Table 2 Assessment of sepsis management practice in nursing and medical students (Q18-24)
From: Knowledge, practice and attitudes of healthcare students to sepsis management in Jamaica
Variable\Statistic | Total N = 292 (%) | Med Student N = 210 (%) | Nurse Student N = 82 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CORRECT ANSWERS | ||||
Q18– Immediate Resuscitation Measures | ||||
Measure Lactate | 124(42.4) | 65(30.9) | 59(71.9) | < 0.001 |
Blood Culture before antibiotics | 185(63.3) | 111(52.8) | 74(90.2) | < 0.001 |
Broad Spectrum Antibiotics | 203(69.5) | 131(62.3) | 72(87.8) | < 0.001 |
Q19– Antibiotic use after diagnosis | ||||
1 h | 59(20.2) | 31(14.7) | 28(34.1) | < 0.001 |
Q20– Fluid Resuscitation Prior to ICU |  |  |  |  |
True | 212(72.6) | 139(66.1) | 73(89.0) | < 0.001 |
Q21– Colloid solution preferable to crystalloid | ||||
False | 90(30.8) | 51(24.2) | 39(47.5) | < 0.001 |
Q22– Indications for Blood Culture | ||||
Chills | 94(32.1) | 59(28.0) | 35(42.6) | 0.017 |
Hypothermia | 78(26.7) | 55(26.1) | 23(28.0) | 0.748 |
Neutropenia | 121(41.4) | 79(37.6) | 42(51.2) | 0.034 |
Q23– Indications prolonged antimicrobial use | ||||
Undrainable Infectious foci | 69(23.6) | 55(26.1) | 14(17.0) | 0.100 |
S. aureus bacteremia | 116(39.7) | 71(33.8) | 45(54.8) | 0.001 |
Neutropenia | 55(18.8) | 44(20.9) | 11(13.4) | 0.140 |
Simultaneous fungal infection | 39(13.3) | 34(16.1) | 5(6.1) | 0.023 |
Q24– Typical Antimicrobial Duration 7–10 days | ||||
True | 120(41.0) | 78(37.1) | 42(51.2) | 0.028 |
INCORRECT ANSWERS | ||||
Q18– Immediate Resuscitation Measures | ||||
Blood Transfusion | 47(16.0) | 28(13.3) | 19(23.1) | 0.040 |
Q19– Antibiotic use after diagnosis | ||||
20Â min | 114(39.0) | 80(38.0) | 34(41.4) | 0.597 |
45Â min | 13(4.4) | 8(3.80) | 5(6.09) | 0.396 |
35Â h | 3(1.0) | 3(1.42) | 0(0) | 0.279 |
don’t know | 103(35.2) | 88(41.9) | 15(18.2) | < 0.001 |
Q20– Fluid Resuscitation Prior to ICU | ||||
False | 12(4.1) | 11(5.23) | 1(1.2) | 0.121 |
don’t know | 68(23.2) | 60(28.5) | 8(9.8) | 0.001 |
Q21– Colloid solution preferable to crystalloid | ||||
True | 62(21.2) | 35(16.6) | 27(32.9) | 0.002 |
don’t know | 140(47.9) | 124(59.0) | 16(19.5) | < 0.001 |
Q22– Indications for Blood Culture | ||||
Neutrophil Right Shift | 91(31.1) | 72(34.2) | 19(23.1) | 0.066 |
Don’t Know | 77(26.3) | 62(29.5) | 15(18.2) | 0.051 |
Q23– Indications prolonged antimicrobial use | ||||
Don’t know | 126(43.1) | 91(43.3) | 35(42.6) | 0.921 |
Q24– Typical Antimicrobial Duration 7–10 days | ||||
False | 35(11.9) | 31(14.7) | 4(4.9) | 0.020 |
Don’t Know | 137(46.9) | 101(48.0) | 36(43.9) | 0.520 |