The aims of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing are to promote excellence of care of critically ill patients by specialist nurses and their professional colleagues; to provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and exchange of research findings, experience and ideas; to develop and enhance the knowledge, skills, attitudes and creative thinking essential to good critical care nursing practice. The journal publishes reviews, updates and feature articles in addition to original papers and significant preliminary communications. Articles may deal with any part of practice including relevant clinical, research, educational, psychological and technological aspects.

《Intensive And Critical Care Nursing》是一本由ELSEVIER SCI LTD出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于1984年，刊期6 issues/year，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SSCI收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 4区，小类学科：护理 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖护理等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外护理工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为4.235，