. was an expert night charge nurse at the top of the clinical ladder. She received clinical hand off at 12:00 midnight in a pediatric emer- gency department (ED). R.M. was a four-year-old boy with a three-day history of rash and fever. Upon exam- ination, K.S. was alarmed by the severity of R.M.’s rash. His skin was sloughing, with areas of serous drainage and edema. A review of his vital signs revealed he was febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. K.S. immediately consulted the attending physician and established a plan of care. R.M. was placed on a monitor, intravenous access was obtained, and antipyretics and a normal saline bolus were administered. Vital signs were closely monitored yet showed no improvement. Another fluid bolus was repeated. R.M. remained persist- ently tachycardic, febrile, and hypotensive. Laboratory results indi- cated dehydration and infection. R.M. was at high risk for a suprainfection