Sepsis and Septic Shock

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Christa A. Schorr, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Related seminars and products

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Christa A. Schorr, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is a clinical nurse scientist at Cooper University Health Care and Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Dr. Schorr has more than 25 years of clinical, quality improvement, and research experience in critical care. She has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, invited book chapters, and abstracts. Dr. Schorr was the group-head for the 2021 surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Long-Term Outcomes and Goals of Care Section. In 2021, she was the recipient of the prestigious Asmund S. Laerdal Memorial Award in conjunction with the 50th Annual Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress – Recognition for research and publications.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Christa Schorr has an employment relationship with Cooper University Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christa Schorr is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She is an editor and manuscript reviewer for several publications, please contact PESI, Inc for a complete list.

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Objectives

1. Describe the signs and symptoms of septic shock. 
2. Discuss the appropriate treatment for sepsis and septic shock including the 3-hour and 6-hour sepsis bundle elements. 
3. Integrate the 2021 SSC Guidelines to current patients with sepsis or septic shock. 
4. Evaluate sepsis survivors for resources needs during recovery across the continuum of care. 

Outline

Sepsis Background Physiology 

• Why Sepsis, Why Now?  
• Sepsis Facts 
• Stakeholders  

Sepsis Definitions 

• Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) 
• Sepsis 
• Severe Sepsis 
• Septic Shock  

Assessment Criteria 

• Sequential [Sepsis-related] Organ Failure Assessment Score (Sofa)  
• Most recent SSC guidelines -Sepsis Bundle Project (SEP) 
• National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures 
• SEP-1 Early Management Bundle, Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock 

Implications for nursing practice 

• Mortality based on organ failures 
• Sepsis Bundles 
• Early Patient Identification  
• Screening Tools 
• Early Treatment in ICU 

Long-term outcomes for survivors of sepsis 

• Educate and Empower Patients & Family 
• Goals of Care  
• SCC Recommendations 
• Shared Decision- Making Sepsis Survivors 
• Return to Normal 
  • Psychological Support 
  • Physical Support 
  • Family Support  
  • Cognitive Impairment  
  • Self-Perception

Target Audience

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physicians Assistants