Risk Factors & Prevention
This simple hygiene practice is the cornerstone of sepsis prevention in hospitals.
What is Hand Hygiene/Handwashing?
This common symptom, often accompanied by chills, can be an early sign of sepsis.
What is fever?
The calculation to determine fluid volume for sepsis patient.
What is 30ml/kg?
What is lactate?
This sepsis action should be performed a minimum of once a shift and with a change in patient status.
What is a sepsis screening?
This age group is at higher risk for developing sepsis due to weakened immune systems.
What are the elderly/very young?
A rapid heart rate, also known as this, is a key indicator of sepsis.
What is tachycardia?
Antibiotics must be administered within ____ minutes.
what is 60 minutes or 1 hour?
This lab must be drawn prior to initiation of antibiotics.
What are blood cultures?
This tool can be used to notify a provider of a positive sepsis screen.
What is Provider contact note - sepsis screening?
This common invasive medical device can introduce bacteria into the bloodstream, increasing sepsis risk.
What is a urinary catheter/central line/IV?
Two or more of these criteria, along with a suspected infection, can indicate Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), which can precede sepsis.
What are temperature >38.3°C or <36°C, heart rate >90 bpm, respiratory rate >20 breaths/min, WBC >12,000/mm³ or <4,000/mm³ or >10% bands? (Accept any two)
In the presence of initial hypotension or septic shock, fluids must be administered within ____ hours.
What is 3 hours?
This lab values is often elevated in sepsis, indicating an infection.
What is white blood cell count?
This notification should be requested via the LIJMC operator when you require urgent assistance with a sepsis patient.
What is a Rapid Response?
This type of medication can suppress the immune system, increasing a patient's vulnerability to sepsis.
What are immunosuppressants/steroids?
The definition for severe sepsis.
What is infection + 2 SIRS + New end organ dysfunction
This medication is used when fluid resuscitation is unsuccessful.
What are vassopressors?
A lactate value of greater than ___ would indicate severe sepsis.
What is lactate >2.0?
The floor inpatient has new onset Septic Shock and is on IV Levophed, this is the appropriate level of care for this patient.
What is transfer to ICU level of care?
Prophylactic antibiotics are often given before certain procedures to prevent this specific type of sepsis.
What is surgical site infection-related sepsis?
The definition of septic shock.
What is severe sepsis + persistent hypotension s/p fluids or lactate > or = 4?
Failed sepsis bundle (patient outcome).
What is mortality?
These lab values are ordered for questionable sepsis.
What are blood cultures, lactate, CBC and BMP?
The provider has been notified of a positive sepsis screen but has not responded after 15 minutes to examine the patient, the RN's next action is to do this.
What is call the Rapid Response Team?