Fundamentals of Nursing Q 19

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When the nurse completes the patient’s admission nursing database, the patient reports that he does not have any allergies. Which acceptable medical abbreviation can the nurse use to document this finding?

  

     A. NA

     B. NDA

     C. NKA

     D. NPO

    

    

Correct Answer: C. NKA

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The nurse can use the medical abbreviation NKA, which means no known allergies, to document this finding. NKA is the abbreviation for “no known allergies,” meaning no known allergies of any sort. By contrast, NKDA stands exclusively for “no known drug allergies.”

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Option A: NA is an abbreviation for not applicable.

Option B: NDA is an abbreviation for no known drug allergies.

Option D: NPO is an abbreviation that means nothing by mouth.

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