Even in intensive care, the rate of in-hospital deaths from septic shock was generally above 80%. This was just 30 years ago. Today the mortality rate is closer to 20-30%. Nurses have made advances in training/technology, better monitoring, and immediate therapy to treat the infection and support failing organs (Angus, 2014). As mortality rates are decreasing, the focus is greater on the recovery of the sepsis survivor. A patient who survives to hospital discharge after being diagnosed with sepsis remains at increased risk of death in the months and years that follow. Those who survive sepsis often have impaired neurocognitive or physical functioning. They also have mood disorders and a reduced quality of life (Angus, 2013). Resources are now available for pre-hospital and community settings. This will further improve the timeliness of diagnosis and treatment (McClelland,