When the CMS requirements rolled out in 2015 our hospital decided to change to getting blood cultures if they had not been obtained within 48 hours instead of 72 if they screen positive for sepsis. I find that we get a lot of repeat cultures and I was wondering if anyone had evidence that we should or should not be getting these this frequently. We are trying to meet the standard and not "fall out" but I want to do what's right for the patient not just meet a standard. Any feedback is appreciated.
Angela Craig APN,MS,CCNS Clinical Nurse Specialist Intensive Care Unit Cookeville Regional Medical Center 931-783-5035 This email message has been delivered safely and archived online by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com
_______________________________________________ Sepsisgroups mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
