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Early Recognition And Treatment Of Acquired Pneumonia, Michael Lamorgese
Early Recognition And Treatment Of Acquired Pneumonia, Michael Lamorgese
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction disease process that costs the healthcare system millions of dollars each year. By using existing assets, the number of patients admitted to the hospital suffering from sepsis secondary to community-acquired pneumonia can be reduced. The purpose of this project was to improve and expand the scope of practice of the registered nurse working in a private medical office to initiate treatment for suspected CAP using evidence-based practice. Data from the last quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018 were compared. The purpose of comparing these data sets was to examine outcomes of …