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I’ve Been Nominated for the Best of Nursing Awards

I’ve Been Nominated for the Best of Nursing Awards!

I am incredibly excited to announce that I’ve been nominated for two Best of Nursing Awards.

These awards are given out as part of an annual initiative by Nurse.org to “recognize and celebrate dedication and excellence in the nursing industry in the U.S.”

And the best part is, all Nursing Awards finalists are nominated by the nursing community.

This year, I’ve been nominated in the Nurse Leader and Nurse Innovation categories, but this is truly a tribute to pioneering Awake and Walking ICU nurses like Polly Bailey, Louise Bezdjian, and all the nurses who dare to challenge the status quo, research this subject, and fight to bring evidence-based practices to their patients.

An advocate of Awake and Walking ICUs being nominated for these awards is amazing, as it brings validation and recognition to all the ICU Revolutionists who have been leading the humanization of critical care medicine.

And being nominated for Best Nurse Leader reinforces the fact that nurses are leaders who can influence ICU culture and affect change when it comes to standard of care in medicine.

All things considered, these nominations reflect the power of nurses to make life-saving changes in the ICU, and the world at large.

If you’d like to show your support, you can cast your vote here from now through December 31st.

And keep in mind that anyone can vote – not just nurses, and you can vote in both categories for which I’ve been nominated!

About the Author, Kali Dayton

Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP, is a critical care nurse practitioner, host of the Walking Home From The ICU and Walking You Through The ICU podcasts, and critical care outcomes consultant. She is dedicated to creating Awake and Walking ICUs by ensuring ICU sedation and mobility practices are aligned with current research. She works with ICU teams internationally to transform patient outcomes through early mobility and management of delirium in the ICU.

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Before Kali, our hospital struggled with overly-sedated patients and lack of early mobility. Despite multiple efforts to change the culture, we were at a standstill. In one hour, Kali was able to ignite a flurry of conversations regarding her experience with the Awake and Walking ICU and this immediately led to a change in clinical practice.

Patients with less sedation and other neurotoxic medications are spending fewer days on the ventilator. If you are considering starting an ICU early mobility program at your hospital, your first step needs to be to consult with Kali and absorb as much information as you can!

Matthew McClain, DPT
Florida, USA

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