Will “Nursing Attendant” 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 “Nursing Attendant”

Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
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.
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.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Record height or weight of patients.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
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.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Change bed linens or make beds.
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.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
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.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
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.
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.

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Urinalysis test strips
Tympanic thermometers
Oxygen tanks
Patient bed scales
Mechanical stethoscopes
Desktop computers
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Urinals
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Photocopying equipment
Medical examination protective gloves
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Gait belts
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Anti-embolism elastic stockings
Oxygen tents
Oxygen therapy equipment
Rectal thermometers
Medical scales
Multi-line telephone systems
Blood glucometers
Patient arm slings
Steam sterilizers
Oral thermometers
Oxygen masks
Hydraulic patient lifts
Shower chairs
Manual blood pressure equipment
Therapeutic hot packs
Oxygen nasal cannulas
Adjustable hospital beds
Walking canes
Urinary catheters
Medical gurneys
Protective patient restraints
Bed cradles
Patient transport wheelchairs
Foot boards
Patient limb restraints
Patient walkers
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