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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Improved 30-day Heart Failure Readmissions Following Implementation of an Advanced Cardiovascular Education (ACE) Academy	78
Ensuring Rapid Response Team Care Aligns With Patients' Limitations of Medical Therapy	34
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice Competencies to Meet Professional Practice Needs	18
Utilizing a Tailored Approach to Standardized Screening of Health-Related Social Needs	11
Improving Early Detection of Clostridioides difficile Infections Through Electronic Reports	10
Implementing a Fall Prevention Initiative in Nurse-Facilitated Annual Wellness Visits	9
Impact of Nurse-Led Focused Clinical Deterioration Education on Staff Education and Patient Outcomes	9
Speaking Visually: COVID-19 Education for Kids	8
Using the PICO Figure to Teach Nursing Students the Hierarchy of Evidence	8
Enhancing Emergency Obstetric Care Through Implementation of a Triage Acuity Score	8
Developing a Medication Administration Observation Checklist	8
Preoperative Phone Calls to Support Patient Engagement and Digital Education in Cardiothoracic Surgery	7
Readmission Predictors in Patients With Type II Diabetes	7
A Call to Address RN, Social Work, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes	7
Effect of a Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program on Nurse Managers' Professional Quality of Life, Stress, and Resilience	7
Evaluating Sepsis Bundle Compliance as a Predictor for Patient Outcomes at a Community Hospital	6
Pediatric Clinical Staff Perspectives on Secure Messaging	6
Improving Throughput and Length of Stay Using Nurse Consultation in the Acute Adult Physical Rehabilitation Unit	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
Bridging the Acute-to-Outpatient Care Gap in Mental Health	6
Virtual Discharge: Enhancing and Optimizing Care Efficiency for the Bedside Nurse	6
Coordinated Patient Care via Mobile Phone–Based Telemedicine in Secondary Stroke Prevention	6
INnovation, QUality Improvement, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice (INQUIRE)	5
Impact of Personalized Nursing Care on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy	5

Implementing Digital Health Technology to Facilitate Patient Education for Cardiac Surgery Patients	5
The Relationship Between Patient Safety Culture and the Intentions of the Nursing Staff to Report a Near-Miss Event During the COVID-19 Crisis	5
Implementing a Care-Based Nursing Workforce Model	5
An Integrative Review of Quality Improvement Competence and Engagement Among Frontline Nurses	5
Structural Equation Modeling of Associations Between Nursing Practice Environment And Missed Nursing Care	5
Associations and Predictive Pathways Between Shared Governance, Autonomy, Magnet Status, Nurse-Sensitive Indicators, and Nurse Satisfaction	5
Cross-Cultural Validation of the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire-Spanish in Colombia	5
Translating Evidence to Practice in Clinical Communication Safety	5
Advancing Rounding Culture	5
Improving Hypertension Control in the Black Patient Population	5
Nurse-Driven Assessment, Prevention, and Management of Delirium on an Acute Inpatient Neurology Unit	4
Assessing Nurse Competency in the Veterans Health Administration Registered Nurse Transition-to-Practice Residency Program	4
Impact of State Nurse Practitioner Regulations on Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing Between Physicians and Nurse Practitioners	4
Bridging the Gap: A Diabetes CNL Role	4
Use of PDSA Cycles to Increase Aspiration Risk and Swallow Screening Documentation in the Hospitalized General Medical Patient Care Population	4
The Effectiveness of a Human Trafficking Protocol in the Emergency Department	4
The Clinical Nurse Leader and the Gritty Environment	4
Nurses' Perceptions of Recommended Fall Prevention Strategies	4
Effects of Implementing an Acuity Tool on a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit	4
Reducing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using the Targeted Solution Tool	4
Using Patient Simulation to Promote Best Practices in Fall Prevention and Postfall Assessment in Nursing Homes	4
Patient Blood Management as an Emerging Concept in Quality	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
What Decision-Making Processes Are Used by Nurses in Initiating, Monitoring, and Ending One-to-One Observations? A Systematic Review	4
Increasing Supportive Care for Patients With COVID-19–Related Respiratory Deterioration in Non-ICU Settings	4
Implementing a Frailty-Specific Postoperative Order Set to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Frail Adults After Elective Thoracic Surgery	4
A Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Treatment and Stress-Relieving Therapies to Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms	3
Accelerating Detection and Intervention for Sepsis in Skilled Nursing Facilities Using a Sepsis Pathway	3
Navigating COVID-19 the CNL Way	3
Self-assessment of Rationing and Quality of Nursing Care	3
Assessing Patient Communication Vulnerability	3
The Association Between Quality and Safety of Nursing Care: A Correlational Study	3
Assessment of Surgical Site Infection Prevention Strategies in Obstetric Nursing Practice	3
Research and Practice in Quality Improvement and Implementation Science	3
Lived Experience of Medicine Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients	3
Reducing Diarrhea in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition Support	3
Improved 30-Day Heart Failure Readmissions Following Implementation of an Advanced Cardiovascular Education (ACE) Academy	3
Nurse-Driven Process for the Successful Removal of Urinary Catheters Among Elderly Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery	3
Hypoglycemia Management Using a Bundled Care Approach: A Quality Improvement Project	3
Health Care Hotspotting	3
Satisfaction of Older Patients With Emergency Department Care	3
Standardizing Tobacco Cessation Counseling Using the 5 A's Intervention	2
Reducing Medication Errors in an Ambulatory Medical Center	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
Influencing a Culture of Quality and Safety Through Huddles	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
Patient Experiences and Perceptions of Care Coordination in Primary Care	2
Regional Transformation	2

Creation and Implementation of a Preoperative Malignant Hyperthermia Screening Tool	2
Appropriate Use of Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement and Research Methods, Designs, and Terminology	2
Student-Led Mobility Interventions for Hospitalized Adults	2
Communicating Patient Discharge Readiness	2
Adoption of the Household Model Improves Nursing Home Quality	2
JNCQ1024-Glycemic outcomes and nurse perceptions of continuous glucose monitoring for hospitalized patients	2
Leveraging Partnerships to Reduce Insulin Needlestick Injuries	2
Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Critical Appraisal Tool	2
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving the Pediatric Discharge Process	2
COVID-19 and the Impact on Delirium Care of Hospitalized Older Adults	2
Demonstrating the Value of a Standardized Cognitive Assessment Tool through the Use of Interprofessional Rapid Safety Rounds	2
Exploring Nurses' Attitudes, Skills, and Beliefs of Medication Safety Practices	2
Optimizing Quality Improvement Methods in Practice	2
Nurse Staffing and Veteran Outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration's Community Living Centers	2
Increasing Nurse-Physician Family-Centered Rounds Communication	2
Designing and Implementing a Zero Harm Falls Prevention Program	2
Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Utilizing Continuous Video Monitoring: A Quality Improvement Initiative	2
Influence of Sociodemographic and Occupational Factors on Safety Culture in Neonatal Intensive Care in Brazil	2
Using Video to Describe the Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump Programming Process	2
Research and Practice in Quality Improvement and Implementation Science: The Synergy for Change Model	2
Use of the Poisson Distribution Is a Helpful Tool That Is Underused in Nursing Practice	2
Facilitators and Inhibitors to the Application of the Acuity Adaptable Model	2