OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Critical Care 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Critical Care Nurses’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A US National Survey	75
Critical Care Nurses’ Physical and Mental Health, Worksite Wellness Support, and Medical Errors	71
Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy: Equipping Nurses to Address Ethical Challenges	48
What Matters to Patients and Their Families During and After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study	46
Key Elements of the Critical Care Work Environment Associated With Burnout and Compassion Satisfaction	33
Benefits of Peer Support for Intensive Care Unit Survivors: Sharing Experiences, Care Debriefing, and Altruism	29
COVID-19 and Moral Distress: A Pediatric Critical Care Survey	27
A Practical Approach to Hospital Visitation During a Pandemic: Responding With Compassion to Unjustified Restrictions	23
Establishing a Peer Support Program for Survivors of COVID-19: A Report From the Critical and Acute Illness Recovery Organization	22
Professional Identity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Nurses in China	20
Critical Care Guidance for Tracheostomy Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global, Multidisciplinary Approach	19
Nurses’ Perceptions of Workload Burden in Pediatric Critical Care	18
Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury in Surgical Critical Care Patients	18
Moral Distress in Clinicians Caring for Critically Ill Patients Who Require Mechanical Circulatory Support	18
Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth After Critical Illness	18
Pressure Injuries Due to Personal Protective Equipment in COVID-19 Critical Care Units	18
Characteristics and Outcomes of US Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19	16
Specialty Certification: A Path To Improving Outcomes	16
Pressure Injury Outcomes of a Prone-Positioning Protocol in Patients With COVID and ARDS	15
Implementing AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Framework in an Intensive Care Unit	15
Iliopsoas Hematoma in Patients Undergoing Venovenous ECMO	14
Prevention of Tracheostomy-Related Pressure Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	14
Giving Voice: Nurse-Patient Communication in the Intensive Care Unit	13
Predictive Validity of the Cubbin-Jackson and Braden Skin Risk Tools in Critical Care Patients: A Multisite Project	13
From Open to Closed: COVID-19 Restrictions on Previously Unrestricted Visitation Policies in Adult Intensive Care Units	13

Accuracy of Measuring Bladder Volumes With Ultrasound and Bladder Scanning	13
Effects of a National Quality Improvement Collaborative on ABCDEF Bundle Implementation	13
Individualized Family-Centered Developmental Care for Infants With Congenital Heart Disease in the Intensive Care Unit	13
Temporal Trends in Sepsis Incidence and Mortality in Patients With Cancer in the US Population	12
Effect of Live Versus Recorded Music on Children Receiving Mechanical Ventilation and Sedation	12
Family Caregivers’ Experience of Patients With Delirium in Critical Care Units: A State-of-the-Science Integrative Review	11
Psychometric Properties of the Barthel Index Used at Intensive Care Unit Discharge	10
Patients’ Adaptations After Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Qualitative Study	10
Transforming Moral Suffering by Cultivating Moral Resilience and Ethical Practice	9
Survey of Nurses’ Experiences Applying The Joint Commission’s Medication Management Titration Standards	9
Admission Glasgow Coma Scale Score as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients Without Traumatic Brain Injury	9
Building Moral Resiliency Through the Nurse Education and Support Team Initiative	9
Use of Video Technology in End-of-Life Care for Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic	9
Meeting the Challenges of Establishing Intensive Care Unit Follow-up Clinics	8
Critical Care Nurse Burnout in Veterans Health Administration: Relation to Clinician and Patient Outcomes	8
Improving Nurse Well-being: The Need Is Urgent and the Time Is Now	8
Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury in Adult Critical Care Patients	8
Daily Telephone Call During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perceptions of Families and Providers	8
The Mindful Ethical Practice and Resilience Academy: Sustainability of Impact	8
Mental Health of Adolescent Relatives of Intensive Care Patients: Benefits of an Open Visitation Policy	7
Conflict Management Education in the Intensive Care Unit	7
I’ve Got the Power: Nurses’ Moral Distress and Perceptions of Empowerment	7
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Prediction Score: Derivation and Validation	7
Thematic Analysis of Nurses’ Experiences With The Joint Commission’s Medication Management Titration Standards	7
Manual vs Automatic Prone Positioning and Patient Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	7
Delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome–Family via a Mobile Health App	6
Nursing Care at End of Life in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation	6
Interprofessional Team Collaboration and Work Environment Health in 68 US Intensive Care Units	6
Characteristics and Outcomes of Clinic Visits Immediately Preceding Sepsis Hospitalization	6
Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life and Self-Care: A Mixed-Methods Study	6
Factors Influencing CAM-ICU Documentation and Inappropriate “Unable to Assess” Responses	6
Examining Burnout in Interprofessional Intensive Care Unit Clinicians Using Qualitative Analysis	6
On Low-Value Nursing Care: Part 1, Why De-implementation Matters for Quality Care	6
Nurses’ Perceptions of Barriers to Out-of-Bed Activities Among Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	5
A Descriptive Study of Chaplains’ Code Blue Responses	5
Daytime-to-Nighttime Sleep Ratios and Cognitive Impairment in Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors	5
Receptive Music Therapy for Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit	5
Proning During COVID-19: The Importance of Teamwork	5
Fasting Versus a Heart-Healthy Diet Before Cardiac Catheterization: A Randomized Controlled Trial	5
Meta-analysis of ICU Delirium Biomarkers and Their Alignment With the NIA-AA Research Framework	5
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Stress, Coping, and Distress Among Mothers With a Child in the ICU	4
On Low-Value Nursing Care: Part 2, De-implementing Practices in Your Unit	4
Standardized Change-of-Shift Handoff: Nurses’ Perspectives and Implications for Evidence-Based Practice	4
Structural Validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Among Family Members of Critically Ill Patients	4
Nursing Implications of the Updated 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines	4
Migration of Feeding Tubes Assessed by Using an Electromagnetic Device: A Cohort Study	4
Bras for Breast Support After Sternotomy: Patient Satisfaction and Wear Compliance	4
Adherence to Guidelines for Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children	4
Communication Success and Speaking Valve Use in Intensive Care Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	4
Measuring Acuity and Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Workload by Using ICU CAMEO III	4

Family and Clinician Experiences of Sympathy Cards in the 3 Wishes Project	4
Pepsin A in Tracheal Secretions From Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation	4
ABCDEF Bundle	3
Measuring Performance on the ABCDEF Bundle During Interprofessional Rounds via a Nurse-Based Assessment Tool	3
Early Guided Palliative Care Communication for Patients With COVID-19 Receiving ECMO	3
Cumulative Stress Debriefings to Combat Compassion Fatigue in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit	3
Prevention of Endotracheal Tube–Related Pressure Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	3
Comparison of Prognostic Accuracy of 3 Delirium Prediction Models	3
An Intensive Care Unit Team Reflects on End-of-Life Experiences With Patients and Families in Chile	3
Frailty, Acute Brain Dysfunction, and Posthospitalization Disability Outcomes in Critically Ill Older Adults	3
An Online Training Program to Improve Clinicians’ Skills in Communicating About Serious Illness	3
Adaptation and Testing of a Military Version of the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals	3
Epidemiology of Organ Failure Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic Surge Conditions	3
Longitudinal Associations Among Symptoms of Family Intensive Care Unit Syndrome	3
Factors Affecting Psychological Distress in Family Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients: A Qualitative Study	3
Thoracic Impedance Pneumography–Derived Respiratory Alarms and Associated Patient Characteristics	3
Feasibility of a Home-Based Palliative Care Intervention for Elderly Multimorbid Survivors of Critical Illness	3
Pulmonary Microbiome of Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: Changes Over Time	3
Impact of a Peripheral Vascular Access Service on Device Use	3
Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor, Caregiver Version: Screening for Post–Intensive Care Syndrome	3
“It Haunts Me”: Impact of COVID-19 Deaths on Frontline Clinicians In Acute Care Settings—A Qualitative Study	3
Admission Rate of Patients With Major Psychiatric Disorders to the Intensive Care Unit	3
Inadequate Oxygen Delivery Dose and Major Adverse Events in Critically Ill Children With Sepsis	3
Intrapulmonary Feeding Tube Placements While Using an Electromagnetic Placement Device: A Review (2019–2021)	3
Proper Titration Orders Are Essential for Patient Safety	3