Sepsis is a serious worldwide health care condition that is associated with high mortality rates, despite improvements in the ability to manage infection. New guidelines for the management of sepsis were recently released that advocate for implementation of care based on evidence-based practice for both adult and pediatric patients. Critical care nurses are directly involved in the assessment of patients at risk for developing sepsis and in the treatment of patients with sepsis and can, therefore, affect outcomes for critically ill patients. Nurses’ knowledge of the recommendations in the new guidelines can help to ensure that patients with sepsis receive therapies that are based on the latest scientific evidence. This article presents an overview of new evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of adult patients with sepsis, highlighting the role of critical care nurses.
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1 May 2013
Critical Care Management|
May 01 2013
Implications of the New International Sepsis Guidelines for Nursing Care
Ruth Kleinpell, RN, PhD;
Ruth Kleinpell is director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship and a professor of nursing at Rush University Medical Center and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. She is also a nurse practitioner at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. Leanne Aitken is a professor of critical care nursing at Griffith University and Princess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Christa A. Schorr is the director of critical care databases and clinical research at Cooper University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey.
Corresponding author: Ruth Kleinpell, rn, phd, Rush University Medical Center, 600 South Paulina Ave, 1062B AAC, Chicago, IL. USA 60612 (email: [email protected]).
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Leanne Aitken, RN, PhD;
Leanne Aitken, RN, PhD
Ruth Kleinpell is director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship and a professor of nursing at Rush University Medical Center and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. She is also a nurse practitioner at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. Leanne Aitken is a professor of critical care nursing at Griffith University and Princess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Christa A. Schorr is the director of critical care databases and clinical research at Cooper University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey.
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Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN
Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN
Ruth Kleinpell is director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship and a professor of nursing at Rush University Medical Center and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. She is also a nurse practitioner at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. Leanne Aitken is a professor of critical care nursing at Griffith University and Princess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Christa A. Schorr is the director of critical care databases and clinical research at Cooper University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey.
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Am J Crit Care (2013) 22 (3): 212–222.
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Ruth Kleinpell, Leanne Aitken, Christa A. Schorr; Implications of the New International Sepsis Guidelines for Nursing Care. Am J Crit Care 1 May 2013; 22 (3): 212–222. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2013158
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