Research briefing · United States · Registered nurses
PRN and Per Diem Nursing Compensation
Benchmarks, offer examples, and planning tools — an exploratory briefing covering hospital, outpatient, and skilled-nursing work.
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What is in it
- Official RN wage benchmarks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the limits of each figure stated.
- One advertised PRN offer with an explicit hourly rate, plus the two examples held back because their pay unit was not confirmed.
- How employers write shift and weekend premiums, and why a quoted rate may already contain them.
- A three-scenario model for a month with fewer shifts than you planned.
What is not in it
- A national PRN average. The reviewed sources do not establish one, so none is estimated.
- A ranking of hospital, outpatient and skilled-nursing PRN pay.
- Tax, legal or clinical-practice advice for your situation.
The briefing is an evidence review, not a survey. If a pay unit was unclear in the source, it says so rather than resolving it in its own favor.