I would like to ask a question concerning your sepsis screening process during triage in the ED. This would include triage prior to arriving in an ED treatment room and all EMS arrivals.
1. Does the triage nurse screen for sepsis? 2. If so, how many SIRS criteria are included? 3. Are any other criteria included that are not the SCCM SIRS criteria: glucose, SPO2, BP 4. Is "suspect or documented infection" included in the screen? 5. If the screen is positive, are any labs automatically ordered or does a MD have to see the patient first? 6. Is this screen completed electronically or on a paper form? Thank-you so much for your input. Jeanie Bollinger MSN,RN,ACCNS-AG, CCRN Sepsis Clinical Nurse Specialist Nursing Department of Excellence Mission Health Asheville, NC Phone: 828-213-5878 Beeper: 828-207-2363 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and its attachments may contain confidential and/or legally-sensitive information that is intended for the sole use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution of the information contained in this message and its attachments is prohibited. If you have received this message or any of its attachments in error, please destroy all originals and copies of the same and notify the sender immediately.
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