If consideration is itemized for each thing exchanged, a severable contract often exists. If a contract contains both legal and illegal clauses, the court will attempt to enforce only the legal clauses in the event the contract is already a severable contract. If the court can employ a blue pencil test to create a severable contract, it will.
SBAR (i.e., situation, background, assessment, recommendation) is a tool developed by Michael Leonard, MD, along with colleagues at Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, that is designed to streamline the way doctors and nurses communicate during telephone calls and patient handoffs.
Quick Answer. Within the field of nursing, PRN stands for pro re nata, a Latin term, which translated loosely means as needed. According to About.com, health care employers use this term to describe fill-in, part-time, contract and short-term work by nurses and other health professionals.