what is a job as PRN? how do you become one?

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How do you vecone a PRN? IM CONFUSED? im trying to figure out jobs to work while in nursing school that dobt require to work full time. Any suggestions? And what is a prn?

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PRN means per diem, "as needed."

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

PRN (defined by previous poster) jobs mean they will call you when they need you. Definitely ideal if going to school full-time.

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Specializes in ICU.

It's not a position, it's how often the need you. In the medical world PRN stands for as needed. Usually for nursing jobs.

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Yea i see the job is housekeeping prn

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Specializes in Neuro/ ENT.

Have you considered CNA PRN work?

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Specializes in PCT, RN.
Have you considered CNA PRN work?

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What Brandiep said, look into CNA PRN positions. They get paid a pretty decent amount, especially for a CNA position. Where I worked before, we would fill out an availability calendar and if they had an opening on a day you said you could work, they would call and schedule you. They would also set everyone up for an auto-text alerting everyone to open shifts that anyone could cover.

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Have you considered CNA PRN work?

No because im not a cna yet. Im thinking of dropping the class since im already accepted for RN classes

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Specializes in Neuro/ ENT.

If you are wanting to work through school I would finish CNA before nursing school. In my area, though, successfully completing the first semester of nursing school is considered sufficient to work as a CNA. In this case, you just have to wait to work until after the first semester is over. This is fine as long as a person doesn't want to work that first semester.

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Yeah so would i still have to take the cna test tho right?

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Specializes in Neuro/ ENT.

Well, I don't know what area you are in. The biggest thing I have learned on this site is that different areas in the US can do things incredibly different. :) You would have to look into it for your area. However, even if you still had to take the CNA test, I have taken it and challenged it in another states and they are never too difficult at all.

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Okay thankss

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