Walking Home From The ICU

Episode 209: Pioneering the Role of a Licensed Mental Health Therapist in the ICU with Stephanie Jacques, LMT

What if we had an expert continually present in the ICU dedicated to caring for the mental and spiritual health of families, patients, and staff in the ICU?How would this impact stress, grief, and trauma in the ICU?How would this kind of support impact patient and family experiences, outcomes, and staff morale and burnout? Stephanie Jacques, LMT, joins us now to share her expertise, experience, and pioneer legacy. www.DaytonICUConsulting.com Get CME for this episode at SapienCE!

Episode 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. www.DaytonICUConsulting.comGet CE credit for listening to this episode and unlimited other learning experiences here: SapienCE Reflecting Learning | Unleash Your Inner Sage

Episode 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! Get CE for listening to this episode and more! SapienCE Reflecting Learning | Unleash Your Inner Sagewww.DaytonICUConsulting.com

Episode 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=trueWww.DaytonICUConsulting.com

Episode 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. Obtain your CE credits for this episodes and other learning experiences with SapienCE!Www.DaytonICUConsulting.com