Selected aspects of allergy nursing

• Main Authors: Krzych-Fałta Edyta, Słomka Wioleta, Bodzak Ewa, Wojtaszek Anna, Sybilski Adam, Majsiak Emilia, Szlendak Beata, Królak Maria, Łodzińska Mariola, Małas Zofia, Pietrzak Mariola, Krucińska Brygida, Stępniak Joanna, Wesołowska Blanka, Szynkiewicz Ewa, Filanowicz Małgorzata, Flisińska Joanna, Napiórkowska-Baran Katarzyna, Dowbór-Dzwonka Aneta, Wysocka Katarzyna, Grabowska Renata, Ukleja-Sokołowska Natalia, Knoff Barbara, Sionek Olga, Wysokiński Mariusz, Fidecki Wiesław, Kobos Ewa, Lisiecka-Biełanowicz Mira, Dmochowska Dorota, Królikowska Grażyna, Grzelczyk-Wielgórska Monika, Wojas Oksana, Domaszewicz Agata, Peradzyńska Joanna, Augustynowicz Anna, Czerw Aleksandra, Dykowska Grażyna, Kalita-Kurzyńska Kinga, Piekarska Barbara, Staroń Krystian, Stróżek Joanna, Reklewska Katarzyna, Gołąbek Aleksandra, Olejniczak Dominik, Wójcik Grażyna, Gotlib Joanna, Czyżewski Łukasz, Sienkiewicz Zofia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2020-06-01
• Series: Pielęgniarstwo XXI Wieku
• Subjects: allergy; medical records; allergen-specific immunotherapy; allergy nursing; skin prick test
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2020-0013
• ISSN: 2450-646X

Introduction. Due to their dynamic character, allergic conditions pose challenges for modern medicine and constitute a public health problem. Nearly 40% of the general Polish population is estimated to suffer from an allergy. We would like to emphasize that allergies are not some extraordinary ailments; instead, they commonly coincide with or are complications of other systemic conditions. Hence, national health policies should prioritize the development and implementation of ready-to-use protocols that focus mainly on prevention rather than treatment.