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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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