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Hello there,
I assume we are discussing a resident who experiences recurrent bacterial respiratory infections. Based on their lack of knowledge, they assumed that having antibiotics available PRN (in stock at the RCAF) would expedite the start of treatment. This is speculative, but it’s the only explanation I can think of.
However, I’m unsure about the doctor’s expectations. Nurses cannot legally diagnose, so how would the antibiotics be started? The GP still needs to assess the resident and make the diagnosis.
If the doctor is informed of the situation described above, they may consider removing the PRN antibiotics.