Impact of an inpatient nurse-initiated penicillin allergy delabeling questionnaire

• Main Authors: Hilary Bediako (Author), Lauren Dutcher (Author), Aditi Rao (Author), Kristen Sigafus (Author), Christina Harker (Author), Keith W. Hamilton (Author), Olajumoke Fadugba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 antibioti...