Code sepsis nursing review
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The nurses' role in treating sepsis includes administering IV fluids, pressors, and antibiotics; ensuring labs are ordered and results are available; and meeting treatment goals within specified timeframes while prioritizing patient safety. Antibiotics should be given within 1 hour for non-ED patients and 3 hours for ED patients to reduce mortality risk. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are administered initially before narrowing treatment based on lab results. Sepsis claims over 1,400 lives daily worldwide, demonstrating the importance of prompt antibiotic therapy in improving survival for these critically ill patients.
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Code sepsis nursing review
- 1. Code Sepsis Nursing Review
- 2. WHO is involved? eLink monitoring team CCM Medical Team ICU/ED/Floor nurses Pharmacy Lab Other medical professionals
- 3. WHAT is the nurses role in code sepsis? Placement of IV lines Administration of IV fluids, pressors, and IV antibiotics Monitoring patients status Ensuring labs are ordered and taken appropriately Meeting specified goals within an appropriate amount of time but most importantly overall patient safety & care
- 4. STAT Within 1 hour of patient ID (3 hours to ID and initiate for ED pts) Blood Cultures Antibiotic administration
- 5. Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle Within 6 hours of patient identification SBP > 100mmHg MAP > 65 mmHg CVP 8-12 mmHg CI > 2.5 L/min/m 2 PCWP 8-12 mmHg Urine Output > 0.5mL/kg/hr ScVO 2 > 70%
- 6. Sepsis Management Bundle Within 24 hours of patient identification Administer low-dose steroids (if applicable) Maintain glucose levels <180mg/dL Maintain IPP <30cm H 2 O for mechanically ventilated patients
- 7. HOW should antibiotics be administered? Within 1 hour of patient identification for non-ED patients and 3 hours to identify septic patients and administer antibiotics in the ED setting Compatibilities should be checked more antibiotics are compatible than you may realize A broad spectrum of antibiotic should always be administered first
- 8. Spectrum of Activity for Selected Antimicrobial Agents Gram (+) Antibiotics (+/- Anaerobes) Vancomycin (Vancocin速), Linezolid (Zyvox速), Daptomycin (Cubicin速), Clindamycin (Cleocin速) Gram (-) Antibiotics (+/- Anaerobes ) Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Aztreonam (Azactam速) Antifungal Fluconazole (Diflucan速), Caspofungin (Cancidas速), Micafungin (Mycamine速), Amphotericin B
- 9. Broad Spectrum Antibiotics Penicillins Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn速), Ampicillin/Sublactam (Unasyn速) Cephalosporins Ceftriazone (Rocephin速), Ceftazidine (Fortaz速), Cefipime (Maxipime速) Fluoroquinolones Ciprofloxin (Cipro速), Moxifloxacin (Avelox速), Levofloxacin (Levaquin速) Carbapenem Imipenem/Cilastin (Primaxin速), Meropenem (Merrem速)
- 10. WHY does this matter? Sepsis is a range of clinical conditions caused by the bodys systemic response to an infection, which can be accompanied by single or multiple organ dysfunction or failure, leading to death Sepsis kills approximately 1,400 people worldwide every day and is a leading cause of death in ICU patients Patients who do not receive prompt antibiotic therapy have a 10-15% increased risk of mortality therefore early administration of antibiotics have proven to improve mortality Nurses play a huge role in patient care and ensuring that antibiotics are given correctly and in a timely manner
- 11. Thats all for now! Now you can take the post test and see what you have learned. Information provided by Elizabeth Jennings Martin, PharmD Email: [email_address] with any questions or comments