Our Code Sepsis policies for ED and Inpatient which were passed by medical staff allow nursing to order a lactate when any patient has a positive sepsis screen. This is considered a standing order.
Jessica Harkey, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN Manager of Clinical Practice and Sepsis Program Coordinator San Joaquin Community Hospital Bakersfield, CA 661-869-6874 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [wr] From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sullivan, Mary Cook Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 11:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Nursing Lactate Protocol Information Good Morning, For facilities that use a Nursing procedure to collect lactate specimens, how does your institution verify or co-sign the order of the lactate? Is anyone using a completely independent nursing standard procedure or protocol that providers do not verify or authenticate? Thank you in advance! Mary Cook Sullivan RN, MS, CNS Sepsis Project Manager Quality Improvement Department Division of Patient Safety and Quality Services UCSF Medical Center 350 Parnassus, Suite 706, San Francisco, CA 94117 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Office: 415 353 3978 Pager: 415 443 3930
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