Nursing care attendant vs prn

The differences between nursing care attendants 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 care attendant and an prn. Additionally, a nursing care attendant has an average salary of $45,960, which is higher than the $39,642 average annual salary of an prn.

The top three skills for a nursing care attendant include CPR, vital signs and . The most important skills for an prn are patients, healthcare, and occupational therapy.

Nursing care attendant vs prn overview

	Nursing Care Attendant	PRN
Yearly salary	$45,960	$39,642
Hourly rate	$22.10	$19.06
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	153,501	72,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Nursing care attendant vs prn salary

Nursing care attendants and prns have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursing Care Attendant	PRN
Average salary	$45,960	$39,642
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $70,000	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 care attendant and prn education

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

	Nursing Care Attendant	PRN
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Nursing care attendant vs prn demographics

Here are the differences between nursing care attendants' and prns' demographics:

	Nursing Care Attendant	PRN
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 21.0% Female, 79.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 25.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 49.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 care attendant and prn duties and responsibilities

Nursing care attendant example responsibilities.

Keep linens and utilities clean and in order, empty and clean urinals commodes and bedpans.
Perform and report clinical observations of patients' temperature/pulse/respiration rate and blood pressure.
Assist clients with ADL's, and making sure their needs are meet.
Perform CPR and post mortem care.
Perform routine technical duties including Phlebotomy and EKG's.
Company and assist babies to x-ray, EKG, sonogram.

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 care attendant vs prn skills

Common nursing care attendant skills

CPR, 70%
Vital Signs, 30%

Common prn skills

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