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Walking From ICU Episode 64 Nutrition During Critical Illness

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 64: Nutrition During Critical Illness

What role does nutrition play in improving outcomes in the ICU? How can we help preserve muscle through appropriate nutrition during critical illness? Jeroen Molinger, MSc continues to upgrade our approach to critical care through exercise physiology.   Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:28 In the ICU world, there is a new emphasis on ICU rehabilitation,

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Walking From ICU Episode 63 Muscles Matter

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 63: Muscles Matter

Why is ICU-acquired weakness an independent predictor of mortality? What role does muscular atrophy play in multi-organ failure? When we unnecessarily sacrifice muscles for other organs, how badly do we damage patients’ chances to survive and thrive? Jereon Molinger, MSc, brings eye-opening information to the discussion.   Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 1:51 Now let’s talk

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 62: Patient and Families Have the Right to Know the Risks

We say we respect patient autonomy. We provide patients or families informed consent prior to intubation. Should patients and families be warned of the risks and repercussions of sedation and immobility? When sedation is nonessential, should patients be given the choice to be comatose or awake and moving?   Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:19 If

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Walking From ICU Episode 60 Just Let Them Sleep

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 60: “Just Let Them Sleep”

For decades we have sedated patients with the belief that it is more humane to “sleep” through critical illness. Survivors have told us their experiences were not “sleep” to them. What do neurologists and researchers say about the quantity and quality of sleep during medically-induced comas? Dr. Williams Roberson shares with us her research and

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Walking From ICU Episode 59 One Nurse Bringing Change to a Hospital System

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 59: One Nurse Bringing Change to a Hospital System

How can one nurse make bring the change? What can happen when a team catches the vision? How can a team transition their culture from deep sedation and immobility to awake and walking? Nora tells us about igniting her team’s fire and the changes they are celebrating.   Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:29 Hello, we’ve

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Walking From ICU Episode 57 The Shock of Working in a Normal ICU

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 57: The Shock of Working in a “Normal ICU”

When all you’ve ever known is walking patients on ventilators, what is it like to enter a time machine and go back to sedation and immobility? What did Tara learn taking care of COVID19 patients outside of her “Awake and Walking ICU”? She shares with us her reaffirmed empowerment to change patients’ outcomes through evidence-based

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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

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