Nursing assistants teacher vs prn

The differences between nursing assistants teachers and prns can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a nursing assistants teacher and an prn. Additionally, an prn has an average salary of $39,642, which is higher than the $39,311 average annual salary of a nursing assistants teacher.

The top three skills for a nursing assistants teacher include vital signs, patients and blood pressure. The most important skills for an prn are patients, healthcare, and occupational therapy.

Nursing assistants teacher vs prn overview

	Nursing Assistants Teacher	PRN
Yearly salary	$39,311	$39,642
Hourly rate	$18.90	$19.06
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	140,449	72,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Nursing assistants teacher vs prn salary

Nursing assistants teachers and prns have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursing Assistants Teacher	PRN
Average salary	$39,311	$39,642
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $72,000	Between $17,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Erlanger Health System
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between nursing assistants teacher and prn education

There are a few differences between a nursing assistants teacher and an prn in terms of educational background:

	Nursing Assistants Teacher	PRN
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Nursing assistants teacher vs prn demographics

Here are the differences between nursing assistants teachers' and prns' demographics:

	Nursing Assistants Teacher	PRN
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 15.8% Female, 84.2%	Male, 21.0% Female, 79.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 8.3% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between nursing assistants teacher and prn duties and responsibilities

Nursing assistants teacher example responsibilities.

Train to assist others in ADL's and ambulation.
Distribute breakfast and lunch trays, assist feedings and morning ADL's.
Engage patients in recreational activities.
Assist nursing staff with ambulating/transferring patients.
Provide assistance in retrieving medical records and other necessary documentation to assist veterans in receiving timely health care services.
Empty catheters, along with trash.

Prn example responsibilities.

Develop discharge plans base on individual patients' medical and ADL needs to ensure safety and security issues are addressed.
Experience with ICU patients including ventilator and non-ventilator dependent patients.
Tend to the physical and emotional needs of patients recovering from critical injury or extensive orthopedic surgery.
Provide patient rehabilitation to primarily geriatric short/long term care patients of different diagnosis and document treatment sessions appropriately.
Provide PRN speech services including evaluation and treatments in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient settings with adult populations
Incorporate invasive monitoring and CPR skills as needed.

Nursing assistants teacher vs prn skills

Common nursing assistants teacher skills

Vital Signs, 16%
Patients, 15%
Blood Pressure, 10%
CPR, 7%
Nursing Home, 6%
Patient Rooms, 5%

Common prn skills

Patients, 29%
Healthcare, 9%
Occupational Therapy, 7%
CPR, 5%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Customer Service, 4%