Perceived usefulness of a mnemonic to improve nurses' evaluation of reported penicillin allergies

Eileen J Carter; Carol Schramm; Kate Baron; Meagan M Zolla; Katherine Zavez; David B Banach

doi:10.1017/ash.2023.177

Perceived usefulness of a mnemonic to improve nurses' evaluation of reported penicillin allergies

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 Jul 11;3(1):e124. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.177. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Eileen J Carter¹, Carol Schramm², Kate Baron¹, Meagan M Zolla², Katherine Zavez³, David B Banach^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, Connecticut.
² UConn John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, Connecticut.
³ Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
⁴ University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut.
⁵ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.

Abstract

We surveyed clinicians to evaluate the perceived usefulness of a mnemonic, STORY, to improve penicillin allergy evaluation. Survey responses indicated that the perceived usefulness of STORY was high, and support for nurses' involvement in penicillin allergy assessment was high. Future research may evaluate the feasibility of STORY implementation in clinical care.