Final year nursing student's exposure to education and knowledge about sepsis: A multi-university study

Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability in adults children. Evidence suggests that early recognition management can significantly improve patient outcomes, therefore education healthcare workers around sepsis critical. Little known about the preparation final year nursing students regarding response to sepsis. To explore Australian student's exposure knowledge sepsis, their awareness importance recognition, escalation patients with An online 17-question survey was developed, validated then used evaluate students' Multi-site, cross-sectional, study. Data were prospectively collected from five university (graduate entry undergraduate) programmes four Universities Queensland, Australia. Response rate 22% (237/1075 eligible responded). Final possessed limited (mean scores = 3.8/9; SD 1.6), very paediatric (median 1[interquartile range 0–1]). Many participants (54%; 128/237) had heard prior commencing studies, however only (53/237) reported formal dedicated educational units on delivered primarily through didactic lectures (32%; 77/237) often as part courses encompassing acute care (38%; 91/237). Only 6% (14/237) recalled The relation recognising, escalating managing limited. There an urgent need design which adequately safely prepares nurses for challenges they face when caring particularly Accrediting bodies should consider mandating inclusion all programmes.