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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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