As a nurse of 22 years, Lynn had been taught that patients were comfortably sleeping while sedated in medically-induced comas. She shares the horrific realities she suffered while intubated and sedated and the months of playing "Truth or Propofol?" after discharge. Episode transcript and citations found at www.daytonicuconsulting.com ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

How can inpatient psychiatrists help ICU teams prevent and treat delirium? How can their expertise help ICU teams minimize sedation, prevent trauma, and treat the psychiatric needs of ICU patients? Dr. Marie Rueve shares with us the role psychiatrists can play in transforming patient care and outcomes in the ICU. www.daytonicuconsulting.com ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

What happens when resources and staffing are dedicated to providing high touch and high compliance with the ABCDEF bundle? How does adequate staffing, interdisciplinary team dynamics, and quality protocols impact patient outcomes and financial benefits? What is the "secret sauce" of successfully weaning patients from the ventilator? Sam Nimah and Phillip Morris share with us the exemplary work happening at Trivent Healthcare. Episode transcriptions and citations found at: www.daytonicuconsulting.com ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

What happens to the body at the cellular, neurological, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular levels when it remains supine for days to weeks? What is verticalization therapy and what does current research reveal about its benefits during critical illness? Verticalization experts, Phillip Gonzalez, MOT, OTR/L, BCPR, Nikki Stephens, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, and Jenna Hightower, PT, DPT, CCS dive deep into the science and beauty of verticalization therapy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

For decades, we have culturally passed on the myth that patients are sleeping while sedated into medically induced comas. We have assured ourselves and each other that sedation "prevents PTSD". Research has proven that sedation makes true restorative sleep impossible and real recall of the reality of the ICU is protective against post-ICU PTSD. So what is really happening under sedation? If patients are not in sweet oblivion and restful slumber, what is their reality? Chuck Evans joins us to share his startling story of being sedated and sleepless for weeks in the ICU. www.daytonicuconsulting.com ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

After decades of research and effort, why is there a persistent struggle to truly practice the ABCDEF bundle? Are antiquated sedation practices because nurses are unwilling to change, or is it because they are unsupported and untrained in the risks and realities of sedation? Even when training is provided in the classroom, what do nurses learn at the bedside? How does poor leadership impact sedation and mobility practices at the bedside? Are nurses safe to question long-held habits and beliefs? "April" joins us now to share her experiences entering the ICU and how the ABCDEF bundle is really being practiced. www.daytonicuconsulting.com ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

How do families impact patient outcomes in the ICU? What does it really mean to engage and empower families in the ICU? Have our teams truly recovered from the strict visitation restrictions from COVID? How does an ABCDEF Bundle culture influence our visitation policies? Lito Rama, RN, MBA joins us now to share with us the vast evidence supporting families in the ICU. Podcast episode transcript and citations at: www.daytonicuconsulting.com ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

What is EARLY mobility? Why is it so vital that the ICU community advance past passive range of motion for intubated patients? What are the main barriers that prevent us from mastering the E of the ABCDEF bundle? If we're not doing highest level of mobility for most of our patients, are we truly practicing the ABCDEF bundle?  Heidi Engel, DPT, joins us now to clear the air about early mobility.  Podcast citations and transcripts found at ⁠www.daytonicuconsulting.com⁠ ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

The normality of delirium in the ICU is often mistaken for benign. What does it really mean to "assess, prevent, and treat delirium"? Are we treating a positive CAM score with the same urgency as a positive tropinin? If we are automatically starting deliriogenic medications on every patient immediately upon intubation, are we truly practicing the "D" of the ABCDEF Bundle? Dr. Adrian Austin shares with us the full picture of the "D" of the ABCDEF bundle. Citations and transcriptions for all episodes found at www.daytonicuconsulting.com ***Early Mobility Conference April 14-16th in Orlando, FL*** https://www.earlymobility.com/2024conference --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support

Is the C of the ABCDEF bundle only for avoiding benzodiazepines? How do we fully practice the "C" of the bundle and how does this impact patient care and outcomes? If we are automatically starting sedation without evaluation, are we truly practicing the ABCDEF bundle? John W. Devlin, PharmD, BCCCP, MCCM, FCCP joins us in this episode to share his expertise on best sedation and analgesia practices in the ICU. Episode citations and transcriptions found at: www.daytonicuconsulting.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkinghomefromtheicu/support