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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 “Student Nurse”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Medical record charting software
Billing software
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Microsoft Office
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Medical condition coding software
Microsoft Excel
MEDITECH software
Medical procedure coding software