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Improving Timely Sepsis Care Through Staff Education Within The Emergency Department, Spencer Forest
Improving Timely Sepsis Care Through Staff Education Within The Emergency Department, Spencer Forest
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Problem: This quality improvement project aims to increase SEP-1 sepsis bundle compliance among nursing staff at a 16-bed emergency department through targeted continual staff education on sepsis screening and best practices. Currently, the unit is experiencing cases of sepsis fallout and is not meeting the 90% threshold on three treatment metrics as defined by the institutional sepsis bundle time goals. Bundle compliance that adheres to the time goals decreases incidences of sepsis fallout and overall days in the hospital, while increasing positive patient health outcomes.
Context: A microsystem assessment was completed along with a staff gap survey to determine areas …