Intro to RITA ITU

1. Meet RITA ITU - Rehabilitation & Interactive Therapy Activities
Bedside Delirium prevention and cognitive rehabilitation support for patient and carers in ITU
A significant problem for ITU teams is that they can be treating patients with complex rehabilitation needs that require input from multiple members of the multi-disciplinary team over
a prolonged period of time. Furthermore, longer term patients are susceptible to stress, agitation and in many cases delirium. Therefore Innovative solutions are needed to ensure that
their needs are met in a patient-centred and co-ordinated way whilst keeping them calm, informed, stimulated and connected to the outside world.
It is estimated that 80% of patients in intensive care experience delirium and for COVID 19 patients the figure is even higher. RITA ITU will help reduce incidences of delirium and support
those experiencing it
MDT Daily Timetable Planner
Ventilator Weaning Planner
Hear Me
Real time translation
Movie Night
over 100 licensed movies
Games
Audio Books &
Newspapers
Show me where
non-verbal pain identification
Jigsaw, Painting, Word
Search & Crossword
Video calls via Zoom, Teams
or Skype
Care Coordination Communication
Relaxation & Sensory
Entertainment, Therapy & Stimulation
Music
Tablet Device
Projector
CAM ICU &
DREAMS Delirium Rescue Pack

2. To access the Delirium Carers menu, click the image of the nurse below for 2
seconds & when prompted enter your code
The Carers menu now offers you access to undertake a
delirium assessment using CAMICU and use Imperial
College Healthcare’s DREAMS delirium rescue package

3. CAM ICU is a globally recognised confusion assessment method for the ICU departments and is used to assess whether patients
have delirium. The CAM-ICU uses a flowchart-like process to determine whether patients are negative – in which they do not have
delirium, or positive – in which they likely do have delirium.
A digital version of CAM ICU is now available on RITA for staff to use and share results from the bedside.
Delirium diagnosis for ICU/ITU

4. Created by Imperial College Healthcare's ITU team DREAMS contains a checklist to be completed by staff the first time a patient scores
CAM-ICU positive. It prompts staff to check a number of factors: whether a patient uses a hearing aid, is thirsty, whether they smoke or
take drugs, and so on. This checklist can be used in any clinical setting to help staff re-orientate a distressed patient or resident.
A digital version of DREAMS is now available on RITA for staff to use and share results from the bedside.
Imperial College Healthcare’s DREAMS – Delirium rescue package
DREAMS: Drugs; Reorientate; Environment; Analgesia; Mobilise; Sedation and safety