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| 4 | A critical review of the Delphi technique as a research methodology for nursing | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2001 | 1,045 |
| 5 | Peer support within a health care context: a concept analysis | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2003 | 1,023 |
| 6 | Abstraction and interpretation during the qualitative content analysis process | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2020 | 1,021 |
| 7 | Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2010 | 903 |
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| 9 | Nurse turnover: A literature review – An update | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 731 |
| 10 | Leadership styles and outcome patterns for the nursing workforce and work environment: A systematic review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2010 | 728 |
| 11 | Impact of job satisfaction components on intent to leave and turnover for hospital-based nurses: A review of the research literature | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2007 | 717 |
| 12 | Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS) were proposed | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2011 | 715 |
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| 14 | Nurse turnover: A literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2006 | 701 |
| 15 | Internet addiction in Korean adolescents and its relation to depression and suicidal ideation: A questionnaire survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2006 | 661 |
| 16 | Unfinished nursing care, missed care, and implicitly rationed care: State of the science review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 620 |
| 17 | QUAGOL: A guide for qualitative data analysis | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 613 |
| 18 | Determinants and prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses: A systematic review of 25 years of research | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 597 |
| 19 | Patient risk factors for pressure ulcer development: Systematic review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2013 | 590 |
| 20 | Job satisfaction among nurses: a literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2005 | 579 |
| 21 | Nurses’ reports of working conditions and hospital quality of care in 12 countries in Europe | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2013 | 576 |
| 22 | Influenza vaccine uptake, COVID-19 vaccination intention and vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A survey | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2021 | 566 |
| 23 | Implications for COVID-19: A systematic review of nurses’ experiences of working in acute care hospital settings during a respiratory pandemic | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2020 | 560 |
| 24 | Combining qualitative and quantitative research within mixed method research designs: A methodological review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2011 | 524 |
| 25 | Methodological challenges in cross-language qualitative research: A research review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2009 | 520 |
| 26 | Job satisfaction among hospital nurses: A literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2019 | 514 |
| 27 | Nurse exposure to physical and nonphysical violence, bullying, and sexual harassment: A quantitative review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2014 | 513 |
| 28 | On exploratory factor analysis: A review of recent evidence, an assessment of current practice, and recommendations for future use | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2014 | 512 |
| 29 | Developing a grounded theory approach: a comparison of Glaser and Strauss | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2004 | 493 |
| 30 | From Husserl to van Manen. A review of different phenomenological approaches | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2007 | 482 |
| 31 | Global prevalence and incidence of pressure injuries in hospitalised adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2020 | 482 |
| 32 | What fosters or prevents interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care? A literature review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2008 | 455 |
| 33 | Basic statistical reporting for articles published in Biomedical Journals: The “Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature” or the SAMPL Guidelines | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2015 | 453 |
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| 36 | Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: A cross-sectional study | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2018 | 430 |
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| 38 | Critique on the conceptualisation of quality of life: A review and evaluation of different conceptual approaches | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2006 | 423 |
| 39 | Job satisfaction among hospital nurses revisited: A systematic review | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2012 | 421 |
| 40 | Compassion fatigue: A meta-narrative review of the healthcare literature | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2017 | 418 |
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| 42 | Patient- and family-centered care interventions for improving the quality of health care: A review of systematic reviews | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2018 | 413 |
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