NKFA
Medical abbreviation · Nursing
| Stands for | No known food allergies |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
NKFA stands for No known food allergies, a nursing abbreviation.
Charting entry confirming the patient reports no allergies to foods. It matters for diet orders, tube-feeding formulas and a few medicines or vaccines that contain food-derived ingredients such as egg protein, gelatin or soy.
Example: Allergies: NKDA, NKFA; latex allergy, contact dermatitis with gloves.
Usage notes
Usually recorded beside NKDA to show both questions were asked. Dietary services rely on it when building meal trays and choosing formulas. Food allergies also matter to pharmacy because some products contain egg, soy or peanut-derived oils, so a single combined allergy history is safer than separate lists.
Related abbreviations
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- NCS – No concentrated sweets
- NDx – Nursing diagnosis
- NGT – Nasogastric tube
- NIC – Nursing Interventions Classification
- NKA – No known allergies
- NKDA – No known drug allergies
- NOC – Nursing Outcomes Classification
- NPO – Nil per os (nothing by mouth)
- NPWT – Negative pressure wound therapy
- OASIS – Outcome and Assessment Information Set
- OGT – Orogastric tube
- OOB – Out of bed
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.