NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Helping Nurses ACT Fast to Prevent Sepsis in Long-Term Care

By Ethan Covey

The CDC released educational and training materials as part of its new Get Ahead of Sepsis Protect Your Residents program aimed at preventing sepsis among vulnerable Americans.

The materials specifically target nurses and certified nurse assistants working in long-term care (LTC) settings.

“The CDC estimates that 1 to 3 million serious infections occur in LTC settings every year,” wrote a group of experts from the CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion