Episode 180: Leading the ABCDEF Bundle in Bangledash
What happens when a visionary physician in a low-resource hospital in Bangledash leads his team to practice the ABCDEF bundle? How did this passionate team of ICU clinicians transform their care from automatic sedation and immobility to standardized mobility three times a day? How did they come to treat mobility as important and optional as
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 179: The Legal Liability of Failing to Practice the ABCDEF Bundle
Fear of “liabilities” is often a barrier to keeping patients awake and mobile in the ICU. Yet, we know that the ABCDEF is evidence-based best practices. So what are the legal liabilities to a hospital, leadership, and bedside clinicians of current cultural practices? Maggie Ortiz, MSN, RN joins us now to share her expert perspective.
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 178: The Power of Nursing Leadership to Revolutionize the ICU
Although the ABCDEF bundle does not solely rest on the shoulders of nurses, their leadership is KEY. Andrea Silva, BSN, RN shares with his her journey to revolutionizing care in her ICU as an assistant nurse manager. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Kali, this is the walking home from the ICU Podcast. I’m Kali Dayton,
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 177: New Grad RN Helps Lead the Revolution in His ICU
The ICU is an overwhelming and daunting environment to start a new career. While learning so many new skills from experienced mentors, how did Michael Glade, RN, BSN also see past “what is done” to “what should be done” in his ICU? Michael shares with us what led him to help lead the revolution in
Episode 176: ICU Survivor to ICU Physical Therapist- Hope’s Journey to Revolutionizing Her ICU
The best empathy training is personal experience. Hope Newton joins us now to share how her personal experience in the ICU leads her to revolutionize her ICU as a physical therapist. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Kali, this is the walking home from the ICU Podcast. I’m Kali Dayton, a nurse practitioner and ICU consultant.
Episode 175: Physiologists Leading the ECMO Revolution!
Ilija Klipa MS, ACSM-CEP,ACSM-EP,ACSM EIM III, AACVPR-CCRP is a cardiac/pulmonary physiologist a high-acuity cardiac ICU. He shares his journey in pioneering physiology in the ICU as well as leading the revolution to create an Awake and Walking ICU. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:05 This is the walking home from the ICU Podcast. I’m Kali Dayton,
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Episode 174: Delirium Mismanagement for LOE Patients Exacerbate Racial Disparities in the ICU
When patients have a primary language other than English (LOE), how does this impact their access to the ABCDEF bundle? Is it standardized to provide nonverbal communication in other languages in the hospital? Emily Ahrens, MS, RN, CCRN joins us now to dive deep into her post-doctoral studies dedicated to this gap in critical care
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 173: ICU Outcomes by Dose of Mobility
We know that for each additional 10 minutes of early mobility in the ICU, hospital length of stay decreases by 1.2 days. What else do we know about the relationship between dose of mobility and time on the ventilator? Sarina Fazio, PhD, RN, shares with us her exciting discoveries in her latest research. E Episode
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 171: The Power of Autonomy and Human Connection During ECMO
Check out this episode with @Christinecasiano as she shares the contrast between being sedated vs. being awake while on ECMO. Register for the monthly ICU Revolutionists zoom meetings here. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Kristina, welcome to the podcast. I’m thrilled to have you on Can you introduce yourself to us? Christine Casiano 0:04 Yes,
It has been claimed that ICU early mobility is a “new and temporary fad”. Is walking intubated patients really that new? Let’s start in 1970 and work our way through decades of research that continues to reaffirm that true mastery of the ABCDEF bundle gives patients the best chance to survive and thrive in and
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
Perception Versus Reality: Debunking The Myths About Medically-Induced Comas
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