ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2023
Nurses' knowledge and confidence in recognizing and managing patients with sepsis: A multi-site cross-sectional study.
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- Construction of a sensitive indicator evaluation system for sepsis care quality: a three-stage mixed-method Delphi study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Psychometric evaluation of the Indonesian version of the confidence scale among primary healthcare nurses in dengue-related prevention practice.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pulmonary nodules among patients in Northern China: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Awareness of sepsis symptoms and the importance of early recognition among the general population in Saudi Arabia.Medicine · 2025Article
- Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making related to sepsis assessment and management in Palestinian intensive care units.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Knowledge of Polish Nurses About Sepsis Based on Validated Questionnaire: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Critical care nurses' knowledge, confidence, and clinical reasoning in sepsis management: a systematic review.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Challenges of implementing the hour-1 sepsis bundle: a qualitative study from a secondary hospital in Indonesia.Acute and critical care · 2024Article
- Nursing Student Knowledge Related to Sepsis in Croatian, Cypriot, and Greek Universities: A Cross-Sectional European Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Nurses' knowledge and confidence in recognizing and managing patients with sepsis: A multi-site cross-sectional study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
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aims(1) To examine registered nurses' knowledge and confidence in recognizing and managing to patients with sepsis and (2) identify nurse and workplace factors that influence their knowledge on sepsis.
designA multi-site, cross-sectional survey.
methodsAn online survey was developed and content validated. Data was collected from registered nurses working in the inpatient wards and emergency departments of three hospitals of a single healthcare cluster in Singapore during August 2021. Statistical analyses of closed-ended responses and content analysis of open-ended responses were undertaken.
resultsA total of 709 nurses completed the survey. Nurses possessed moderate levels of knowledge about sepsis (mean score = 10.56/15; SD = 2.01) and confidence in recognizing and responding to patients with sepsis (mean score = 18.46/25; SD = 2.79). However, only 369 (52.0%) could correctly define sepsis. Nurses' job grade, nursing education level and clinical work area were significant predictors of nurses' sepsis knowledge. Specifically, nurses with higher job grade, higher nursing education level or those working in acute care areas (i.e. emergency department, high dependency units or intensive care units) were more likely to obtain higher total sepsis knowledge scores. A weak positive correlation was observed between sepsis knowledge test scores and self-confidence (r = .184). Open comments revealed that participants desired for more sepsis education and training opportunities and the implementation of sepsis screening tool and sepsis care protocol.
conclusionA stronger foundation in sepsis education and training programs and the implementation of sepsis screening tools and care bundles are needed to enhance nurses' knowledge and confidence in recognizing and managing patients with sepsis. IMPACT: The findings of this study are beneficial to administrators, educators and researchers in designing interventions to support nurses in their role in recognizing and responding to sepsis.
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