Walking Home From The ICU Episode 114: From the Eyes of a Travel Nurse
What was it like as a travel COVID ICU nurse to jump into an “Awake and Walking COVID ICU”? How does true mastery of the ABCDEF bundle impact RN workload, burnout, safety, and career fulfillment? Travel RN, Laurelai, shares with us her experiences and insights. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 In episode 76 Travel nurse
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 113: Introducción a una “UCI Despierta y Caminante”
“Awake and Walking ICU” – Episodio en español. Que experimentan a los pacientes durante sus comas inducidas? Porque y como debemos evitar a la sedation continua durante a la enfermedad crítica? Que es una “UCI Despierta y Caminante”? Este episodio cambiará a la perspectiva de nuestras prácticas en la UCI. Episode Transcription Episodio en español
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 112: Unplanned Extubations
What does research reveal about how and why do unplanned extubations occur? How dangerous are unplanned extubations? We dive into it deep in this episode. Episode Transcription One of the common foundational reasons for giving sedation automatically after intubation is for an inherited sense of safety. Between being uneducated about the risks and repercussions of
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 111: Both Sides of the ICU Bed With Dr. Wischmeyer
What is like to be an ICU delirium survivor and intensivist? How did Dr. Wischmeyer’s own nutrition research transform his outcomes during his most critical ICU stay? He shares his journey with us in this episode. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Being a patient in the ICU brings a breadth of wisdom and insight. I’m
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 110: Occupational Therapy in the Trauma ICU
The trauma ICU has unique risks to agitation, delirium, and long-term impairments. How does occupational therapy help the trauma ICU team avoid sedation, maximize mobility, and radically transform patient outcomes? Phillip Gonzalez, OTR, MOT, shares with us his expertise and success as an occupational therapist in the trauma ICU and traumatic brain injuries. Episode Transcription
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 109: The ABCDEF Bundle for Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries can have distinct exceptions that necessitate deep sedation and immobility. How then can we apply the ABCDEF bundle to protect injured brains and restore lives? Charlotte Davis, BSN, RN, CCRN and Richard Rivera, BSN, RN-BC share their expertise and their team’s incredible success with the ABCDEF bundle in the settings of TBI.
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 108: The ABCDEF Bundle in the Trauma ICU
The trauma ICU has a variety of high-acuity and difficult conditions that can cause obstacles and hesitation to change sedation and mobility practices. How does the ABCDEF bundle apply to the trauma ICU? Dr. Gregory Schaefer joins us now to discuss his expertise and team’s success in practicing the ABCDEF bundle in the trauma ICU.
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 107: Awake and Moving in the CVICU
Critically ill cardiovascular patients can be very high-risk and high-acuity patients with numerous devices and multiorgan failure. How and when can we safely initiate early mobility? What role should physical and occupational therapy play in the CVICU? Jenna Hightower, PT, DPT, CCS shares her incredible expertise and ground-breaking work in early mobility in the CVICU.
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 106: Early Mobility During ECMO
As ECMO programs have grown in demand and popularity during COVID19, what have we learned about the safety, feasibility, and benefit of early mobility? Why is there such a significant disparity in mobility practices between ECMO teams? Dr. Julian Macedo shares with us his expertise and insights into early mobilization during ECMO. Episode Transcription Kali
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 105: The ABCDEF Bundle in the CVICU
How does the ABCDEF bundle apply to the CVICU with a variety of diagnoses, acuities, and devices? Anna Dalton, DNP, ACANP, in an “Awake and Walking CVICU” shares with us the evolution their team has experienced in improving their mastery of the ABCDEF bundle. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:38 Okay, the next three episodes are
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When patients are so ill that they require a ventilator in the ICU, the antiquated approach of heavy sedation and immobilization should be avoided in order to help prevent the immense burden of physical and cognitive disabilities suffered during survival. To understand this better, listen to Walking Home From The ICU. You will see what ICU consultant Kali Dayton provides to your team.
Her training will catalyze changes in your practice to improve outcomes, decrease costs, and allow your patients to return to their full lives. Learn to love your job again as you embrace whole person care instead of caring for inert sedated bodies. Kali is leading ICU teams to become Awake and Walking ICUs™ through true mastery of the ABCDEF Bundle.
I endorse her mission and look forward to the standardization of this evidence-based approach in ICUs all over the world.
Dr. Wes Ely, author of "Every Deep Drawn Breath," leading founder of the ABCDEF Bundle and ICU CAM delirium screening tool, and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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