Question

question 84

a pharmacy technician confirms that a patient has no medication allergies. which of the following actions should technician take?

leave the profile as is because nothing additional is needed.

ask the pharmacist to add a note to the patients profile.

add
o known drug allergies\ (nkda) in the patients profile.

call the prescribers office to confirm any allergies.

Explanation:

Analyze the clinical scenario

Using the Pharmacy Workflow knowledge point

When a pharmacy technician confirms that a patient has no medication allergies, this critical safety information must be explicitly documented in the electronic health record or patient profile. Leaving the profile blank or unchanged is a safety hazard, as it does not distinguish between a patient who has not been asked and a patient who has confirmed they have no allergies.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: Leaving the profile as is does not document that the allergy assessment was completed.
• Option 2: Adding a note via the pharmacist is unnecessary because documenting confirmed allergy status is a standard administrative task within the technician's scope of practice.
• Option 3: Entering "No Known Drug Allergies" (NKDA) is the standard, active documentation practice to show the assessment was performed and no allergies exist.
• Option 4: Calling the prescriber is unnecessary since the patient has already directly confirmed they have no allergies.

Answer:

• Leave the profile as is because nothing additional is needed.
• Ask the pharmacist to add a note to the patient's profile.
• Add "No Known Drug Allergies" (NKDA) in the patient's profile. (Correct answer)
• Call the prescriber's office to confirm any allergies.