Our podcast discusses guidelines around sepsis and why traditional thinking on various aspects of care is changing – including the use of antibiotics

Evolving practice: a sepsis treatment overview

Sepsis treatment continues to evolve. In this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast Suman Shrestha, a consultant nurse in critical care at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, looks at best practice guidelines and discusses why traditional thinking on various aspects of care, including the use of antibiotics, is changing.

This podcast was recorded at the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair London West on 4 April 2025. 

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