Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description
Certified nursing assistants -- also referred to as, certified nursing aides, or home health care aides -- assist patients with daily living and fundamental tasks. Pay for nursing aides is low, and certified nursing assistants can become stressed and overworked because this position tends to be understaffed. Nevertheless, those who work in the career typically find it rewarding, and sometimes return to school for a registered nursing degree.
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Where a Certified Nursing Aide Works
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Certified nursing assistants work in hospitals, assisted living facilities, long-term care facilities, nursing homes and mental health facilities. Some also assist patients at their residences.
Basic Job Description
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The most basic certified nursing assistant job description includes patient care. Certified nursing assistants help patients get in and out of bed, bathe them, help them get dressed, and wash and brush their hair. These assistants serve meals and help patients with eating.
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Additional Responsibilities
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Certified nursing assistants may help patients walk to the bathroom, assist them with getting as much exercise as recommended, and escort them to examination rooms. Making beds and picking up the rooms also may be part of the job description.
Assisting Other Nurses
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The certified nursing assistant job description also includes assisting registered nurses with checking vital signs, and keeping those nurses informed about any pertinent information they gather about the patient and the patient's condition.
Effects
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Oftentimes, a certified nursing aide provides emotional support to patients and can be a source of socializing for them.
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Anonymous
Oct 10, 2011
Much of the need nurses training today can be accomplished via nursing programs online. Very little commuting and better use of your study time. -
what about disturbance of residents by improper work behavior, such as sleep time noise, like loud talking.
