Sepsis: Stopping an Insidious Killer
Expiration Date: December 31, 2008. No CE contact hours (CH) will be given after this date.
This purpose of this independent study is to provide registered nurses with an overview of with an overview of sepsis what you must know to understand, identify, and treat this lethal condition.
Objectives:
- Describe the physiologic response to sepsis.
- Identify at least two treatment options for sepsis.
- State at least three strategies for managing sepsis.
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Tom Ahrens, DNS, RN, FAAN, is a Research Scientist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
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