Infection Pretest

An initial nursing priority for the patient suspected of experiencing sepsis is to assess which of the following labs?

• Fingerstick glucose

• Hemoglobin

• Lactate

• Potassium

A priority measure to "get ahead of sepsis" is

• Taking antibiotics

• Hand hygiene

• Appropriate PPE

The new one-hour bundle from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign:

• "has sought to improve quality of sepsis care"

• "improve survival for patients with sepsis"

• "increase awareness of sepsis"

• all of the above

The Surviving Sepsis one-hour bundle includes:

• "measuring serum lactate"

• "obtaining blood cultures prior to start of antibiotics/administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics"

• "rapid administration of crystalloid at 30ml/Kg for hypotension or serum lactate 4 mmol/L"

• "administration of vasopressors if hypotensive during or after fluid resuscitation to maintain MAP greater than or equal to 65 mm/hg "

• All of the above

When providing care for a patient with suspected sepsis, the nurse will question which order by the healthcare provider?

• CBC with differential

• Intake and output

• Blood culture x 1

• Serum lactate