Date of Graduation
Fall 12-15-2017
Document Access
Project/Capstone - Global access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
College/School
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Abstract
Sepsis is a serious complication caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection that affect millions of people worldwide each year. Sepsis is a time sensitive illness that requires early identification and quick interventions to improve patient outcomes. This quality improvement project includes a team of clinical nurse leader (CNL) students and gathering information on the nursing compliance of the sepsis protocol at a large metropolitan hospital. The observations on different inpatient units and chart review conducted at the large metropolitan hospital led to increased awareness of gaps that prolong the identification of sepsis among patients; also to the creation of a sepsis protocol badge for nurses to use as a quick reference tool and the re-development of a sepsis process map that better reflects the hospital’s sepsis policy.
Recommended Citation
Yang, Yee, "Improving Early Sepsis Identification on Inpatient Units" (2017). Master's Projects and Capstones. 716.
https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/716
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Critical Care Nursing Commons, Other Nursing Commons, Public Health and Community Nursing Commons
