Nursing Assistants
Also called: Certified Nurses Aide (CNA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Nursing Assistant, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Knowledge
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Skills
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Abilities
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Personality
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Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- Medical record charting software
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Accounting software
- Billing software
Education
These apprenticeships may have sponsors in your area:
- CNA Advanced
- CNA Dementia Specialty
- CNA Geriatric Specialty
- CNA I
- CNA Mentor Specialty
- CNA Restorative Specialty
- Nurse Assistant
- Nurse Assistant Certified
Job Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$24,190
per year, on average
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