Hi Claudia - regarding your questions: 1. Every patient should be screened on admission, every shift and PRN 2. In our triage they do vitals so they will have an idea on some SIRS criteria but we try to move the patient straight to a bed so they do this once they are in the room. 3. In the ED we pretty much screen every patient - but our tool states Known/suspected infection, abdominal pain and altered mental status as the main triggers for the screening in the ED. 4. Our screens are all electronic in the ED, OB, ICU and house-wide but we also have paper for downtime - We keep our paper copies updated as well.
Hope this helps!! Angela Craig APN,MS,CCNS ICU Clinical Nurse Specialist 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Cookeville, TN 38501 Phone: 931-783-5035 Fax: 931-783-5039 [email protected] | crmchealth.org |Facebook | Twitter Cookeville Regional Medical Center: Building Healthier Communities From: Sepsisgroups [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Orth, Claudia Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 3:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Sepsis Screening *** WARNING: This is an EXTERNAL EMAIL that originated outside of CRMC's Email System. Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe. *** I'm hoping to get an idea of what other facilities are doing about ED Sepsis Screening: 1. Are you screening every patient? 2. Are they screened in Triage or not until they are in a room? 3. If not screening every patient, what are the triggers for screening? 4. Is the screen on paper or electronic? Thank you in advance for being willing to share your expertise and experiences! Best, Claudia Claudia Orth, BSN, RN, CCRN-K Sepsis Coordinator Clinical Quality 1105 Sixth St. Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 935-5692 voice (231) 935-6629 fax (231) 318-0394 pager [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [MMC_Blue-SigSize96dpi] Website<http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/mmc> I Find a Physician<http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/physician> I Maps<http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/maps> This email message has been delivered safely and archived online by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com
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