• Donna Lester, Tonja Hartjes, and Amanda Bennett.
• Donna Lester is an adjunct clinical assistant professor, Tonja Hartjes is a clinical associate professor, and Amanda Bennett is an adult gerontology acute care NP, all in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville. Contact author: Donna Lester, dhlester@verizon.net. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
• Am J Nurs. 2018 Aug 1; 118 (8): 40-49.

Abstract: Sepsis is an extreme response to infection that can cause tissue damage, organ failure, and death if not treated promptly and appropriately. Each year in the United States, sepsis affects more than 1.5 million people and kills roughly 250,000. Prompt recognition and treatment of sepsis are essential to saving lives, and nurses play a critical role in the early detection of sepsis, as they are often first to recognize the signs and symptoms of infection. Here, the authors review recent revisions to the sepsis care bundles and discuss screening and assessment tools nurses can use to identify sepsis in the ICU, in the ED, on the medical-surgical unit, and outside the hospital.

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