Sepsis: Skilled Nursing and Long Term Care
Recorded On: 07/20/2020
Description:
Sepsis impacts over 1.7 million Americans each year, resulting in over 270,000 deaths (a death every 2 minutes). According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, as many as 87% of sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital, so early identification and treatment in the post-acute setting is key to reducing morbidity and mortality in this population. Healthcare personnel in skilled nursing facilities play a significant role in early identification and treatment of sepsis. This training module overviews sepsis, its pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment within the context of skilled nursing and long term care (LTC). It outlines an early identification and treatment process for sepsis and shows learners how to incorporate it into usual work processes, including communication strategies for providers that focus on action. Strategies for patient and family education are also reviewed.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Define sepsis;
- Discuss the key pathophysiological features of sepsis;
- Utilize a sepsis screening tool to identify a patient who has sepsis or severe sepsis in a skilled nursing facility;
- Review the interventions to treat sepsis in a skilled nursing facility/LTC;
- Educate patients and families on sepsis identification and treatment.
Target Audience:
Nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, emergency responders, pharmacists, medical technologists, respiratory therapists, physical/occupational therapists, infection prevention specialists, data/quality specialists, and more.
Pat Posa RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN-K, FAAN
Quality and Patient Safety Program Manager
UH/CVC, Michigan Medicine
Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN, FAAN, is the Quality and Safety Program Manager for the Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) providing clinical oversight for the quality improvement work. She most recently was the Quality and Patient Safety Program Manager for the Adult Hospitals at Michigan Medicine. In her role, she was responsible for development, measurement, and sustainability of the Adult Hospitals’ Quality and Patient Safety program.
Pat has been involved in the development and implementation of sepsis programs in multiple hospitals, was faculty for the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, Sepsis on the Wards Collaborative, and was part of the team that worked with the CDC to develop the Core Elements for Hospital Sepsis Programs.
Summit 2024 Session: Baxter Sponsored Session: Changing Landscape for Sepsis: Value-based Purchasing and The New CDC Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements
Session Day/Time: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.4 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.0 contact hours.
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