Walking Home From The ICU Episode 41: Crisis Culture During COVID19
What happens to our culture and practice when patient volumes and needs exceed our ICU capacity? How does this impact short and long-term outcomes? Dr. Dixie Harris shares with us the reality of ICU care in NY during the COVID19 pandemic. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 You were listening to walking home from the
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 40: Cultural Revolution
Kali talks with Patty, a nurse, about what was it like in the early phases of the “Awake and Walking ICU” and how the new practice was introduced. We ask how the culture revolutionized in spite of opposition and who rejected the change? How did nurse Patty go from incredulous to emphatic? Episode Transcription Kali
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 39: Ethical Turmoil
Kali talks to Jim, about what is it like to be “born” into an awake and walking ICU and then be immersed in a different culture. Jim shares with us his culture shock and ethical turmoil as he strives to maintain his best practice in a new environment. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton What is it
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 38: “THEY’RE AWAKE?!?”
Kali talks to Alex, about what is it like to jump into an awake and walking ICU as a travel nurse. Alex shares with us her first shock and impressions upon entering a different culture and she teaches us the changes and wisdom her practice has gained. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton What is it like
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 37: Culture Shock
Kali talks about how much of our practice is driven by culture vs. evidence. What role does ICU culture play in our perspective, knowledge, and patient outcomes? How often do we dare to ask “Why?”, “What if?” or, “Why not?” Episode Transcription Kali Dayton The first time I ever stepped into an ICU was as
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 36: We Need To Talk
Kali discusses what would happen if we expected to be able to communicate with all patients on mechanical ventilation. How would that impact our practices? What role does communication play in patient survival and outcomes? Episode Transcription Kali Dayton What would happen if we expected to be able to communicate with all of our mechanically
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 35: Mobility is EVERYONE’S job
Kali talks with Christiane Perme, the post-ICU rehabilitation specialist, who shares with us what happens after patients are sedated and immobilized for weeks, what the rehabilitation process for COVID19 survivors will be like, and how long will it take for them to be able to sit, stand, and walk again. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Today,
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Totally clueless is what my family and I would have been if I hadn’t reached out to Kali about my dad’s ICU journey. What started as a back surgery ended up turning into a three-month hospital stay which then ended up turning into three hospital stays from May through November 2021. Kali helped so much in understanding the ICU medications he was on and how the use of sedatives was in fact causing his delirium and agitation, and not actually his demeanor. We were able to talk to nursing staff and doctors to help gently wean him away from those medications. I have learned so much about ICU medication from Kali and I am not a medical professional. Without her consultation and knowledge, I wouldn’t know where to start when talking to the nurses and doctors.
Also, listening to her podcast helped me to understand the journey she took with her own patients who were being ventilated on high settings. This helped me understand my dad’s settings weren’t detrimental to his health and the issues were more related to the use of sedatives and being stationary in a hospital bed, which led to a longer hospital stay due to immobility and all the effects it can have on the human body.
With Kali’s advocacy and passion about ICU medicine she can change patient outcomes and improve their quality of life after an ICU hospital stay. I firmly know and believe EVERY single intensive care unit in EVERY single hospital needs to consult with Kali on how to change their practices, and EVERY single family who has a loved one in an intensive care unit needs to consult with Kali on the status of their loved one and how to improve their outcome.
Leah, Accounting professional and daughter of a beloved father
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