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About the Journal

A bimonthly scientific journal, AJCC offers the latest advances in clinical research, with features that highlight bedside applications of select research articles.

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Volume 30,

Issue 2

March 1, 2021

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COVID-19 Resources

For free access articles in the American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Nurse, and AACN Advanced Critical Care related to the care of patients with COVID-19, click here.

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Daytime-to-Nighttime Sleep Ratios and Cognitive Impairment in Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors

Rapid Mortality Review in the Intensive Care Unit: An In-Person, Multidisciplinary Improvement Initiative

Handgrip Force and Maximum Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures in Critically Ill Patients With a Tracheostomy

Affirming Arrhythmia Diagnosis Using All Available Electrocardiography Leads

Specialty Certification: A Path To Improving Outcomes

CE Articles

Characteristics and Outcomes of Clinic Visits Immediately Preceding Sepsis Hospitalization

Building Moral Resiliency Through the Nurse Education and Support Team Initiative

Manual vs Automatic Prone Positioning and Patient Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Rapid Mortality Review in the Intensive Care Unit: An In-Person, Multidisciplinary Improvement Initiative

Bras for Breast Support After Sternotomy: Patient Satisfaction and Wear Compliance

From the Editors

From the shoreline looking back at the first year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we struggle to predict how the pandemic will change health care in the United States. ...

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Clinical Pearls

Check out the Clinical Pearls - quick summaries of the most clinically relevant material from select articles in our recent issues.

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Countering Nurse Burnout

AJCC's March Patient Care Page offers ideas and resources for countering burnout among nurses, which is especially important during the current pandemic.

Investigator Spotlight

Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM, is dean, professor, and Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing in Orlando. ...

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Burnout and Healthy Work Environments

Lesly A. Kelly, PhD, RN, describes the key elements of the critical care work environment that are associated with burnout and compassion satisfaction. ...

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