Walking Home From The ICU Episode 123: Updating 50 Years of Perspective and Practices
Dr. Peter Murphy has worked in critical care for nearly 50 years. As a seasoned expert in the field, he shares with us his own wake-up call to the reality of decades-old sedation practices. He provokes the question: “Am I leading or fighting evolution?” Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:22 For anyone that works in medicine,
How Clinicians, Patients, and Families Can Benefit from Better Communication in the ICU
Back when I was studying to become a nurse, I had an experience in the ICU that changed me forever. As a starry-eyed 18-year-old nursing student, I was incredibly excited to finally be in the ICU, experiencing what I’d dreamed about for so many years. But when I got there and started to learn what
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 122: Caleigh’s Voice Through Critical Illness
Caleigh has had it both ways in the ICU. She has been sedated and immobilized which led to battling delirium and ICU acquired weakness. She has also been awake and mobile while intubated and walked out the doors. Listen to Caleigh share her insights and what meant to her to be communicative, connected, and autonomous
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 121: Tips and Tricks
Having patients awake during mechanical ventilation can require a new skill set and approach to patient care. Let’s talk about some of the tips and tricks for improving patient comfort and care. We’ll hear it from an RN/podcast listener/ICU survivor and Louise Bezdjian, APRN from the original Awake and Walking ICU. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton
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When patients are so ill that they require a ventilator in the ICU, the antiquated approach of heavy sedation and immobilization should be avoided in order to help prevent the immense burden of physical and cognitive disabilities suffered during survival. To understand this better, listen to Walking Home From The ICU. You will see what ICU consultant Kali Dayton provides to your team.
Her training will catalyze changes in your practice to improve outcomes, decrease costs, and allow your patients to return to their full lives. Learn to love your job again as you embrace whole person care instead of caring for inert sedated bodies. Kali is leading ICU teams to become Awake and Walking ICUs through true mastery of the ABCDEF Bundle.
I endorse her mission and look forward to the standardization of this evidence-based approach in ICUs all over the world.
Dr. Wes Ely, author of "Every Deep Drawn Breath," leading founder of the ABCDEF Bundle and ICU CAM delirium screening tool, and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Perception Versus Reality: Debunking The Myths About Medically-Induced Comas
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