PRN order definition

PRN order. (pro re nata order) means a written practitioner's order for a medication, treatment, or procedure which is only carried out when a person served manifests a specific, previously defined clinical or behavioral characteristic.
PRN order or “Pro re nata medication” means medication given as needed.
PRN order means an order for a medication that is given only when a patient manifests a specific clinical condition and consents to take the medication.

Examples of PRN order in a sentence

  • A Extra hemodialysis sessions B: PRN order which does not alert RN that dose is due C: Multiple PRN vancomycin orders on inpatient order list D: All of the above GW is a 47-year-old female receiving vancomycin per the hemodialysis protocol for MRSA bacteremia.


More Definitions of PRN order

PRN order means a standing order, an abbreviation of the Latin term pro re nata, which means "as needed" or "as circumstances require."
PRN order or “Pro re rata medication” means medication given as needed.
PRN order or “Pro re nata medication” means medica- tion given as needed.
PRN order means a practitioner's written order for a medication, treatment, or procedure which is only carried out when an individual patient manifests a specific clinical condition.