September 2024 - Dayton ICU Consulting

Diane’s Story- An Unfortunate Example of the Risks of Immobility and Sedation

Diane’s Story: An Unfortunate Example of the Risks of Immobility and Sedation

Despite their widespread use in the ICU, decades of research have proven the risks of immobility and sedation. And as clinicians, it’s easy to approach care as a robotic conveyor belt instead of focusing on the individuals, families, lives, careers, and futures that are being affected. But in reality, ICU patients are being harmed, having

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Episode 178: The Power of Nursing Leadership to Revolutionize the ICU

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 178: The Power of Nursing Leadership to Revolutionize the ICU

Although the ABCDEF bundle does not solely rest on the shoulders of nurses, their leadership is KEY. Andrea Silva, BSN, RN shares with his her journey to revolutionizing care in her ICU as an assistant nurse manager. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Kali, this is the walking home from the ICU Podcast. I’m Kali Dayton,

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Dayton ICU Consulting team came to our unit for 4 days, and they did in-person training for over 100 staff members, and spoke with many on our Leadership team. The transformation of the staff after the consulting team was remarkable.

The consulting team pushed us to look outside of our comfort zone in a way that someone from within our team could not achieve. They have firsthand knowledge of what to do, and how to do it and they walked side by side with us while they showing us how to do it. Many of the staff who were very ambivalent prior to the in-person training are now the biggest advocate of implementing the change.

Kali and her team have the knowledge and the skills to help make change happen.

Roni Kelsey, BSN, ICU Liberation Leader, PeaceHealth
Bellingham, WA

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