Australian Critical Care
Official journal of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses(ACCCN)
Australian Critical Care is a peer-reviewed journal, providing clinically relevant research, reviews and articles of interest to our members. Australian Critical Care is published quarterly. Original contributions relevant to critical care nursing are invited. The editor welcomes manuscripts reporting original research or innovative practices and technologies, continuing education articles, descriptions of instructive case studies and editorials and book reviews sought by the editor. Authors may also contribute unsolicited editorials and book reviews by arrangement with the editor.
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Editor-in-Chief: Gavin Leslie RN PhD FACN
Impact factor: 0.953
Imprint: Elsevier
ISSN: 1036-7314
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Extracted from Scopus (on Thu Jun 27)37 Groves, N. | Tobin, A. High flow nasal oxygen generates positive airway pressure in adult volunteers Australian Critical Care, Volume 20, Issue 4, 2007-11-01, Pages 126-131 27 Fahimi, F. | Ariapanah, P. | Faizi, M. | Shafaghi, B. | Namdar, R. | Ardakani, M.T. Errors in preparation and administration of intravenous medications in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital: An observational study Australian Critical Care, Volume 21, Issue 2, 2008-05-01, Pages 110-116 18 Endacott, R. | Kidd, T. | Chaboyer, W. | Edington, J. Recognition and communication of patient deterioration in a regional hospital: A multi-methods study Australian Critical Care, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2007-08-01, Pages 100-105 13 Williams, T.A. | Leslie, G.D. Beyond the walls: A review of ICU clinics and their impact on patient outcomes after leaving hospital Australian Critical Care, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2008-02-01, Pages 6-17 12 Ferrie, S. | East, V. Managing diarrhoea in intensive care Australian Critical Care, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2007-02-01, Pages 7-13 11 Lin, F. | Chaboyer, W. | Wallis, M. A literature review of organisational, individual and teamwork factors contributing to the ICU discharge process Australian Critical Care, Volume 22, Issue 1, 2009-02-01, Pages 29-43 11 Hammond, J. | Salamonson, Y. | Davidson, P. | Everett, B. | Andrew, S. Why do women underestimate the risk of cardiac disease? A literature review Australian Critical Care, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2007-05-01, Pages 53-59 11 Mistarz, R. | Eliott, S. | Whitfield, A. | Ernest, D. Bedside nurse-patient interactions do not reliably detect delirium: An observational study Australian Critical Care, Volume 24, Issue 2, 2011-05-01, Pages 126-132 10 Hodge, A.N. | Marshall, A.P. Violence and aggression in the emergency department: A critical care perspective Australian Critical Care, Volume 20, Issue 2, 2007-05-01, Pages 61-67 10 Marshall, A.P. | Currey, J. | Aitken, L.M. | Elliott, D. Key stakeholders' expectations of educational outcomes from Australian critical care nursing courses: A Delphi study Australian Critical Care, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2007-08-01, Pages 89-99 - View all items
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