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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 “Practical Nurse”

Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
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.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
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.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
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.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
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.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
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.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Health information database software
MEDITECH software
Billing software
Microsoft Word
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Medical condition coding software
Microsoft Excel
Medical record charting software
Microsoft Office
Medical procedure coding software