Will “Nursing Home 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 “Nursing Home Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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