Dayton Walking From ICU Episode 5 The Big Picture of ICU Delirium with Dr. Wes Ely

Walking Home from The ICU Episode 5: The Big Picture of ICU Delirium with Dr. Wes Ely

Kali talks to Dr. Wes Ely, sub-specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and creator of the cam scoring tool and the ABCDE F bundle. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Today, we’re going to be talking to Dr. Wes Ely. Dr. Ely is a sub specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and has been a

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Dayton Walking From ICU Episode 3 DNS= Do NOT Sedate Me

Walking Home from The ICU Episode 3: DNS = Do NOT Sedate Me

Kali talks to Susan East, three-time “ARDS” or “ARDS” survivor, about acute respiratory distress syndrome – the most severe forms of lung failure. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Hello, and welcome back. Today we’re going to talk to Susan East who is a three time “ARDS” or “ARDS” survivor, which represents acute respiratory distress syndrome, which

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As an RN in the Medical-Surgical ICU at the hospital I work at, I began my interest in ICU Liberation through an Evidence-Based Practice project.

While I was initially grabbed by what the literature has to say about over-sedation and patient outcomes, it wasn’t until I discovered Kali’s Walking Home From The ICU podcast that a culture of sedationless ICU care sounded tangible. The group I worked with on the project was both inspired, devastated, and intrigued by the stories Kali illuminates on the podcast, and we were able to bring her to our hospital for a virtual Zoom Webinar, where she presented on the practices in the Awake and Walking ICU.

This webinar was an incredible way to draw attention toward this necessary culture shift as Kali shared stories of patients awake and mobile in the ICU despite the complexity of their illness. The webinar inspired our final draft for the new practice guideline on analgesia and sedation management in the ICU, and since then we have seen intubated COVID patients playing tic tac toe on the door with staff members on the other side, taking laps around the unit, performing their own oral care using a hand mirror, and most importantly, keeping their autonomy and integrity while fighting to leave the ICU to resume the life they had before coming in.

Nora Raher, BSN, RN, MSICU
Virginia, USA

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