Walking Home from The ICU Episode 30: Speech Language Pathologists
In this episode, Kali talks with Lydia, CCC-SLP, who shares with us the vital role speech therapy plays in helping patients get back to their lives. She explains how awake and walking enables patients to resume eating sooner and preserves cognition. The utilization of speech therapy is explained and applied in ways that the ICU
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 30: Speech Language Pathologists
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 29: Occupational Therapists
In this episode, Kali talks with Merrill, MOT, to find out how occupational therapy is utilized when patients are awake and walking on the ventilator, what role occupational therapy plays in preserving physical and cognitive function during critical illness, and how this enhanced role has impacted Merrill’s his career. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton I’m
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 29: Occupational Therapists
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 28: Pharmacists
In this episode, Kali talks with Kathryn, BCCCP. She tells us of her culture shock coming to the awake and walking ICU after years in units around the country and about the role pharmacists play in delirium prevention and preservation of function in the ICU. She also shares how this shift in focus has enhanced
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 28: Pharmacists
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 27: Physicians
Dr. Badke, MD, shares what it was like to shift perspective and culture as a new intensivist in the awake and walking ICU. He explains what role the physician plays in helping patients walking home after the ICU. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Dr. Badke, thank you so much for joining us. Dr. Badke Thank you
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 27: Physicians
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 26: Nurse Practitioners
Kali talks with Louise, ACNP, who explains how nurse practitioners are guardians of delirium prevention and preservation of function for their patients in the ICU. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Louise, thanks so much for joining us. So you’ve done this, the nurse and a nurse practitioner for 27 years, what has your journey throughout
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 26: Nurse Practitioners
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,
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 25: Respiratory Therapists
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 24: Physical Therapists
Kali talks with Angels, DPT about how physical therapists in the awake and walking ICU save lives and enable patients to have their lives back after discharge. They talk about what is it like for physical therapists that get to do more than a passive range of motion with patients on ventilators. Episode Transcription
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 24: Physical Therapists
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 23: Registered Nurses
In this episode, Kali talks with Brandy, an RN who shares with us why she is passionate about keeping brains and bodies strong during critical illness and reveals how humanizing the ICU has impacted her career. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Brandy, thank you so much for being willing to talk about this with us. I’m
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 23: Registered Nurses
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 22: Interdisciplinary Teamwork
Patients cannot walk out of the ICU without the efforts and expertise of each discipline. Kali discusses the role each discipline plays in returning patients to their lives. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton I saw a profound statement on Twitter that said, “No one person can overcome delirium.” That is so true. It is as Polly
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 22: Interdisciplinary Teamwork
Walking Home from The ICU Episode 21: What We’ve “Always Done” Isn’t Always Right
Polly Bailey, ACNP, shares with us her journey to building an awake and walking ICU. Decades before the research and in a generation of paralytics and benzodiazepines, she saw a problem and had a vision. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton So now you’ve heard about patients that’s been weak on the ventilator with high settings
Learn More > from Walking Home from The ICU Episode 21: What We’ve “Always Done” Isn’t Always Right
I am a nurse leader responsible for improving practices across the intensive care units of a large health system. As an experienced ICU nurse, I know the culture that most often exists in ICUs is one that promotes and accepts over-sedation that often causes unintended harm. While reviewing the literature to better align our liberation practices with the best evidence, one of our bedside nurses discovered Walking Home From The ICU. The combination of poignant stories from ICU survivors with the expertise of some of ICU Liberation’s leading experts became the impetus for a system-wide evidence-based practice improvement project aimed at changing analgesia and sedation management in our ICUs.
After initially being inspired by Kali’s podcast and the incredible stories it provides, we saw an opportunity for more. We brought Kali in to present a webinar to almost 100 of our critical care team members, including nurses, APPs, physicians, and respiratory therapists. Kali’s presentation struck a needed balance between evidence-based practice information and inspiring stories, highlighting real patients who benefited from a practice that is often very different from what occurs in most ICUs today. The webinar was very well-received by all who attended, and the lessons learned have continued to be referenced by our team members as we strive to create an Awake and Walking ICU culture.
Kali offers a refreshing perspective on critical care, and she supports it with a wealth of knowledge garnered from years as a bedside nurse and advanced practice provider. Kali knows how to speak to clinicians because she is one, and she’s still very connected to the daily lived experiences of those on the frontline of critical care. I believe anyone working in critical care will find inspiration in Walking Home From The ICU to change the harmful culture of sedation in their practice. I would even go so far as to recommend the podcast as required listening for all ICU team members, whether experienced clinicians or new residents and nurses. When additional support is needed, I encourage clinical leaders to utilize Kali’s expertise and experiences to further inspire and motivate their teams. Time spent working with Kali is an investment that will pay dividends in the positive impact it has on the lives of the patients we serve.
Patrick Bradley, MSN, RN, CCRN
Virginia, USA
Perception Versus Reality: Debunking The Myths About Medically-Induced Comas
By clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to this site's Privacy Policy. Your information is always kept safe.
