PRN definition

PRN means those medications and treatments that have been ordered by a qualified practitioner to be administered as needed.
PRN means pro re nata or given as needed.

Examples of PRN in a sentence

  • This holiday assignment does not apply to PRN nurses on units that are not open on holidays (such as SSU/PAT).

  • PRN nurses whose home unit is closed on holidays will not be assigned a holiday rotation.

  • PRN Nurses in the foregoing categories receive a pay differential and are, therefore, ineligible for Earned Leave, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long-Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability Insurance benefits.

  • PRN nurses will be assigned to either A or B holiday rotation that will count towards monthly or quarterly credit requirements.

  • Regular nNurses who transfer to an open PRN position short hour or resource (per diem) status will receive pay out of any accumulated will be paid their Earned Leave at one hundred percent (100%).


More Definitions of PRN

PRN means according to necessity, when needed.
PRN means renew as needed.
PRN. (Pro Re Nata) means giving drugs on an “as needed” basis through a standing prescription or
PRN means the administration of a medication to an individual on an 'as needed' basis.
PRN means an abbreviation for the phrase "as circumstances may require".
PRN. Drug" means a drug which a physician has ordered to be administered only when needed under certain circumstances.
PRN. (“pro re nata”) means the administration of medication on an as-needed basis rather than according to a prescribed schedule.