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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

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.

Notes:

Katelyn Hicks et al.

, Curr Pediatr Res, Volume 23

DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-011