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Journal of Current Pediatric Research | Volume: 23
March 14-15, 2019 | London, UK
International Conference on
Pediatrics & Neonatal Healthcare
Neonatal Sepsis in the Emergency department
Katelyn Hicks, Maria Perez, Sanja Ryan
and
Alan Spotts
Loma Linda University, USA
S
epsis and infection in neonates have been one of the largest
contributors to infant mortality. The information from
the 2016 neonatal sepsis guidelines recommends antibiotic
administrationwithin sixtyminutes. The issue of neonatal sepsis
compliance was found through chart audits in the emergency
department. These audits are done to satisfy compliance with
the county board for EDAP, emergency department approved
for pediatrics, standards. It was found that each month for the
last year (2017) the neonatal sepsis compliance has consistently
been zero percent. The nursing staff was given increased re-
education on the topic of neonatal sepsis in all staff meetings
and daily shift huddle. A new standard of work was formed to
create a step-by-step guideline for care of the neonatal sepsis
patient. Each staff member was signed off after a one-on-one
education to the standard of work. After education the data
showed an increase in compliance in antibiotic administration
within 60 minutes of arrival to the emergency department.
There was a decrease in the average time from arrival to triage
as well as an increase in compliance with triage within ten
minutes for all patients under 60 days old.
Speaker Biography
Katelyn Hicks is currently obtaining her DNP in the focus of Family Nurse Practitioner
at Loma Linda University, USA. Her doctorate is expected to be completed June, 2019.
She is currently working as a registered nurse in an emergency department in Southern
California.
e:
katelynstrange@yahoo.comNotes:
Katelyn Hicks et al.
, Curr Pediatr Res, Volume 23
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-012