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Csomay Center Quad Cities

Quad Cities Skilled Nursing Facility Coalition

In 2019, the Quad Cities Skilled Nursing Facility Coalition targeted sepsis as a key educational topic to help reach their goal of reducing unplanned transfers to acute care settings.  The resources provided below were identified by the Coalition Sepsis Education Sub-Committee and approved by Coalition members. The Csomay Center is pleased to support this effort by providing a single access site to educational tools and resources that are offered by other experts, including the CDC and Sepsis Alliance.

 

QCA SNF Coalition: Sepsis Training and Education Tools    

Sepsis Checklist-PDF            Sepsis Checklist-Excel

ACTION FREQUENCY KEY PARTICIPANTS
Education

 I. Staff Sepsis Training

Upon hire & annually All staff members

 II. Sepsis Stop Light Tool

  • Include copy of tool in each discharge packet.
  • Put in protector sleeve (and facility magnet if applicable) for residents to post on home fridge.
Upon admission, reviewed throughout stay, & upon discharge. All residents
  III. Staff Decision Tree Available 24/7 All facility nurses’ stations
Tools/References

 IV. Infographics from Sepsis Alliance 

  • Includes Sepsis symptom cares (TIME), posters and infographics

 V. Sepsis Fact Sheet by Sepsis Alliance

 VI. ACT Fast “The 3 100’s”

 VII. Sepsis Quiz website

 VIII. Quad Cities Coalition Sepsis PowerPoint

PRN, Available 24/7 All facilities, all staff