Walking Home From The ICU
Kali
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. The big picture of sedation and immobility is discussed and we explore how to improve short and long-term patient outcomes. We shift the vision from transferring out of the ICU to walking straight home after the ICU. www.DaytonICUconsulting.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support
- 1 hour 1 minuteEpisode 208: From Survivor to Revolutionist- an ICU Nurse's Reflections on Both Sides of the ICU Bed
Erika Breivogel's journey through the ICU as a patient forever changed her as a person as well as transformed the care she now gives as an ICU nurse. In this episode she inspires up with her reflections of ICU culture vs. patient reality and what moves her to keep fighting the ICU revolution.
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28 November 2025, 4:42 am - 1 hour 8 minutesEpisode 207: Elevating ICU Culture, Practice, and Outcomes Through Verticalization Therapy
What does verticalization therapy look like at the bedside?
What does it take to get the entire ICU team engaged in optimizing verticalization beds?
Jessica Cafferty, OTR/L and Jennifer Babb, PT, DPT join us to share case studies and insights into verticalization therapy in their ICUs!
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7 November 2025, 5:12 pm - 1 hour 12 minutesEpisode 206: Humanizing the Neuro ICU with Compassion, Teamwork, and Verticalization Therapy
With the complex mobility needs of patients in the neuro ICU, how did Dr. Tarek Dakakni standardize patient standing for 8 hrs a day?
As acting medical director, how did Dr. Dakakni bring all disciplines together to customize care and optimize outcomes for each patient as a person?
Dr. Dakakni joins us now to share how the ABCDEF bundle looks in his Neuro ICU.
Dr. Dakakni’s verticalization orderset: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IbWAlHqEVTgHyH1tI7Kp5lVcJw-OSgWJ/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=100517257919214330248&rtpof=true&sd=true
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7 October 2025, 12:23 am - 54 minutes 57 secondsEpisode 205: Verticalization Therapy- Implementation Strategies and Barriers
As described in episode 158, verticalization therapy (VT) has vast and powerful benefits to patient care and outcomes.
Having technology to increases access to VT is a big first step towards giving all patient early and routine doses of gravity.
In this episode, Heather M. Fudala, PhD, RN, CCRP, Audrey Roberson, PhD, RN, CPAN, NPD-BC, Elisa Winn, MSN, RN, AMB-BC, CWON, and Alice Peay, DPT, PT, MS join us to share lessons learned during their verticalization therapy study.
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27 September 2025, 5:15 pm - 37 minutes 4 secondsEpisode 204: The Power of Communication During Non-invasive Ventilation to Transform Comfort and Outcomes
A key part of symptom management, agitation management, and humanizing care is communication. Throughout the podcast, we have discussed non-verbal communication during mechanical ventilation.
....but what about non-invasive ventilation? How does the inability to communicate impact care, patient experience, and outcomes for patient on BIPAP?
Dr. Ian Wong shares with us his research and innovation that is transforming communication during non-invasive ventilation.
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Communication Device Assessed During Noninvasive Ventilation Therapy - PubMedAtaia Medical – Empowering Patients with the Freedom to Speakwww.DaytonICUConsulting.com
27 August 2025, 4:44 pm - 55 minutes 49 secondsEpisode 203: Clinical Nurse Specialist Leading the ICU Revolution in Michigan
What is the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the ICU?
How did Lynette LaBine, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN leverage her CNS role to win buy-in and guide her team to become an Awake and Walking ICU?
Lynette shares with us how consulting and training services opened the doors for her to fully lead the revolution in her ICU.
Listen and watch Lynette's RN colleagues HERE and rehab colleagues HERE!
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Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do here!
Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out www.DaytonICUConsulting.com
6 August 2025, 10:57 pm - 1 hour 1 minuteEpisode 202: Speechless in the ICU- an SLP’s Journey
Vanessa Abraham is an expert speech language pathologist. She had given innumerable youth access to communication. Then she found herself speechless in the ICU. Dr. Jared Rosen was a medical student with Vanessa and was a key player in humanizing her journey through critical illness.
Buy and share Vanessa’s book, “Speechless” here: https://www.amazon.com/Speechless-Therapist-Ability-Struggle-Reclaim/dp/B0DS96R6XT
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Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out www.DaytonICUConsulting.com
Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do here!
Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out www.DaytonICUConsulting.com
31 July 2025, 1:26 am - 53 minutes 47 secondsEpisode 201: Fighting for the Role and Power of Occupational Therapy in the ICU
Get unlimited CE credits for this podcast and any learning experience here: SapienCE Reflecting Learning | Unleash Your Inner SageIn this podcast episode, we introduce Amanda Luper, an experienced occupational therapist with over 13 years in acute care ICU.
Amanda shares her journey, starting from her field placement at Vanderbilt, which shaped her career path, to her current focus on early mobility and cognitive care in the ICU. She discusses the innovative approaches she has championed, including mobilizing patients early, even building protocols for cognitive assessments.
Amanda also emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in the ICU and highlights the critical role OTs play in patient care.
The episode touches on her experiences advocating for better OT training and competency in ICUs and her work in post-ICU support groups.
Through detailed examples and heartfelt patient stories, Amanda illustrates the significant impact occupational therapists can have on patient recovery and outcomes.
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23 July 2025, 6:36 pm - 1 hour 56 minutesEpisode 200: Culture, Reality, and Real-talk with Dr. Ghionni
What is the current state of affairs with the ABCDEF bundle in many ICUs? What is it like to be trained to have patients awake after intubation to later be begging for awakening trials?
Dr. Nick Ghionni, The Floating Vent Guy, shares incredible insights, stories, and thoughts in this episode.
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5 July 2025, 4:51 am - 52 minutes 41 secondsEpisode 199: Awake, Communicative, Autonomous, and Mobile- A Survivor and Nurse’s Experience
When Molly suffered a severe stroke requiring mechanical ventilation and an EVD, what did Kaira do to prevent further neurological injury? What role did Molly’s ability to communicate while intubated play in her survival? Molly and Kaira both join us to share their perspectives from both sides of the ICU bed.
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27 June 2025, 12:21 am - 36 minutes 14 secondsEpisode 198: Age Friendly Care in the ICU- Riding the Wave of 4Ms
CMS is rolling out a new initiative to require hospitals to have age-friendly care: 4Ms. This means that we must prioritize: Medications, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters. Karen Mack, DNP, MBA, APRN, executive director at NICHE, shares with us how leverage age-friendly care in advocating for Awake and Walking ICUs!
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