Final Defense: Sepsis Screening Tool Assessment at a Freestanding Children’s Hospital in the Midwest
Date of Award
4-2019
Degree Name
Nursing (D.N.P.)
Department
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Sandra Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Second Advisor
Kimberly Lohr, DNP, RN, NNP-BC, PPCNP-BC,
Third Advisor
Lynn Stachel, MSN, RN, CPON,
Fourth Advisor
JoAnn Mooney, BSN, RN, CPN, CPPS
Abstract
Pediatric sepsis is a major contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality. Tools for predicting sepsis in pediatric patients have had poor predictive ability nor been validated. Risk assessment screening tools are effective at earlier detection of sepsis. The implementation of an evidence-based pediatric sepsis screening tool could reduce time to detect and diagnose severe sepsis so that patient treatment could occur earlier. This was a quality improvement project that evaluated a sepsis screening tool predictive validity at a children’s hospital.
ScholarWorks Citation
Cummings, Cassandra, "Final Defense: Sepsis Screening Tool Assessment at a Freestanding Children’s Hospital in the Midwest" (2019). Doctoral Projects. 93.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/kcon_doctoralprojects/93
