Will “Competency Evaluated Nurse Aide (CENA)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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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 “Competency Evaluated Nurse Aide (CENA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

MEDITECH software
Microsoft Office
Medical procedure coding software
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Health information database software
Microsoft Word
Medical record charting software
Billing software
Medical condition coding software
Microsoft Excel