Walking Home From The ICU Episode 56: Minding Your Own Business
What does it mean to you to be able to toilet yourself? What happens to patient dignity when they are deprived of the capacity to “mind their own business”? Rachel shares with us what is happening to patients even when they are not on mechanical ventilation. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:28 Hey, everybody, before we
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 45: Physical Therapy In the ICU During COVID19
What roles do physical and occupational play in helping COVID19 patients survive and thrive? How have they changed their approaches during the challenges of COVID19? Why should we never remove their therapies from ICU care? Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:28 When COVID-19 came our way with concerns about isolation, patient load, and PPE immediately physical
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 44: Walking Home From the ICU after COVID19
When 69-year-old Dr. Ken Hurwitz was intubated for COVID19, how was his life saved and even preserved? After 3 weeks on the ventilator, why was he able to walk away and go straight home? Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:28 In the past few episodes, we learned about the conditions, treatments and outcomes experienced during the
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 42: The Power of Nursing Care Against COVID19
When good nursing care is not possible during a pandemic, what happens to patient outcomes? Makenzie tells her tales as an ICU nurse in NY as we explore the role nursing care plays in saving and restoring lives. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:28 Makenzie, thank you so much for being with us on the show.
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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 33: COVID19- The Domino Effect
Kali talks about what can we do to improve mortality in the midst of a pandemic and how, as times have changed, our practices must change as well. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Hello, and welcome back. A lot has been happening in our ICU world. Over the past few weeks, I feel compelled to talk
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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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