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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 “Student Nurse”

Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
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.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
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.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
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.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Change bed linens or make beds.
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.
Record height or weight of patients.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
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.
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.
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.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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