A patient is about to receive penicillin G for an infection that is highly sensitive to this drug. While obtaining the patient's medication history, the nurse learns that the patient experienced a rash when given amoxicillin as a child 20 years earlier. What action will the provider take when made aware of the patient's past reaction to amoxicillin?

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Requesting an order for a skin test to assess the current risk of allergic reaction to penicillin is the appropriate action. Since the patient had a previous allergic reaction to amoxicillin, which is in the same beta-lactam antibiotic family as penicillin, it's important to assess the current risk of allergy before administering penicillin G.

A Patient Is About to Receive Penicillin G for an Infection