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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 “Nursing Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
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