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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 Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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