Sepsis: recognizing the next event.

Freda L. Kilburn; Phelan Bailey; David Price

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Sepsis: recognizing the next event.

November 27, 2013

Kilburn FL, Bailey P, Price D. Nursing (Brux). 2013;43(10):14-6.

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This commentary describes the development and implementation of a standard protocol to help nurses diagnose, assess, and treat sepsis in an emergency department.

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