Maureen A Seckel, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCNS, FCNS, FCCM, FAAN
Mission
Evidence-Based Practice and Improving Nursing Outcomes
Mission
My mission is to help provide education and/or consulting services that are tailored to the unique needs of each client. I am committed to delivering top-notch results that exceed expectations.
Sepsis
Evidence-Based Practice and Improving Nursing Outcomes
Mission
My workgroup participation and authorship of the 2017 and 2021 International Sepsis Guidelines along with translating that work by multiple presentations and publications has helped others in establishing standards of care in this challenging population.
Evidence-Based Practice and Improving Nursing Outcomes
Evidence-Based Practice and Improving Nursing Outcomes
Evidence-Based Practice and Improving Nursing Outcomes
My commitment to evidence-based practice by direct care and education has been evident in my work on aligning research and guidelines to directly improve outcomes with recognition as a national nursing expert.
Site Content
Recent Presentations
1. SEP-1, Sepsis-3, Oh My! Diamond State American Association of Critical Care Nursing Chapter Meeting, February 13, 2024.
2. Sepsis and the Latest Research for APRNs. National Teaching Institute American Association of Critical Care, May 21-24, 2023, Philadelphia, PA.
3. SEP-1, Sepsis-3, Oh My!National Teaching Institute American Association of Critical Care Nurse, May 21-24, 2023, Philadelphia, PA.
4. Preparing for Fellowship, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist’s Annual Conference, March 8, 2023, Portland, OR.
5. Focus on Sepsis Care, Taking the Bundle from Paper to the Bedside. (Invited) Eastern US Quality Improvement Collaborative Conference, February 7, 2023.
6. SEP-1, Sepsis-3, Guideline 5, Oh MY! (Invited) Dallas Chapter American Association of Critical Care Nurses, January 3, 2023.
7. All About Sepsis for APRNs, (Invited) NCNP 2002 Fall Virtual National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, November 11, 2022
8. Many Ways of Volunteering for AACN: A Panel Discussion, AACN Diamond State Chapter Symposium, September 9, 2022.
9. Sepsis Roundtable, Sepsis Alliance, July 28, 2022.
10. All About Sepsis, (Invited) Lippincott Nursing Virtual Event, June 16, 2022.
11. Top Sepsis Studies and the New Sepsis Guidelines, National Teaching Institute American Association of Critical Care Nurse, May 16-18, 2022.
12. What You Need to Know about the New Sepsis Guidelines, National Teaching Institute American Association of Critical Care Nurse, May 16-18, 2022.
13. What’s New2021 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines. Delaware Society of Critical Care Medicine Conference, May 14, 2022.
14. Sepsis Update for 2022. NACNS Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 14-17, 2022.
15. 2021 Sepsis Guideline Update, (Invited). Global Library of Critical Care Nursing Lectures World Federation of Critical Care Nurses, January 7, 2022.
16. COVID-19 Respiratory Support and Oxygenation Review, Society of Critical Care Medicine COVID-19 Rapid Resource Center, November 10,2021.
17. Update your Practice with the 2021 Sepsis Guidelines, (Invited) American Association of Critical Care Nurses Webinar Series, November 4, 2021.
18. Best Practices for Managing Staff Shortages Webinar. Moderator, Society of Critical Care Medicine COVID-19 Rapid Resource Center, October 7, 2021.
19. Top Sepsis Studies 2019-2021.National Teaching Institute American Association of Critical Care Nurse, Virtual, May 24-27, 2021.
20. Prone Positioning in ARDS: B Ryan, K Zeccola, M Seckel. An Evidence-Based Practical Review. National Teaching Institute American Association of Critical Care Nurse, Virtual, May 24-27, 2021.
21. Awake Self Prone Guideline Development during COVID-19. MA Seckel. NACNS Annual Conference, Virtual, March 9-12, 2021.
22. Benefits of Awake Proning in Non-Ventilated COVID-19 Patients. (Invited) MA Seckel. Society of Critical Care Medicine COVID-19: What's Next, Preparing for the Second Wave. Virtual Conference, September 11-12, 2020.
23. Top Sepsis Studies 2019-2020. (Invited)American Association of Critical Care Nurses Sepsis Resources for September 2020. Webinar recorded July 23, 2020.
24. Vaping Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome Guidelines, MA Seckel. Delaware Chapter SCCM Virtual Meeting, March 25, 2020.
25. Reducing Patient Harm: Evidence-Based Practice Change Feeding Tubes. MA Seckel. NACNS Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 10-13, 2020.
26. Top Sepsis Studies 2019-2020. MA Seckel. NACNS Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 10-13, 2020.
27. Sepsis and Research: Top Sepsis Studies 2017-2019. MA Seckel. Trends Acute and Critical Care Nursing, Atlantic City, NJ, October 14-16, 2019.
28. Sepsis, CMS, and Research. MA Seckel. 1stAnnual Sepsis Symposium. Newark, DE, September 13, 2019.
29. Sepsis Studies and Proning. The Critical Care Practitioner Podcast 120. Available at: https://www.criticalcarepractitioner.co.uk/podcast-page/. Accessed February 4, 2022.
30. An Expert Perspective: Nursing and Sepsis. AACN Media Interview May 2019. Available at: https://www.aacn.org/clinical-resources/sepsis. Accessed February 4, 2022.
31. Top Sepsis Studies 2018-2019. MA Seckel. National Teaching Institute American Association of Critical Care Nurse, Orlando, FL, May 20-21, 2019.
Recent Publications
1. Seckel MA. Sepsis best practice: definitions, guidelines, and bundles. Nursing. 2024;54(6):31-39. doi: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000010
2. Luckner K, Seckel MA. Understanding the evolving pathophysiology of COVID-19 and adult nursing management. Crit Care Nurs Clin. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnc.2024.01.002
3. Seckel MA, Mitchell D. Ask the Expert: What is the preferred method for endotracheal tube (ETT) securement when prone positioning to prevent pressure injury. Crit Care Nurse. 2022;42(5):77-79.
4. Schorr C, Seckel MA, Papathanassoglou E, Kleinpell R, Nursing Implications of the Updated 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. Am J Crit Care. 2022;31(4):329-336.
5. Bloom L, Seckel MA. Placement of nasogastric feeding tube and postinsertion care review. AACN Adv Crit Care.2022;33(1):68-84.
6. Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W,…Seckel MA, et al. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Crit Care Med. 2021;49(11):e1063-e1143.
7. Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W,…Seckel MA, et al. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Intensive Care Med. 2021;47:1181-1247.
8. Seckel, MA. Ask the Expert: Awake self-prone positioning and the evidence, Crit Care Nurse, 2021;41(4):76-79.
9. Allicock KA, Coyne D, Garton A, Hare E, Seckel M. Awake self-prone positioning: implementing during a COVID-19 pandemic, Crit Care Nurse, 2021;41(5):23-33. Article was selected to represent Critical Care Nurse in the International Academy of Nursing Editors Virtual Journal, 2022.
10. Garton AN, Mitchell D, Seckel M. Adapting to a pandemic: reflections of COVID-19 at ChristianaCare. DNA Reporter, 2020;46:7-9.
11. Seckel MA. Current sepsis research: what nurses need to know. Nursing2020 Crit Care. 2020;15(2):7-13.
12. Seckel MA. Advances in evidence-based pulmonary care. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2018;29:394-395.
13. Mitchell DA, Seckel MA. Acute respiratory distress syndrome and prone positioning. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2018;29:415-425.
14. Mitchell D, Panchisin T, Seckel M. Reducing restraint use in intensive care units. Crit Care Nurse. 2018;38:e8-e16.
15. Fan E, Del Sorbo L, Goligher EC,…Seckel M, et al. An Official ATS/ESICM/SCCM Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2017;195:1253-1263.
16. Morris TA, Gay PC, MacIntyre NR,…Seckel MA. Respiratory Compromise as a New Paradigm for the Care of Vulnerable Respiratory Patients: Report of a Working Group. Respir Care. 2017;62:497-512.
17. Seckel MA, Remel B. Ask the experts: evidence-based practice, percussion and vibration therapy. Crit Care Nurse. 2017;37:82-83.
18. Seckel MA. Sepsis-3: the new definitions. Nursing2017 Crit Care. 2017;12:38-43.
19. Rhodes A, Evans LE, Alhazzani W, …Seckel MA, et al. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock:2016. Crit Care Med. 2017;45:1-67.
– Book Chapters
1. Seckel MA. Pulmonary Section Editor, Airway Management and Special Pulmonary Procedures. In: Johnson K, ed. AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care. 8th ed. Elsevier Saunders; 2023:1-156.
2. Hare E, Seckel MA. Chapter 8: Suctioning: Endotracheal or tracheostomy tube. In: Johnson K, ed. AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care. 8th ed. Elsevier Saunders; 2023:76-84.
3. Seckel MA. Lead Subject Matter Expert and Consultant. ICU and PCU Tracks: Global Perspectives in the Care of Critically Ill Patients, Pulmonary Disorders, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Hematological Disorders, Multisystem Disorders. In: AACN Essentials of Critical Care Orientation. Online Program. AACN 2023.
4. Henry KH, Seckel MA. Chapter 10: Respiratory system. In: Delgado SA, ed. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing. 5th ed. McGraw Hill; 2023:283-316.
5. St John RE, Seckel MA. Chapter 5: Airway and ventilatory management. In: Delgado SA, ed. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing. 5th ed. McGraw Hill; 2023:123-164.
6. Henry KH, Seckel MA. Chapter 10: Respiratory system. In: Delgado SA, ed. AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing. 5th ed. McGraw Hill; 2023:253-286.
7. St John RE, Seckel MA. Chapter 5: Airway and ventilatory management. In: Delgado SA, ed. AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing. 5th ed. McGraw Hill; 2023:99-286.
8. Dickinson S, Vollman K, Seckel M. Awake self-prone positioning in COVID 19 patients. AACN Clinical Resources. 2020. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.aacn.org/~/media/aacn-website/blog/resources/awake-prone.pdf?la=en.
9. Seckel MA. Chapter 10: Respiratory system. In: Burns SM, Delgado SA, eds. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing. 4th ed. McGraw Hill; 2019:275-306.
10. St John RE, Seckel MA. Chapter 5: Airway and ventilatory management. In: Burns SM, Delgado SA, eds. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing. 4th ed. McGraw Hill; 2019:121-162.
11. Seckel MA. Chapter 10: Respiratory system. In: Burns SM, Delgado SA, eds. AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing.4th ed. McGraw Hill; 2019:275-306.
12. St John RE, Seckel MA. Chapter 5: Airway and ventilatory management. In: Burns SM and Delgado SA, eds. AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing. 4th ed. McGraw Hill; 2019:121-162.
13. Patrick H, Pinsky M, Seckel MA, Simpson SQ. Optimizing outcomes in distributive shock: a self-assessment program. National Association of Continuing Education. March 29, 2018. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://naceonline.realcme.com/learner/course/1931.
14. Seckel MA. Chapter 10: Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning. In: Good V, Kirkwood P, eds. AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing. 2nd ed. Elsevier Saunders; 2017:183-200.
Sepsis Interview
American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Understanding the Sepsis Guidelines: A Nursing Perspective. Sepsis Nursing Resources; 2023. https://youtu.be/AV1jQFF2oM4?si=RwAMyEeGN1ekYfLr