PRN Med surg

mandrews · Aug 6, 2005

hiya guys!..anybody here working only prn?..whats the advantages and disadvantages?...is it stable or you also get cancelled a lot?..

I work at a small hospital so we have one prn nurse and she works about 5 days a month. She gets cancelled quite a bit. At our larger main campus hospital prn nurses get alot more hours and fewer cancellations.

nptobee · Aug 7, 2005

I work in Endoscopy four days per week. So that leaves me with the weekend and one day per week to work on the med/surg floor that I previously worked on. They are always short so I'm never cancelled. I guess the key is to find somewhere that really needs you.

suzanne4, RN · Aug 7, 2005

It depends on the facility. At most, the PRN staff are the first to get cancelled. In most facilities, PRN is not a guaranteed shift.

military spouse · Aug 10, 2005

Hello!

Where I work, per diem self-schedules and mgt. can't change the days. They are the first to be called-off (doesn't happen too often). Also, per diem RNs make $5.00/hr more than regular staff.