SEPSIS and ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Course Provider
Certifications
Learning Objectives
1) Describe the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of sepsis and septic shock.
2) Identify patients potentially at risk for sepsis.
3) Discuss treatment protocols for sepsis and septic shock.
4) Discuss the causes of antibiotic resistance and the organisms commonly involved.
5) Discuss the management of resistant infections.
6) Outline the principles of prevention and infection control.
7) Outline how the information in theis course can be utilized to improve patient care and patient outcomes.
8) Describe, for this course, the implications for nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, occupational and physical therapies, nursing home administrators, and other health professionals.