What sepsis guidance update means for you
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What sepsis guidance update means for you

Shruti Sheth Trivedi RCNi senior news reporter

A nurse specialist explains how more targeted antibiotic use based on risk according to NEWS2 can support antimicrobial stewardship

National guidance on sepsis treatment has been updated to ensure antibiotics are being used in a more targeted way for people at higher risk of severe illness or death.

Nursing Standard. 39, 5, 11-12. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.5.11.s7

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