OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Nursing Care Quality is 3. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice Competencies to Meet Professional Practice Needs	47
Improved 30-day Heart Failure Readmissions Following Implementation of an Advanced Cardiovascular Education (ACE) Academy	27
Ensuring Rapid Response Team Care Aligns With Patients' Limitations of Medical Therapy	26
Improving Early Detection of Clostridioides difficile Infections Through Electronic Reports	17
Impact of Nurse-Led Focused Clinical Deterioration Education on Staff Education and Patient Outcomes	12
Using the PICO Figure to Teach Nursing Students the Hierarchy of Evidence	12
Developing a Medication Administration Observation Checklist	11
Utilizing a Tailored Approach to Standardized Screening of Health-Related Social Needs	10
Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention: A Quality Improvement Project Utilizing a Bundled Intervention Approach	10
Implementing a Fall Prevention Initiative in Nurse-Facilitated Annual Wellness Visits	10
Preoperative Phone Calls to Support Patient Engagement and Digital Education in Cardiothoracic Surgery	10
Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Reporting Guidelines	10
Enhancing Emergency Obstetric Care Through Implementation of a Triage Acuity Score	9
Readmission Predictors in Patients With Type II Diabetes	9
Improving Throughput and Length of Stay Using Nurse Consultation in the Acute Adult Physical Rehabilitation Unit	9
Effect of a Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program on Nurse Managers' Professional Quality of Life, Stress, and Resilience	9
Coordinated Patient Care via Mobile Phone–Based Telemedicine in Secondary Stroke Prevention	8
INnovation, QUality Improvement, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice (INQUIRE)	8
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Preventing Infection Among Patients With Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy	8
Cross-Cultural Validation of the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire-Spanish in Colombia	8
Implementing Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes	8
Evaluating an Online Game Room for Fall Prevention Education in Long-Term Care Facilities	8
Virtual Discharge: Enhancing and Optimizing Care Efficiency for the Bedside Nurse	8
Implementing a Care-Based Nursing Workforce Model	8
Translating Evidence to Practice in Clinical Communication Safety	7

Pediatric Clinical Staff Perspectives on Secure Messaging	7
Impact of Personalized Nursing Care on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy	7
Evaluating Sepsis Bundle Compliance as a Predictor for Patient Outcomes at a Community Hospital	7
Structural Equation Modeling of Associations Between Nursing Practice Environment And Missed Nursing Care	7
Increasing Symptom Recognition Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in an Oncology Research Clinic	7
Advancing Rounding Culture	6
The Relationship Between Patient Safety Culture and the Intentions of the Nursing Staff to Report a Near-Miss Event During the COVID-19 Crisis	6
Implementing Digital Health Technology to Facilitate Patient Education for Cardiac Surgery Patients	6
Application of the Health Promotion Model to Reduce No-Shows in an Ambulatory Setting	6
An Integrative Review of Quality Improvement Competence and Engagement Among Frontline Nurses	6
Associations and Predictive Pathways Between Shared Governance, Autonomy, Magnet Status, Nurse-Sensitive Indicators, and Nurse Satisfaction	6
Reducing Medication Errors in an Ambulatory Medical Center: Erratum	6
Evaluation Methods for Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement, Program Evaluation, and Policy Analysis Initiatives	6
Improving Hypertension Control in the Black Patient Population	6
Using Implementation Science Strategies to Embed Geriatric and Dementia Best Practices in Acute Care	6
Discharge Planning Process for the Caring for Older People in Their Environment (COPE) Program	6
Using Scripting to Reduce Patient Refusals of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Treatments	6
Nurse Practitioner-Led Nasogastric Tube Workflow Optimization in the Emergency Department	5
The Effect of Video-Assisted Training and Visual Feedback With UV Germ Technology on Nursing Students' Hand Hygiene Beliefs, Practices, and Compliance	5
Bridging the Gap: A Diabetes CNL Role	5
Delirium in the Era of COVID-19	5
Interprofessional Teaching	5
What Decision-Making Processes Are Used by Nurses in Initiating, Monitoring, and Ending One-to-One Observations? A Systematic Review	5
Assessing Nurse Competency in the Veterans Health Administration Registered Nurse Transition-to-Practice Residency Program	5
Program Infrastructure’s Role on Sustainment of a Veterans Care Coordination Program: A Qualitative Study	4
Effects of Implementing an Acuity Tool on a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit	4
Implementing a Frailty-Specific Postoperative Order Set to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Frail Adults After Elective Thoracic Surgery	4
Reducing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using the Targeted Solution Tool	4
Safety and Cost Evaluation of Modified Medium-Length Catheters in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Increasing Supportive Care for Patients With COVID-19–Related Respiratory Deterioration in Non-ICU Settings	4
Supporting Staff in Tote-Tality: More Than Just Supplies	4
Hospital Readmissions in Patients on Home Telemetry: Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Patient Blood Management as an Emerging Concept in Quality	4
Barriers to Completion of Suicide Risk Screening by Nurses in Acute and Intensive Care: A Qualitative Focus Group Study	4
Use of PDSA Cycles to Increase Aspiration Risk and Swallow Screening Documentation in the Hospitalized General Medical Patient Care Population	4
Infusion Pump Interoperability and Resulting Alert Reduction: Multisystem Findings	3
Health Care Hotspotting	3
Exploring Nurses' Attitudes, Skills, and Beliefs of Medication Safety Practices	3
Facilitators and Inhibitors to the Application of the Acuity Adaptable Model	3
Demonstrating the Value of a Standardized Cognitive Assessment Tool through the Use of Interprofessional Rapid Safety Rounds	3
Reducing Diarrhea in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition Support	3
Impact of an Automated STAT Order Alert System on the Timely Administration of Antibiotics in an Acute Tertiary Hospital in Singapore	3
Nurse-Driven Process for the Successful Removal of Urinary Catheters Among Elderly Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery	3
A Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Treatment and Stress-Relieving Therapies to Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms	3
Research and Practice in Quality Improvement and Implementation Science	3
Hypoglycemia Management Using a Bundled Care Approach: A Quality Improvement Project	3
Improved 30-Day Heart Failure Readmissions Following Implementation of an Advanced Cardiovascular Education (ACE) Academy	3
Nursing and Policy	3
COVID-19 and the Impact on Delirium Care of Hospitalized Older Adults	3
Optimizing Quality Improvement Methods in Practice	3

Student-Led Mobility Interventions for Hospitalized Adults	3
The Association Between Quality and Safety of Nursing Care: A Correlational Study	3
The Effectiveness of a Human Trafficking Protocol in the Emergency Department	3
Assessment of Surgical Site Infection Prevention Strategies in Obstetric Nursing Practice	3
Assessing Patient Communication Vulnerability	3
Evidence-Based Practice Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation Reporting Guidelines	3
Patient Experiences and Perceptions of Care Coordination in Primary Care	3
Research and Practice in Quality Improvement and Implementation Science: The Synergy for Change Model	3
Appropriate Use of Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement and Research Methods, Designs, and Terminology	3
Standardizing Tobacco Cessation Counseling Using the 5 A's Intervention	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