Prn vs licensed practical nurse

Differences between prn and licensed practical nurse duties and responsibilities

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.
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Licensed practical nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage all operational aspects of the organizations open heart program while also serving in the role of APN.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide nursing care for med/surg patients in the transitional phase of recovery.
• Work up patients for the Dr, administer allergy testing, mix allergens.
• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Drug screens, phlebotomy wind care education of safety practices communications with treatment facilities as indicated/.
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