Role of Nurses in Managing Sepsis Survivors
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Nowadays, the number of post-sepsis survivors after sepsis has increased; as a result, many survivors suffer complications due to physical and psychological effects and social limitations from surviving crises, hospitalization, and the length of recovery affecting disability, dependence, and long-term care following hospital discharge. These affect health-related quality of life. Nurses play the crucial role in managing complications with physical, mental, and social function assessments, such as assessment of health and physical performance, mental health assessment, and the ability to return to social activities and daily life. Educating post-sepsis survivors on appropriate physical practices and rehabilitation, including promoting nutritional status since hospitalization, can prevent the potential occurrence of impacts.
Therefore, this article aimed to provide nurses with an understanding of various aspects of post-sepsis impact and to promote the roles of nurses in caring, assisting, rehabilitating, and managing side effects in post-sepsis survivors from crisis in the survival stage and hospital stay, which is the rehabilitation phase before discharge, as well as appropriate and effective discharge planning guidelines.
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