Walking Home From The ICU
Kali Dayton, DNP, ACNP-BC, is an ICU nurse practitioner and consultant on a mission to create Awake and Walking ICUs. She hands the microphone to ICU survivors and bedside caregivers to reveal the realities of ICU experience and patients' journeys after discharge.
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Episode 218: High Reliability, Humanized ICU Care, and the Legacy We Leave (opens the original)
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Kali Dayton introduces the Walking Home From the ICU podcast’s focus on creating awake, mobile, humanized ICUs through high reliability systems, then interviews high reliability expert Alan Bennett, who shares how his work in patient and workforce safety became personal. Alan describes seeing prior safety and mobility initiatives he helped implement—like CorTrac feeding tube guidance, pressure injury prevention devices, and cardiac chair use—directly support Nate’s care, and emphasizes that clin
Episode 217: Leaders- DON'T Mess it up! (opens the original)
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Revolution in sedation, delirium, and mobility culture in the ICU requires more than a memo, grand rounds, or a weekend symposium. Leaders who provide minimal support without teaching teams the how and why but expect a drastic change in care and outcomes risk a mutiny. Leadership and implementation strategy can inspire innovation, humanity, and transformation OR can leave clinicians bitter, burned out, and shut down. Listen to the insights from revolutionist’s concerns about their leaders' curre
Episode 216: Addressing the Social Media Controversy with Dr. Nick Ghionni (opens the original)
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Posting a video about the role of communication for sedation management to help prevent post-ICU syndrome sparked important discussion and the sharing of valid concerns. @pulmtoilet comes back to the podcast to address the cultural and educational roots of the the current state of affairs to dissect why communication prior to sedation is a hot topic in the ICU community. Follow @pulmtoilet and check out Dr. Ghionni's YouTube channel with incredible content on ventilator management! Find the agit
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