Abstract
Objective: To awaken in the professionals and academics of Nursing and other areas of the health sciences the awareness and importance in the reading of the work for the process of identification, care and treatment in the care of the septic patient. Methods: Descriptive analysis. Discussion: The analysis of the work Sepse: a public health problem - Nursing's performance and collaboration in the rapid identification and treatment of the disease has been showing a significant increase in cases of sepsis in health units and little knowledge of the teams on the subject. Final considerations: It is necessary that nursing professionals and other areas of the health sciences, are in constant professional development, improving their knowledge, mainly in human health problems. In the case of sepsis, which is now considered a serious public health problem, the work presented has provided its readers with great contributions to care planning and evidence-based clinical decision-making.