| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Patient-Nurse Interrater Reliability and Agreement of the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire | American Journal of Critical Care | 2012 | 582 |
| 2 | Rapid Response Teams: Qualitative Analysis of Their Effectiveness | American Journal of Critical Care | 2013 | 520 |
| 3 | Validation of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool in Adult Patients | American Journal of Critical Care | 2006 | 504 |
| 4 | Burnout and Resilience Among Nurses Practicing in High-Intensity Settings | American Journal of Critical Care | 2015 | 428 |
| 5 | Monitor Alarm Fatigue: Standardizing Use of Physiological Monitors and Decreasing Nuisance Alarms | American Journal of Critical Care | 2010 | 377 |
| 6 | Moral Distress of Staff Nurses in a Medical Intensive Care Unit | American Journal of Critical Care | 2005 | 367 |
| 7 | Critical Care Nurses’ Perceptions of Futile Care and Its Effect on Burnout | American Journal of Critical Care | 2004 | 339 |
| 8 | Effects of Critical Care Nurses’ Work Hours on Vigilance and Patients’ Safety | American Journal of Critical Care | 2006 | 310 |
| 9 | Patients' perceptions and responses to procedural pain: results from Thunder Project II | American Journal of Critical Care | 2001 | 287 |
| 10 | Early Enteral Nutrition and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients Treated With Vasopressors and Mechanical Ventilation | American Journal of Critical Care | 2010 | 262 |
| 11 | Predictors of Pressure Ulcers in Adult Critical Care Patients | American Journal of Critical Care | 2011 | 258 |
| 12 | The Link Between Teamwork and Patients’ Outcomes in Intensive Care Units | American Journal of Critical Care | 2003 | 243 |
| 13 | Reliability and Validity of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Behavioral Tool in Assessing Acute Pain in Critically Ill Patients | American Journal of Critical Care | 2010 | 226 |
| 14 | Effect of a Multidisciplinary Intervention on Communication and Collaboration Among Physicians and Nurses | American Journal of Critical Care | 2005 | 226 |
| 15 | Requesting organ donation: an interview study of donor and nondonor families | American Journal of Critical Care | 1998 | 224 |
| 16 | Feasibility and Acceptability of a Resilience Training Program for Intensive Care Unit Nurses | American Journal of Critical Care | 2014 | 215 |
| 17 | AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Journey to Excellence | American Journal of Critical Care | 2005 | 214 |
| 18 | Prevalence and Consequences of Nonadherence to Hemodialysis Regimens | American Journal of Critical Care | 2007 | 209 |
| 19 | Effectiveness of 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse in Reducing Prevalence of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery | American Journal of Critical Care | 2002 | 202 |
| 20 | Animal-Assisted Therapy in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure | American Journal of Critical Care | 2007 | 202 |
| 21 | Postoperative Pulmonary Dysfunction in Adults After Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Clinical Significance and Implications for Practice | American Journal of Critical Care | 2004 | 195 |
| 22 | Evaluation of Nursing Work Effort and Perceptions About Blood Glucose Testing in Tight Glycemic Control | American Journal of Critical Care | 2006 | 194 |
| 23 | Authentic Leaders Creating Healthy Work Environments for Nursing Practice | American Journal of Critical Care | 2006 | 191 |
| 24 | Healthy Work Environments, Nurse-Physician Communication, and Patients’ Outcomes | American Journal of Critical Care | 2007 | 191 |
| 25 | Moral distress of critical care nurses | American Journal of Critical Care | 1995 | 190 |
| 26 | Characterization of the precipitants of hospitalization for heart failure decompensation | American Journal of Critical Care | 1998 | 189 |
| 27 | Validity of the numeric rating scale as a measure of dyspnea | American Journal of Critical Care | 1998 | 189 |
| 28 | Drugs for amnesia in the ICU | American Journal of Critical Care | 1997 | 188 |
| 29 | Chlorhexidine, Toothbrushing, and Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Adults | American Journal of Critical Care | 2009 | 182 |
| 30 | Effects of relaxing music on cardiac autonomic balance and anxiety after acute myocardial infarction | American Journal of Critical Care | 1999 | 182 |
| 31 | Oral Health and Care in the Intensive Care Unit: State of the Science | American Journal of Critical Care | 2004 | 176 |
| 32 | Providing a “Good Death”: Critical Care Nurses’ Suggestions for Improving End-of-Life Care | American Journal of Critical Care | 2006 | 175 |
| 33 | Nurse-Patient Communication Interactions in the Intensive Care Unit | American Journal of Critical Care | 2011 | 172 |
| 34 | Professional Autonomy, Collaboration With Physicians, and Moral Distress Among European Intensive Care Nurses | American Journal of Critical Care | 2012 | 169 |
| 35 | Competence and Certification of Registered Nurses and Safety of Patients in Intensive Care Units | American Journal of Critical Care | 2009 | 166 |
| 36 | Optimism, Satisfaction With Needs Met, Interpersonal Perceptions of the Healthcare Team, and Emotional Distress in Patients’ Family Members During Critical Care Hospitalization | American Journal of Critical Care | 2005 | 164 |
| 37 | Early Mobility and Walking Program for Patients in Intensive Care Units: Creating a Standard of Care | American Journal of Critical Care | 2009 | 163 |
| 38 | Patients' experiences of being in an intensive care unit: a select literature review | American Journal of Critical Care | 2000 | 161 |
| 39 | Managers' leadership and critical care nurses' intent to stay | American Journal of Critical Care | 1999 | 160 |
| 40 | An Official Critical Care Societies Collaborative Statement: Burnout Syndrome in Critical Care Health Care Professionals: A Call for Action | American Journal of Critical Care | 2016 | 157 |
| 41 | Providing End-of-Life Care to Patients: Critical Care Nurses’ Perceived Obstacles and Supportive Behaviors | American Journal of Critical Care | 2005 | 155 |
| 42 | Squire 2.0 (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence): Revised Publication Guidelines From a Detailed Consensus Process | American Journal of Critical Care | 2015 | 152 |
| 43 | Validation of the critical-care pain observation tool in adult patients | American Journal of Critical Care | 2006 | 152 |
| 44 | Attitudes Toward and Beliefs About Family Presence: A Survey of Healthcare Providers, Patients’ Families, and Patients | American Journal of Critical Care | 2007 | 151 |
| 45 | Improving Family Communications at the End of Life: Implications for Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit and Resource Use | American Journal of Critical Care | 2003 | 150 |
| 46 | Effects of Acuity-Adaptable Rooms on Flow of Patients and Delivery of Care | American Journal of Critical Care | 2004 | 149 |
| 47 | Oral Care Interventions in Critical Care: Frequency and Documentation | American Journal of Critical Care | 2003 | 148 |
| 48 | Nocturnal Care Interactions with Patients in Critical Care Units | American Journal of Critical Care | 2004 | 147 |
| 49 | Effect of a back massage and relaxation intervention on sleep in critically ill patients | American Journal of Critical Care | 1998 | 146 |
| 50 | Pain Assessment and Management in Critically Ill Intubated Patients: a Retrospective Study | American Journal of Critical Care | 2004 | 145 |
