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Job Description

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-1014.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 27,650.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
Currently, there are 1,443,150 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nursing Assistants”.

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Tasks for “Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)”

Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
Record height or weight of patients.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Change bed linens or make beds.

Related Technology & Tools

Medical scales
Urinary catheters
Foot boards
Oxygen masks
Patient walkers
Electronic patient thermometers
Personal computers
Orthopedic splint sets
Automated external defibrillators AED
Clinical trapeze traction bars
Steam sterilizers
Tympanic thermometers
Crutches
Blood glucometers
Walking canes
Bed cradles
Medical gurneys
Oral thermometers
Hospital intercom equipment
Patient limb restraints
Multi-line telephone systems
Therapeutic cold packs
Rectal thermometers
Shower chairs
Oxygen tanks
Gait belts
Pulse oximeters
Adjustable hospital beds
Hospital bedpans
Manual blood pressure equipment
Medical examination protective gloves
Protective patient restraints
Urinals
Specimen collection containers
Urinalysis test strips
Incentive spirometers
Hydraulic patient lifts
Patient transfer boards
Oxygen therapy equipment
Electronic stethoscopes
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Oxygen tents
Patient bed scales
Desktop computers
Anti-embolism elastic stockings
Mechanical stethoscopes
Patient arm slings
Bladder ultrasounds
Oxygen nasal cannulas
Laptop computers
Patient transport wheelchairs
Safety razors
Photocopying equipment
Therapeutic hot packs

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