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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 141: Fighting For Your Life With Your Eyes Open

Sedation is often given with the hopes of sparing patients the discomfort and awareness of the struggles of the ICU. Yet, does that ultimately prevent harm and suffering? Antonette Montalvo, APRN shares with us what it meant to her to be able to fight for her life with her eyes open. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 140: Early Mobility in the Burn ICU

Is early mobility safe and feasible in the burn ICU? Considering the significant barriers such as pain, dressing changes, variable device securement, delicate position needs, etc., how can an ICU team continue to practice early mobility? Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:02 Audrey, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for joining us and all your great work

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 139: The Power of RN “Soft-Skills” to Change Outcomes

It goes without saying that nurses are the gatekeepers of patient outcomes in the ICU. Do ICU nurses *really* aspire to care for unresponsive and atrophying bodies? How does the ABCDEF Bundle impact the nursing role, skillset, and job fulfillment? James Fletcher, BSN, RN seems to fit the mold of a nurse that would thrive

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 138: Early Mobility in the ICU Improves Cognitive Function 1 Year After Discharge

We know that early mobility is a potent tool to prevent and treat ICU delirium. How does it impact cognitive function 1 year after discharge? What do “Early” and “Mobility” REALLY mean? How has drastic variation in methodology in the research led to the confusion and conflict we now see in early mobility practices? How

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 137: Physical and Occupational Therapists in the ICU: Working Together But Not Together

Occupational and Physical Therapists save lives in the ICU with their unique and complementary expertise. Bryan Lohse, DPT, CCS and Paul Arnold, OTR/L, CLT share with us how their Awake and Walking CVICU has developed their therapy teams. They address the question of PT & OT cotreatments in the ICU. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:02

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 136: Mastering the ABCDEF Bundle with the ICU Liberation Founder Dr. Juli Barr

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 136: Mastering the ABCDEF Bundle with ICU Liberation Founder Dr. Juli Barr

The mission to create Awake and Walking ICUs is not a brand new endeavor. Dr. Juli Barr, an early PAD and ICU liberation founder, shares with us the tools needed to master the ABCDEF bundle. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:02 Dr. Barr, welcome to the podcast I am ecstatic to have you on. Can you

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 135: The Contrast Between Awake and Sedated

The cultural assumption that everyone would rather be sedated is based on the myth that sedation is “sleep”. Very few survivors can give us a comparison of being sedated vs. being awake while intubated. Lara, like Susan East in episode 3, has had it both ways and shares with us the contrast. Episode Transcription Kali

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 134: Are We Sedating Them to Death?

We know that deep sedation is an independent predictor of mortality. This guides most sedation orders to require a RASS of 0- (-2). Is that what is really happening at the bedside? What percentage of patients are actually lightly sedated to the RASS goal vs. deeply sedated? What is driving oversedation throughout the ICU community?

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 133: “SOAR: Sedation Off Awake and Rehabilitate” with Dr. Fuchita

When Dr. Mikita Fuchita heard about an Awake and Walking ICU, he had to see it with his own eyes. After visiting the Awake and Walking ICU, how did Dr. Fuchita embark on bringing his colleagues together to update their sedation and mobility practices? He shares his personal conversion and his team’s journey with us

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 132: The Power of ICU Diaries to Treat Post-ICU PTSD

Post-ICU PTSD is a life altering and life-threatening condition. ICU diaries have shown promising benefits to helping survivors navigate the trauma they carry with them from the ICU and especially delirium. David Richards shares with us his journey during and after the ICU and how his ICU diary has been a key part of his

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