Judith E. Nelson

9.3k citations

135 papers · 6.2k · 1 hit paper · h-index 41

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Radiological and Ultrasound Technology top 0.02%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine top 0.2%
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Papers in

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 66
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues 62
- Patient Dignity and Privacy 6
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 26
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units 26

Co-authors: J. Randall Curtis (17 shared papers)Kathleen Puntillo (19 shared papers)Christopher E. Cox (10 shared papers)Marion Danis (11 shared papers)Aluko A. Hope (3 shared papers)Shannon S. Carson (6 shared papers)R. Sean Morrison (5 shared papers)Diane E. Meier (7 shared papers)
Journals: Critical Care Medicine (19 papers)Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (11 papers)Intensive Care Medicine (7 papers)CHEST Journal (7 papers)Journal of Palliative Medicine (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

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Judith E. Nelson

129 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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Chronic Critical Illness 2010 · 413 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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1	Chronic Critical Illness American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson, Christopher E. Cox, Aluko A. Hope, Shannon S. Carson Hit paper breakdown →	2010	413
2	Self-reported symptom experience of critically ill cancer patients receiving intensive care Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson, Diane E. Meier, Erwin Oei, David M. Nierman, Richard S. Senzel, Paolo L. Manfredi, Susan M. Davis, R. Sean Morrison	2001	330
3	Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit* Critical Care Medicine ·Ellen B. Clarke, J. Randall Curtis, John M. Luce, Mitchell M. Levy, Marion Danis, Judith E. Nelson, Mildred Z. Solomon	2003	285
4	Hepatitis B virus DNA in the sera of HBsAg carriers: A marker of active hepatitis B virus replication in the liver Hepatology ·Ferruccio Bonino, Bill H. Hoyer, Judith E. Nelson, Ronald E. Engle, G Verme, John L. Gerin	1981	251
5	Models for structuring a clinical initiative to enhance palliative care in the intensive care unit: A report from the IPAL-ICU Project (Improving Palliative Care in the ICU)* Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson, Rick Bassett, Renee D. Boss, Karen J. Brasel, Margaret Campbell, Therese B. Cortez, J. Randall Curtis, Dana Lustbader, Colleen Mulkerin, Kathleen Puntillo, Daniel Ray, David E. Weissman	2010	222
6	The Changing Role of Palliative Care in the ICU Critical Care Medicine ·Rebecca A. Aslakson, J. Randall Curtis, Judith E. Nelson	2014	219
7	Effect of Palliative Care–Led Meetings for Families of Patients With Chronic Critical Illness JAMA ·Shannon S. Carson, Christopher E. Cox, Sylvan Wallenstein, Laura C. Hanson, Marion Danis, James A. Tulsky, Emily Chai, Judith E. Nelson	2016	215
8	In their own words: Patients and families define high-quality palliative care in the intensive care unit* Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson, Kathleen Puntillo, Peter J. Pronovost, Amy S. Walker, Jennifer L. McAdam, Debra Ilaoa, Joan D. Penrod	2010	214
9	The symptom burden of chronic critical illness* Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson, Diane E. Meier, Ann Litke, Dana A. Natale, Robert E. Siegel, R. Sean Morrison	2004	211
10	End-of-life care for the critically ill: A national intensive care unit survey* Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson, Derek C. Angus, Lisa A. Weissfeld, Kathleen Puntillo, Marion Danis, David Deal, Mitchell M. Levy, (unknown)	2006	173
11	Choosing and Using Screening Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation in the ICU Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson, J. Randall Curtis, Colleen Mulkerin, Margaret Campbell, Dana Lustbader, Anne C. Mosenthal, Kathleen Puntillo, Daniel Ray, Rick Bassett, Renee D. Boss, Karen J. Brasel, Jennifer Frontera, Ross M. Hays, David E. Weissman	2013	143
12	Improving comfort and communication in the ICU: a practical new tool for palliative care performance measurement and feedback BMJ Quality & Safety ·Judith E. Nelson	2006	138
13	Beliefs and attitudes about lung cancer screening among smokers Lung Cancer ·Sirisha Jonnalagadda, Cara Bergamo, Jenny J. Lin, Linda Lurslurchachai, Michael A. Diefenbach, Cardinale B. Smith, Judith E. Nelson, Juan P. Wisnivesky	2012	136
14	Palliative care in the ICU: relief of pain, dyspnea, and thirst—A report from the IPAL-ICU Advisory Board Intensive Care Medicine ·Kathleen Puntillo, Judith E. Nelson, David E. Weissman, J. Randall Curtis, Stefanie P. Weiss, Jennifer Frontera, Michelle Gabriel, (unknown), Dana Lustbader, Anne C. Mosenthal, Colleen Mulkerin, Daniel Ray, Rick Bassett, Renee D. Boss, Karen J. Brasel, Margaret Campbell	2013	133
15	Identifying and overcoming the barriers to high-quality palliative care in the intensive care unit Critical Care Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson	2006	126
16	Integrating palliative care in the surgical and trauma intensive care unit Critical Care Medicine ·Anne C. Mosenthal, David E. Weissman, J. Randall Curtis, Ross M. Hays, Dana Lustbader, Colleen Mulkerin, Kathleen Puntillo, Daniel Ray, Rick Bassett, Renee D. Boss, Karen J. Brasel, Margaret Campbell, Judith E. Nelson	2011	125
17	Communication About Chronic Critical Illness Archives of Internal Medicine ·Judith E. Nelson	2007	122
18	A randomized clinical trial of an intervention to relieve thirst and dry mouth in intensive care unit patients Intensive Care Medicine ·Kathleen Puntillo, Shoshana Arai, Bruce A. Cooper, Nancy A. Stotts, Judith E. Nelson	2014	103
19	The Critical Care Communication project: Improving fellows' communication skills Journal of Critical Care ·Robert M. Arnold, Anthony L. Back, Amber E. Barnato, Thomas J. Prendergast, Lillian L. Emlet, Irina Karpov, Patrick White, Judith E. Nelson	2014	103
20	When critical illness becomes chronic: informational needs of patients and families Journal of Critical Care ·Judith E. Nelson, Kiyoshi Kinjo, Diane E. Meier, Kathy Ahmad, R. Sean Morrison	2005	98

About Judith E. Nelson

Judith E. Nelson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Oncology, having authored 135 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (62 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (26 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (14 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (13 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (6 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (4 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (4 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (1.5k citations), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (800 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2.6k citations), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (583 citations) and Hepatology (204 citations). Judith E. Nelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include J. Randall Curtis, Kathleen Puntillo, Christopher E. Cox, Marion Danis, Aluko A. Hope, Shannon S. Carson, R. Sean Morrison, Diane E. Meier, Peter J. Pronovost and Rebecca A. Aslakson. Their work appears in journals such as Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Intensive Care Medicine, CHEST Journal and Journal of Palliative Medicine.

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