Will “Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA)” 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 “Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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