Children and Young People's Nursing

at a Glance

Alan Glasper, Jim Richardson, Jane Coad

Multiple Choice: Septic screening

Question 1. Which of the following is a true definition of sepsis?

(a) Sepsis is a reaction to infection, specifically in the brain or a limb
(b) Sepsis is a reaction to infection only seen in children and older people
(c) Sepsis is a whole body inflammatory reaction due to infection, usually organism pathogens in the blood and generally bacteria
(d) Sepsis is a reaction in the blood that is rarely bacterial in origin
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