Nurses play a critical role in the process of early
recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis. The
new International surviving sepsis Campaign
guidelines provide updated evidence-based practice
recommendations that help to promote best practices
for patient care. Critical care nurses’ knowledge
of the new guideline recommendations can help to
ensure that patients with sepsis receive therapies
that are based on the latest scientific evidence.
Although this article has highlighted implications
of the new guidelines, readers are referred to the
specific guideline recommendations, which provide
a comprehensive overview of each recommendation
and the associated research evidence base along
with the GRAdEpro summary of evidence tables.1
By initiating resuscitative measures and indicated
sepsis care that are based on the new guidelines,
critical care nurses can improve care for patients
with sepsis.60 Integration of the new recommendations
into nursing practice can help ensure that critically
ill patients with sepsis receive expert nursing
care to promote optimal outcomes.