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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 “Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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