Impact of an inpatient nurse-initiated penicillin allergy delabeling questionnaire

Hilary Bediako; Lauren Dutcher; Aditi Rao; Kristen Sigafus; Christina Harker; Keith W. Hamilton; Olajumoke Fadugba

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.55

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2022)

Impact of an inpatient nurse-initiated penicillin allergy delabeling questionnaire

Hilary Bediako,
Lauren Dutcher,
Aditi Rao,
Kristen Sigafus,
Christina Harker,
Keith W. Hamilton,
Olajumoke Fadugba

Affiliations

Hilary Bediako: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lauren Dutcher: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aditi Rao: ORCiD; Department of Nursing, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kristen Sigafus: Department of Nursing, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christina Harker: Department of Nursing, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Keith W. Hamilton: ORCiD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Olajumoke Fadugba: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.55
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2

Abstract

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Penicillin allergy delabeling is an important component of antimicrobial stewardship and improves patient outcomes. We demonstrated the successful use of a nurse-initiated questionnaire to remove inappropriate penicillin allergy labels in inpatients. Nurses can play a key role in improving antibiotic allergy assessment and more broadly in interprofessional antimicrobial stewardship.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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