Nursing In Critical Care Journal

11/12/2025

📢 Call for Papers – Special Issue Announcement

Nursing in Critical Care is pleased to announce a forthcoming special issue titled:

🧠🤖 The AI Era in Critical Care Nursing: Innovation, Integrity, and Impact

We invite researchers, clinicians, educators, and interdisciplinary teams to contribute original work that examines the developing role of artificial intelligence in critical care nursing practice, education, and research.

📅 Submission Deadline: 1 October 2026

Full details and submission guidelines can be found here:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/14785153/call-for-papers/si-2025-001622

We look forward to receiving your contributions and supporting scholarly work that advances the field. 💙

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

Nursing in Critical Care is a peer-reviewed international journal publishing articles on all aspects of critical care nursing practice, research, education and management.

10/12/2025

Do emotional competencies strengthen ICU professionals? 🧠💚

Caring in the ICU involves constant emotional demands, yet the role of emotional competencies in supporting staff well-being and care quality is often overlooked.

📚 This scoping review of 16 studies assessed emotional competencies in critical care professionals, mainly ICU nurses.

🔍 Focus: How emotional competencies influence well-being, manage distress and shape interactions in complex clinical environments.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70187

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

08/12/2025

Can a nurse-driven bowel protocol reduce prolonged constipation in ICU patients? 💩🧑‍⚕️

Constipation is a frequent problem in critical care, influenced by nutrition, immobility and opioid use. This retrospective before–after cohort study compared ICU patients with and without a standardised nurse-driven bowel regimen.

🔍 Focus: Impact on constipation duration and related clinical outcomes.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70207

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

07/12/2025

Are you ready to share your research on nurses’ well-being? 🩺✨

📚 Call for Papers: Nurses' Health and Well-being: Challenges, Innovations, and Solutions
A multi-journal collection seeking high-quality research that advances understanding of the pressures nurses face and the interventions that support them.

🔍 What we're looking for:
Studies exploring challenges, innovative strategies, workforce support, or organisational approaches that strengthen nurse well-being. Open to qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and review work.

🔗 Submit your research: https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70233

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

06/12/2025

Does EVD drain height really influence CSF drainage volumes? 🧠💧

Although drain height is routinely adjusted in EVD management, evidence supporting its effect on CSF output remains unclear.
This retrospective observational study of 115 patients, analysed 27,552 time-stamped drain-height observations over the first 14 days of EVD placement.

🔍 Focus: Whether different height settings (

Background An external ventricular drain (EVD) facilitates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. CSF drainage can be regulated by controlling the fluid drai...

05/12/2025

How do ICU nurses experience the realities of providing spiritual care? 🌿🧑‍⚕️

Patients in the ICU often face profound psychological and spiritual strain, yet nurses’ experiences in offering spiritual support remain under-examined. This qualitative meta-synthesis involves ten studies exploring ICU nurses’ perspectives and experiences of spiritual care practice.

🔍 Focus: Understanding what spiritual care means to nurses, how they provide it, and the challenges they face in emotionally intense environments.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70209

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

Background Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) face severe psychological and spiritual stress, along with tough physical challenges. While the significance of spiritual care is widely acknowle...

04/12/2025

Can machine learning improve how we predict trauma mortality in the ICU? 🤔🧠

Trauma remains a leading cause of critical illness, yet predicting outcomes at ICU admission is still challenging. This cross-sectional study of 613 trauma patients in Northwest Ethiopia, evaluated seven ML models to predict mortality at discharge.

🖥️ Key focus: Use of trauma scores and clinical features to identify which algorithms perform best in real-world ICU settings.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70190

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

03/12/2025

Are ICU teams fully prepared to prevent incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD)? 🤔

A common yet preventable condition continues to affect ICU patients.

📝 Cross-sectional study
Assessed IAD prevalence and ICU nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in a Turkish training hospital.
Find out how often IAD occurs and where gaps in practice still remain.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70199

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

01/12/2025

How do ICU clinicians in the Middle East navigate end-of-life care?

Cultural expectations, legal boundaries and ethical tensions influence how clinicians support patients and families at the end of life.

This review brings together 27 studies to examine ICU clinicians’ experiences, attitudes, and perceptions of end-of-life care across several Middle Eastern countries.
It highlights persistent challenges around communication, family roles, ethical uncertainty, and the pressing need for clearer national guidance.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70201

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses🌿

Background End-of-life care (EoLC) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Middle Eastern (ME) countries is influenced by cultural and legal constraints, creating unique ethical dilemmas and challenges fo...

30/11/2025

🌿 Sunday Reflection: Our New Issue Is Out

As we pause on this quiet Sunday, it’s a good moment to reconnect with the work that shapes our profession.
Volume 30, Issue 6 of the Journal of Nursing in Critical Care is now available.

From clinical insights to patient experiences, this issue brings thoughtful contributions that support evidence-based practice and strengthen our collective understanding of critical care.

If you haven’t explored it yet, this is your gentle reminder to take a moment for yourself, settle in with a cup of tea, and enjoy the latest research. 💙

Wishing you a restful and restorative Sunday.

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

28/11/2025

⚡Can Ventricular Fibrillation Occur After MitraClip Therapy?

Older or high-risk patients often receive MitraClip therapy as a safer alternative to surgery. ❤️‍🩹

This case study reports a 73-year-old patient who developed recurrent ventricular fibrillation shortly after the procedure, highlighting the essential role of critical care nursing in stabilisation and recovery.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70186

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses

27/11/2025

How Do Families Cope When a Loved One Is Admitted to Critical Care?

Families facing an unexpected ICU or CCU admission often find themselves navigating fear, uncertainty, and emotional strain. 💬

This descriptive qualitative study explored the experiences of 27 family members whose relatives were admitted urgently to adult critical care.

🔍 The study uncovered key themes around coping, communication and the struggle to maintain a sense of normality.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70194

BACCN British Association of Critical Care Nurses