SPOT

Question 1

What does SPOT stand for?

Answer 1

Sepsis Prevention and Optimization of Therapy

Question 2

What is SPOT?

Answer 2

an application that monitors all patient labs and vitals in real time and uses the information to identify patients who are at risk for sepsis.

Question 3

Sepsis kills how many people in hospitals ever year?
1. 450,000
2. 132,000
3. 75,490
4. 270,000

Answer 3

270,000

Question 4

True or False
One in every 5 patients admitted to hospitals are septic.

Answer 4

False, one in every 3 patients admitted to the hospital are septic

Question 5

Name 3 of the 6 factors that SPOT looks at to determine if a patient is at risk for sepsis.

Answer 5

1. WBC count
2. Sepsis Order Sets
3. Antibiotics ordered
4. Abnormal vital signs
5. Positive Sepsis Screens
6. Blood cultures

Question 6

How much time do you have to document a Severe Sepsis Screen after being notified by Tele tech that you have a SPOT alert?

Answer 6

15 minutes

Question 7

True or False?
It is ok to back time your Severe Sepsis Screening in Meditech if you are busy doing other things at the time it was due?

Answer 7

False, do not back time your Severe Sepsis Screening.

Question 8

When do we document a Severe Sepsis Screening on a patient?

Answer 8

1. In ER triage
2. every 2 hours in ER
3. on transfer of care
4. With any change in condition of patient
5. With a change in mews score > 2
6. On Admission