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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 Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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