An Overview of Sepsis

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to briefly define sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock and discuss evidence-based guidelines for implementing a sepsis protocol in the critical care setting. In addition, this article will further educate critical care nurses about sepsis and strategies to improve outcomes in this group of patients.

In Brief

This article describes the possibility of an organized system to treat patients with sepsis in a timely and effective format.