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:
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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Episode 197: Raging Tigers and Merciful Angels- The Fight to Humanize Critical Care
In this powerful episode, we hear raw, heartfelt stories from ICU revolutionists who are bravely challenging the status quo in critical care. Amidst threats to their jobs, personal attacks, and widespread resistance, these clinicians refuse to turn a blind eye to the harm caused by sedation, immobilization, and dehumanization. From battling bullying by colleagues to
Episode 196: Delirium and Workplace Violence
Does sedation improve safety in the ICU? What is the relationship between delirium and workplace violence? Nurse and survivor of workplace violence, Kelsey Springer, MSN, RN, CCRN join us now to share her experiences and the research. Episode Transcription [00:00:00] This is the walking home from the ICU podcast. I’m Kelly Dayton, a nurse practitioner
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Episode 193: Empowering Respiratory Therapists with JJ the RT
What does JJ the RT have to say about last episode’s exploration of sedation and ventilator asynchrony? Are respiratory therapists prepared and empowered to optimize their role in Awake and Walking ICUs? How can create an environment that fosters RT excellence? JJ explores it all in this episode. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton\: [00:00:00] This is
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Episode 192: Debunking Myths – Sedation and Ventilator Asynchrony
For years we have been taught at the bedside that sedation “improves ventilator asynchrony”. We have believed that patients must be sedated to be compliant with the ventilator. Is that true? What does the research show? Sylvia Stefanos, PharmD, BCCCP joins us armed with the evidence and ready to debunk the myths. Episode Transcription Kali
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Episode 186: The ICU Revolution at Mercy San Juan Medical Center Part 5 – Respiratory Therapy
What role do respiratory therapists play in creating Awake and Walking ICUs? How did Candace Wistrich, RRT, BSRT and Nelya Kapitula, RRT, BSRT lead their respiratory therapy department to move the revolution forward? They join us now to share their team’s journey! Episode Transcription Nelya Kapitula, RRT, BSRT 0:00 Candace and Nelya, thank you so
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 86: Ventilator Management in the Awake and Walking COVID19 Unit
How is the “Awake and Walking ICU” keeping their COVID19 patients mentally and physically functional during severe COVID19? Do they face constant ventilator asynchrony and how do they deal with it? Geoff shares with us his vast experience as a respiratory therapist in walking patients on mechanical ventilation during critical illness and now COVID19. Episode
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 25: Respiratory Therapists
Kali talks with Cash, RRT, who shares his tips and secrets to walking and even showering patients on the ventilator. He reveals how having patients awake and walking has impacted his ICU career. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Cash thanks so much for joining us. So as a respiratory therapist Share with us your expertise,
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Episode 191: Insights from SCCM Congress- Current State of Affairs
What do ICU clinicians really know about patient perspective of sedation and immobility? What are their personal wishes if they were intubated in the ICU? What do ICU providers really understand about the ABCDEF bundle and how is it going in the ICU community at large? I hit the halls at SCCM Congress to find
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Kali Dayton’s consultancy energized our ICU to adopt the very latest evidence-based therapies to identify, prevent, and treat delirium with the ultimate goal being to eliminate preventable delirium by leveraging lessons shared by Kali to get our ICU patients awake, mobile, and walking.
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Perception Versus Reality: Debunking The Myths About Medically-Induced Comas
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