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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 20: A Chance To Say Goodbye
Though avoiding sedation and mobility decreases mortality, death is not always avoidable. Kali discusses how being awake and mobile during critical illness impacts your last mortal moments and what it looks like to have a chance to say goodbye. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton This episode, I want to share three sacred stories of patients
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 19: Walking On ECMO Part 2
In Part II, Tyler and Amber Lintz share with us how Tyler was admitted for severe septic shock, pneumonia, and ARDS and eventually needed ECMO but was still allowed to keep walking. Tyler also shares with us how he returned to being a firefighter 3 months after ECMO. Episode Transcription Tyler Lintz The days
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 18: Walking On ECMO Part 1
Tyler and Amber Lintz share with us how Tyler was admitted for severe septic shock, pneumonia, and ARDS and eventually needed ECMO but was still allowed to keep walking. Tyler also shares with us how he returned to being a firefighter 3 months after ECMO. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Tyler, Amber thank you so
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 17: Walking On The Ventilator For 17 Days
Joan Johnston was admitted for ARDS and remained on the ventilator for 17 days. Here, she shares with us what it was like to be awake, walking, and even showering while intubated. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Hello, and welcome back. Today we’re going to be talking to Joan Johnston. She was a 38 year
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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 16: Defending the Defenseless
In this episode, we look at how James was admitted for severe mycoplasma pneumonia that turned into mild ARDS and how his Downs Syndrome and autism inspired the ICU team to get creative to keep him awake and walking on the ventilator. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton I want to tell the story for someone
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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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