Will “Inpatient Nursing Aide” 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 “Inpatient Nursing Aide”

Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
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.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Record height or weight of patients.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
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.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
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.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
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.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Prepare or serve food trays.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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