What is it about?
Failure to acknowledge the allergy status of a patient may have fatal consequences
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Why is it important?
The author emphasizes the importance of allergy status as a medication right to prevent potential medical errors, as well as suggesting the existence of a theory-practice-ethics gap in healthcare
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The complexity of healthcare practices today must ensure patient safety. Patient safety is synonymous with patient advocacy. The objective of this article was to provoke discussion, by having healthcare professionals as patient advocates reflect on their clinical practices, and consider that there are patient safety implications.
Manfred Mortell
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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This page is a summary of: Should known allergy status be included as a medication administration ‘right’?, British Journal of Nursing, November 2019, Mark Allen Group, DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.20.1292.
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