Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
2017
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
Dr. Chovan
Keywords
Sepsis, Bloodstream, Infection, Pathophysiology
Subject Categories
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Other Education
Abstract
Sepsis is a medical emergency and can be a life-threatening illness that results as a complication from a severe infection, which occurs when chemicals that have been released into the bloodstream by the body’s defense system work to fight off an infection (Mayo Clinic, 2016). Sepsis is one of the leading causes of deaths in patients in the hospital setting worldwide, becoming more common than breast and bowel cancer combined (Nursing Times, 2014). Sepsis can affect anyone; however it is more common in the elderly or in individuals with weaker immune systems. Health care providers (HCPs) must fully understand this disease process to assure that proper treatment is being implemented. At the national level, morbidity rates for sepsis range from 25 to 50 percent, and more than 220,000 people in the United States die from this illness each year (Butcher, 2016). Understanding the pathophysiology of sepsis allows HCPs to provide adequate care and treatment plans to patients.
Licensing Permission
Copyright, all rights reserved. Fair Use
Recommended Citation
Adams, Stefane, "The Pathophysiological Process of Sepsis" (2017). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 241.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/241
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