How an Awake and Walking ICU Saves Lives

Have a shift in perspective and understanding of appropriate use of prolonged sedation.

Kali Dayton, DNP presents: "How an Awake and Walking ICU Saves Lives". In this course you'll go over the following:

  • Understand the patient's perspective of sedation, delirium, and immobility.
  • Have a shift in perspective and understanding of appropriate use of prolonged sedation.
  • Understand the impact of the sedation and immobility culture on patients' short and long-term outcomes.
  • Be aware of current research supporting changes to sedation and mobility practices.
  • Understand current research demonstrating the role of mobility in patients' short and long-term outcomes.
  • Be empowered to humanize the ICU by avoiding sedation and optimizing mobility.
Respiratory Therapists can earn 1 AARC RT CRCE. Nurses can earn 1 Contact Hour.


Your Instructor


Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP
Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP

Kali Dayton, DNP, AGACNP, is a critical care nurse practitioner and host of “Walking Home from The ICU” podcast. She has dedicated her experiences from an “Awake and Walking ICU” to elevate ICU sedation and mobility practices by working to align them with current research. She works with ICU teams internationally to transform patient outcomes through early mobility and management of delirium in the ICU.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
How do I get my CRCE credit for this course?
After you watch the video lecture(s), pass the quiz and fill out the evaluation form, you will receive your electronic CRCE certificate the same day. We notify the AARC of passed courses at the beginning of each month.
How long can I get CRCE credit for this course?
All our courses are accredited for one year. When a course accreditation is about to expire, we alert the students and let them know how long they have left to receive continuing education credits for the course. The course is then retired.

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