients with COVID-19 with their organ status and immunity: A single-centre observational study	51
Designing devices to communicate effectively with intensive care nurses to prevent pressure injuries: A qualitative study	51
Symptom experiences of critically-ill hematologic malignancy patients: A scoping review	48
From ICU to emergency department: Integrating sustainability for a greener healthcare future – Letter on Bartoli et al.	46
The 2023 World delirium awareness and quality Survey: A Canadian substudy	41
PICS cognitive paradox: the 19:1 screening mismatch demands dual-track assessment – Response to Zhang et al.	40
Expert consensus on research priorities for the prevention of delirium in adult ICU patients	40
Performance and validation of two ICU delirium assessment and severity tools; a prospective observational study	38
Exploring family functioning through therapeutic conversations in caregivers of young children undergoing open-heart surgery: A qualitative study	36
Recognizing excellence: launch of the ICCN Scholarly Impact Certificate	35
Simulated haemodynamic parameters and different infusion set-up affect drug delivery during syringe pump change over: A bench-top study in a laboratory setting	34
How do intensive care clinicians ensure culturally sensitive care for family members at the end of life? A retrospective descriptive study	33
Exploring ‘family’ in paediatric intensive care family-centred-care research: A concept analysis	33
Development of competencies for advanced nursing practice in intensive care units across Europe: A modified e-Delphi study	32
Scandinavian healthcare professionals’ perceptions of rehabilitation practices in the intensive care unit. A cross-sectional survey	32
Early mobilisation for prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Caring for victims of child abuse in the pediatric intensive care unit	30
Practical strategies for promoting healthy sleep in intensive care units	30
The effectiveness of FOUR score versus GCS scale in predicting mortality and morbidity in traumatic brain injured patients in intensive care: A systematic review	29

Intention to use physical restraint in paediatric intensive care units and correlated variables: A multicentre and cross-sectional study	29
Key considerations regarding veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the treatment of cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest − Letter to Son et al.	28
Case-based educational strategies to nurse practitioners’ curriculum: The Indian perspective	28
Healthcare professional views on barriers to implementation of evidence-based practice in prevention of ventilator-associated events: A qualitative descriptive study	27
Fathers’ experiences of nurses’ roles and care practices during their preterm infant’s stay in the neonatal intensive care unit	27
Navigating between the familiar and the unfamiliar: A qualitative study exploring critical care nurses’ clinical practice during early rehabilitation in the ICU	27
Exploration of pressure injury risk in adult inpatients: An integrated Braden scale and rough set approach	27
Upper limb peripheral nerve injuries in patients with ARDS requiring prone positioning: A systematic review with proportion meta-analysis	26
Improving patient care transitions from the intensive care unit to the ward by learning from everyday practice. A multicenter qualitative study	26
Sleep documentation by intensive care unit clinicians: Prevalence, predictors and agreement with sleep quality and duration	25
Editorial Board	25
Critical appraisal of high-flow nasal cannula monotherapy in COVID-19 patients − Letter on Zevallos-Villegas et al.	25
Flow generators for helmet CPAP: Which to prefer? A bench study	25
The added value of physiotherapists in preventing pressure injuries in intensive care patients	24
Defining effective communication for critically ill patients with an artificial airway: An international multi-professional consensus	24
Integrating AI, human-computer interaction, and patient-centered design in emergency triage: a pathway to intelligent and inclusive care – Letter on El Arab & Al Moosa	24
Perme ICU Physical Therapy Competency: Development of an ICU Knowledge and Skills Assessment Tool	24
The impact of a three-tiered model of nursing redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study	23
Using professional interpreters to overcome language barriers: An imperative in the care of linguistically-diverse patients in critical care	23
The Ideal Human Care in Green ICU: An integrated AI framework for future ICU care	23
Missed nursing care in the critical care unit, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative cross-sectional study	22
Editorial Board	22
The effects of spiritual care intervention on spiritual well-being, loneliness, hope and life satisfaction of intensive care unit patients	22
Workload assessment using the nursing activities score in intensive care units: Nationwide prospective observational study in France	22
What happens after discharge from the intensive care unit? Common challenges to intensive care unit survivors with post-intensive care syndrome	21
Impact of the health policy for interdisciplinary collaborative rehabilitation practices in intensive care units: A difference-in-differences analysis in Japan	21
Mucosal membrane pressure injuries are a subset of pressure injuries in the intensive care unit: Introducing the PI-in-ICU concept − Letter on Chen et al.	21
Effects of an interactive handgrip game on surgical patients requiring intensive care: An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial	21
Workload in ICU nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the Nursing Activities Score	21
Exploring patients’ and families’ preferences for auditory stimulation in ICU delirium prevention: A qualitative study	21
Enhancing methodological rigor in ICU triage research: Reflections on sampling, reflexivity, and trustworthiness – Response to Rahimi-Bashar et al.	21
Tolerance of enteral nutrition during prone therapy in a COVID-19 cohort	21
Opening Pandora’s box by generating ICU diaries through artificial intelligence: A hypothetical study protocol	21
Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury Care and Prevention Training Program (DevICeU): Effects on intensive care nurses' knowledge, prevention performance and point prevalence	20
The choice of the interface for noninvasive ventilation: Will the answer come from meta-analyses? Response to Lemyze et al.	20
Targeting zero medication administration errors in the pediatric intensive care unit: A Quality Improvement project	20
Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury in COVID-19 Patients in the Prone Position	20
Prevalence and risk factors of subsyndromal delirium in ICU: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Return to work during first year after intensive care treatment and the impact of demographic, clinical and psychosocial factors	20
The effect of audiobooks on sleep quality and vital signs in intensive care patients	20
The impact of family visitor restrictions on healthcare workers in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic	20
The value of nursing intuition	20
Effects of Wab-WPPEP on post-intensive care syndrome-family in family caregivers of heart valve replacement patients: A randomized controlled trial	19
Fatigue after CriTical illness (FACT): Co-production of a self-management intervention to support people with fatigue after critical illness	19
Adequate delirium management in the ICU starts with delirium assessment	19
Early sepsis recognition: Is hypothermia the most neglected symptom?	19
Barriers and facilitators of adherence to evidence-based pressure injury prevention clinical practice guideline among intensive care nurses: A cross-sectional survey	19
The diverse invitations to participate in early rehabilitation – A qualitative study of nurse-patient interactions in the intensive care unit	18
Preventing healthcare-acquired infections in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia in intensive care units: The role of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor prophylaxis	18
How to communicate with family members of the critically ill in the intensive care unit: A scoping review	18

Editorial Board	18
Counselling offered to and needed by Finnish adult intensive care unit patients based on patients' records and memories	18
The distorted memories of patients treated in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	17
Reduction of sound levels in the intermediate care unit; a quasi-experimental time-series design study	17
The Impact of Non-Pharmacological Sleep Interventions on Delirium Prevention and Sleep Improvement in Postoperative ICU Patients: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis	17
How to guarantee the core competencies in redeployment during the patient surge from COVID-19 or other emerging infectious diseases	17
Kotter’s 8-step change model to improve hand hygiene compliance in intensive care unit: A 41-month prospective longitudinal quality improvement study	17
Editorial Board	17
Editorial Board	17
Facilitators, barriers and acceptability of implementing a communication board in Sri Lankan intensive care units: A qualitative descriptive study	17
Decibel level of coughing as a predictor of extubation outcome in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients: A prospective, observational study	16
Editorial Board	16
Incidence, characteristics and risk factors of medical device-related pressure injuries: An observational cohort study	16
Family involvement in the intensive care unit, moving to decision-making and family participation	16
Methodological and clinical evaluation of tracheostomy timing and technique: Implications for resource optimization in ICU – Letter on Rossi et al.	16
Exploring differences in reported mental health outcomes and quality of life between physically restrained and non-physically restrained ICU patients; a prospective cohort study	16
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and diurnal analgosedation: A comparative retrospective study in ventilated patients	16
Promoting the application of gastric tube tip pressure measurement in neurocritical care – Response to Zhuang et al.	16
The challenge of being an “ECMO nurse”	16
Staff perceptions of spiritual care in intensive care: A preliminary survey	15
Moral distress, emotional impact and coping in intensive care unit staff during the COVID-19 outbreak	15
Timing, bias, and diversity: Unaddressed gaps in SEM scanner-based pressure injury prediction - Letter on Bayoumi et al.	15
Prevalence and risk factors for burnout, missed nursing care, and intention-to-leave the job among intensive care unit and general ward nurses: A cross-sectional study across six European countries in	15
Assisted dying is not the same as withdrawing or withholding life sustaining treatment – Letter on Costello and Fazzini	15
Burnout, compassion fatigue and work-related stressors among organ donation and transplantation coordinators: A qualitative study	15
Sustainability in ICU: Less plastic, greener future - Letter on Eid et al.	14
Redefining “Critical care”: From where intensive care unit beds are located to patients’ status	14
Family functioning of families experiencing intensive care and the specific impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A grounded theory study	14
The key role of intensive care nurses in critical illness dysphagia assessment, prevention, and management	14
Contamination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on toothbrushes used with mechanically ventilated patients: A cross sectional study	14
Early changes in skin surface temperature predict body temperature increases in patients with fever: A pilot study	14
Comparing rehabilitation outcomes for patients admitted to the intensive care unit with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation during the first two waves of the pandemic: A service evaluation	14
Break down barriers – Can point prevalence studies change mobilization practice in the intensive care unit?	14
Quality of life of critical care nurses and impact on anxiety, depression, stress, burnout and sleep quality: A cross-sectional study	13
The relationship between secondary traumatic stress and burnout in critical care nurses: The mediating effect of resilience	13
Potassium replacement protocols: Considering the context is important – Response to Ye & Huang	13
Non-medical prescribing in critical care: A mixed methods study	13
Understanding the needs and perceptions of early mobilization for critically ill patients: A systematic review of qualitative studies	13
Bridging language gaps in critical care: Synergizing large language models and professional interpreters for equitable, patient-centered communication – Letter on Bloomer and Sundararajan	13
Reimagining critical care through the lens of family-centred care interventions	13
Humanisation in paediatric intensive care units: A narrative review	13
In-flight medical emergencies: Transdisciplinary collaboration at 30,000 feet	13
Pat Ashworth SRN, SCM, FRCN, FFNRCSI (1930–2023)	13
Monitoring patient's vital signs: A new and old issue for intensive care nurses	12
Current Insights Oesophageal pressure monitoring: A real advanced tool for ICU nurses	12
Monitoring delirium in the intensive care unit: Diagnostic accuracy of the CAM-ICU tool when performed by certified nursing assistants – A prospective multicenter study	12
The lived experience by patients and family members of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A qualitative study	12
Prevalence of chronic pain and its risk factors until one year after intensive care unit discharge. A single-center prospective observational study	12
Editorial Board	12
Do we care? Physically restrained patients in the intensive care unit	12
Use of the structured emergency nursing framework HIRAID® improves patient experience: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trial in rural, regional and metropolitan Australia	12
Non-pharmacological sleep interventions for adult patients in intensive care Units: A systematic review	12
Sleep disturbance in ICU: A pathway to delirium	12
Registered nurses’ experience of care for adult patients with a temporary tracheostomy at general hospital wards. A phenomenological-hermeneutic explorative study	12
The impact of clearly defined debriefing practices on nurses working within an adult intensive care: A systematic review	12
Editorial Board	12
Impact of COVID-19 on nursing workload as measured with the Nursing Activities Score in intensive care	12
Nurse-led implementation of palliative care in the intensive care unit	12
Influence of spirituality on moral distress and resilience in critical care staff: A scoping review	12
Virtual reality for delirium: immersive training courses promote empathy and expertise in delirium management among registered nurses	11
Revolutionizing recovery: The impact of designed digital care therapy on preventing Post-Intensive care syndrome	11
Staff perception of the implementation, enablers and barriers to pediatric intensive care unit diary writing: A qualitative study	11
The relationship between sensory stimuli and the physical environment in complex healthcare settings: A systematic literature review	11
Impact of a structured educational intervention on the prevention of ocular surface disorders in critically ill patients: A non-randomized clinical trial	11
Identifying ICU survivors and relatives with post-traumatic stress disorder using text mining: An explorative study	11
Oxygen saturation is a better index than arterial partial pressure of oxygen to predict pressure injuries in the intensive care unit − Letter on Han et al.	11
Methodological and clinical evaluation of tracheostomy timing and technique: implications for resource optimization in ICU – Response to Rahimi-Bashar et al.	11
End-of-life care in critical care is about more than just education − Response to Bloomer et al.	11
Parents’ experiences during and after their child’s stay in the paediatric intensive care unit – A qualitative interview study	11
Validity and reliability of the italian-Neonatal skin risk assessment scale (i-NSRAS)	11
Taste in ICU: An unmet need	11
The choice of the interface for noninvasive ventilation: Will the answer come from meta-analyses?	11
Outcomes associated with ventilator-associated events (VAE), respiratory infections (VARI), pneumonia (VAP) and tracheobronchitis (VAT) in ventilated pediatric ICU patients: A multicentre prospective	11
Concerns regarding the scientific validity of family satisfaction research in intensive care units – Letter on Riguzzi et al.	11
Communication strategies for effective family-clinician conversations in the intensive care unit: A mixed methods study	11
Risk markers for postoperative reintubation of intensive care unit patients: A retrospective multicentre study of the National Intensive Care Registry	11
Risk stratification for violent behavior in critically ill patients: Current assessment tools	11
Editorial Board	11
Monitoring methods for correct gastric tube placement in neurologically critical patients using PETCO2 and pH – Letter on Chen et al.	11
Should delirium be routinely treated with haloperidol? Yes!	10

Educational interventions and promotion of changes in the practices of prevention and monitoring of delirium in critical patient	10
First and final farewells, disrupted family connections and loss: A collective case study exploring the impact of COVID-19 visitor restrictions in critical care	10
Surviving an intensive care unit stay – Do we know if intensive care unit survivors go back to life?	10
Tools used to assess comfort among patients undergoing high flow nasal cannula: A scoping review	10
Communication with the critically ill patient: A nexus between patient needs, communication partner skills and the ICU environment – Response to Kuruppu et al.	10
Nursing workload on the day of discharge from the intensive care unit is associated with readmission	10
Current approach to fever of unknown origin in the intensive care unit	10
How the COVID-19 pandemic has reaffirmed the priorities for end-of-life care in critical care: Looking to the future	10
Factors influencing high-flow nasal cannula success in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure – Letter on Zevallos-Villegas et al.	10
Sleep in the intensive and intermediate care units: Exploring related factors of delirium, benzodiazepine use and mortality	10
A respiratory critical care nurse training program for settings without a registered respiratory therapists: A protocol for a multimethod study	10
Early communication training before intensive care unit admission	10
Building critical care nursing research capacity	10
In-hospital COVID-19 outbreak investigation: A practical approach to root cause analysis	10
Multi-stakeholder perspectives into the experiences of siblings when a child is critically ill: A qualitative systematic review	9
Comparative effects of nonpharmacological interventions on sleep-wake states among preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	9
Research topics on pressure injury prevention and measurement tools from 1997 to 2023: A bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer	9
“I will get out of this” - The patients’ experiences of early mobilisation in intensive care. A hermeneutic study	9
The impact of critical illness on patients’ physical function and recovery: An explanatory mixed-methods analysis	9
Healthcare provider perspectives on family participation in cardiac ICU rounds: Before and after intervention survey	9
Early mobilisation of critically ill patients: How soon is soon enough?	9
Main determinants of mortality in patients with severe infection or sepsis	9
Impact of nursing policy on securing intensive care unit nurse staffing and in-hospital mortality	9
Sustainability in ICU: Less plastic, greener future – Response to Lucchini et al.	9
The transformative impact of AI on active and passive listening: Revolutionizing ICU communication	9
An audit of central venous catheter insertion and management practices in an Australian tertiary intensive care unit: A quality improvement project	9
Understanding the use of sedation boluses in the intensive care unit: A mixed methods study	9
Communication strategies for expressing empathy during family-clinician conversations in the intensive care unit: A mixed methods study	9
Strengthening ICU care: How policies affect staffing and patient outcomes	9
Comparing povidone-iodine vs. chlorhexidine based external ventricular drain dressings: A nurse driven study	9
Contamination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on toothbrushes used with mechanically ventilated patients: A cross sectional study	9
Determinants of digital ICU diary implementation and use by ICU professionals: A cross-sectional survey analysis	9
Feasibility of implementing a communication board to improve communication interactions of mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units at one Sri Lankan hospital − A pilot randomised cont	9
Integrating AI, human–computer interaction, and patient–centered design in emergency triage: A pathway to intelligent and inclusive care – Response to Yu and Zhang	9
The effects of structured family auditory stimulation on preventing ICU delirium among patients with unplanned admissions: A randomized controlled study	9
Introductory editorial	9
Personalized approaches to ICU Distress: Moving beyond Survival toward holistic recovery	9
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE): The storm is coming	9
Application of pressure at the gastric tube tip manometry for nasogastric tube positioning in neurocritical care: A prospective diagnostic study	9
High-flow nasal cannula monotherapy: Identifying suitable acute hypoxemic respiratory failure patients – Response to Wei et al.	8
Intra-hospital transfer anxiety of patients in the neurosurgery intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study	8
The obesity paradox in sepsis: An ongoing debate	8
The lived experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative systematic review	8
Insights and recommendations for optimizing the ARDS prone ventilation model – Letter on Yan et al.	8
Masseter muscle pressure injury: First report of a prone position complication in patients with COVID-19	8
Nutrition and pressure injury prevention in the intensive care unit: Weighing the evidence	8
The effect of music on delirium, pain, sedation and anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit	8
Diagnostic accuracy of the pediatric CAM-ICU, pre-school CAM-ICU, Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium and Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium for detecting delirium in the pediatric intensive	8
The comparison of the Nursing Activities Score and TrendCare to accurately measure critical care nursing workload: A prospective observational design	8
The impact of physical restraints on mental health and quality of life in ICU patients – Letter on Francken et al.	8
Comorbidities and delirium in older chronic kidney disease patients admitted to the intensive care unit: A data linkage study	8
Nurse decision-making when managing noradrenaline in the intensive care unit: A naturalistic observational study	8
A qualitative exploration of nurse-physician collaboration in intensive care units	8
The role of AI in emergency department triage: An integrative systematic review	8
The effect of vasopressor agents on pressure injury development in intensive care patients	8
Comparisons of nursing hours and nurse-to-patient ratios required for patients with mechanical ventilation, CRRT, and ECMO in intensive care units: A cross-sectional study	8
Association between hyperkalemia and outcomes in hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury	8
Experiences, opinions and expectations of health care providers towards an intensive care unit follow-up clinic: Qualitative study and online survey	8
The effect of late-onset sepsis on mortality across different gestational ages in a neonatal intensive care unit: A historical study	8
Effects of different dietary fiber supplement strategies on incidence of acute gastrointestinal injury in ICU patients: A prospective observational study	8
Corrigendum “Resistance training combined with β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate for patients with critical illness: A four-arm, mixed-methods, feasibility randomised controlled trial” [Intensive Crit. Care.	7
Conditions and strategies to meet the challenges imposed by the COVID-19-related visiting restrictions in the intensive care unit: A Scandinavian cross-sectional study	7
Family auditory stimulation: A promising family-centered care strategy for preventing ICU delirium	7
Flexible ICU visiting: Improving family outcomes while navigating implementation challenges	7
Complications of prone positioning in patients with COVID-19: A cross-sectional study	7
Risk factors for neurological disability outcomes in patients under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following cardiac arrest: An observational study	7
The effectiveness of white noise for sleep quality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial	7
Nurse-performed ultrasound assessment of gastric residual volume and enteral nasogastric tube placement in the general intensive care unit	7
Promoting an inclusive and humanised environment in the intensive care unit: Shift happens	7
“We are family, I got all my siblings with me?” – Bringing sibling support in PICU into focus	7
Clinical debriefing: who’s invited? Letter on Rousseau et al.	7
Independent risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia: A multi-ICU cohort study	7
The influence of nurse characteristics on practice skills and attitudes towards working with families in critical care: A regression analysis	7
Antimicrobial residual drug error in the intensive care unit; a single blinded prospective observational study	7
Association between psychosocial factors and satisfaction with communication in family members of intensive care unit patients during COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory cross-sectional study	7
Effects of dietary fibre on enteral feeding intolerance and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: A meta-analysis	7
Mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza for ICU personnel? No!	7
Accelerating the impact of family-centered care interventions in adult ICUs: Learning from critical care literature across neonatal and adult populations	7
Effect of menthol lozenges after extubation on thirst, nausea, physiological parameters, and comfort in cardiovascular surgery patients: A randomized controlled trial	7
Experiences of nurses with an innovative digital diary intervention in the intensive care unit: A qualitative exploration	7
How to communicate with family members of the critically ill in the intensive care unit: A scoping review	7
Sustained adherence to a delirium guideline five years after implementation in an intensive care setting: A retrospective cohort study	7
Music as healing in ICU survivors: The road ahead in seeking the right tone	7
Current perception and knowledge of preventing medical device related pressure injury among nursing staff in intensive care units: A national descriptive cross-sectional study	7
Stepwise implementation of prevention strategies and their impact on ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence: A 13-Year observational surveillance study	7
Obesity paradox of sepsis in long-term outcome: The differential effect of body composition	7
Waiting to be discharged from intensive care units: Key factors shaping patient and family experiences	7
Delirium in the ICU: Steps forward and the road ahead	7
Physical activity and sedentary behavior in middle-aged intensive care unit survivors discharged home: A systematic review	7
Knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers regarding pain assessment and management among Thai critical care nurses: A cross-sectional study	7
The risk factors of reintubation in intensive care unit patients on mechanical ventilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Effects of preoperative oral care on bacterial colonisation and halitosis in patients undergoing elective surgery: A randomised controlled study	7
Factors associated with significant post-traumatic-stress symptoms among bereaved family members of patients who died in intensive care units	7
Editorial Board	7
Factors contributing to poor sleep in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies	7