Episode 199: Awake, Communicative, Autonomous, and Mobile- A Survivor and Nurse’s Experience
When Molly suffered a severe stroke requiring mechanical ventilation and an EVD, what did Kaira do to prevent further neurological injury? What role did Molly’s ability to communicate while intubated play in her survival? Molly and Kaira both join us to share their perspectives from both sides of the ICU bed. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton:
Lessons Learned From the TEAM Study
“See? From this we see that mobility does nothing!” This is the common rebuttal that I have received from at least a few physicians in every single ICU I have trained since the TEAM Study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2022. There is often a sparkle of mischief in their
Episode 198: Age Friendly Care in the ICU- Riding the Wave of 4Ms
CMS is rolling out a new initiative to require hospitals to have age-friendly care: 4Ms. This means that we must prioritize: Medications, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters. Karen Mack, DNP, MBA, APRN, executive director at NICHE, shares with us how leverage age-friendly care in advocating for Awake and Walking ICUs! Episode Transcription Kali Dayton: [00:00:00]
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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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