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Improving hospital sepsis care using PAs and NPs on a rapid response team
Kristi Dooley1, Whitney Guzik, Gabi Rooker
1At the University of Minnesota's M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, Minn., Kristi Dooley practices in hospital internal medicine, Whitney Guzik is advanced practice provider site supervisor for hospital medicine, Gabi Rooker practices in hospital internal medicine, and Luke Beecher is a hospitalist PA. Caitlin Hiniker practices in hospital medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. Andrew Olson is an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics and head of the Section of Hospital Medicine and Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Sepsis carries a high mortality in the United States. Hospitals across the country are working to find new ways to recognize, treat, and streamline care for patients with sepsis. At an academic medical center in the Midwest, a quality improvement project was developed using a sepsis rapid response team with physician associates/assistants (PAs) and NPs. This improved hospital adherence to sepsis evaluation and order set use from 48% to 86%. The added evaluation of the patient by a PA or NP, along with ensuring adherence to the sepsis order set, made an effective first step to improve care of patients with sepsis in this hospital.
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