Beyond the Bundle

Session Summary

Effective sepsis management goes beyond initial bundle implementation. Nurses review the critical process of ongoing patient reassessment, highlighting key clinical indicators that signal the need for increased monitoring and intervention. Evolving sepsis pathophysiology and how these changes influence treatment decisions will be discussed. The session reviews common sepsis-related complications and provide evidence-based strategies for escalating care in response to patient deterioration.

Objectives

Identify clinical indicators requiring ongoing reassessments following initial bundle implementation.
Review sepsis-related complications and strategies to escalate care based on patient responses.

Topics Sepsis

Population Adult

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Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, {{contactHoursCalc}} contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.