Nursing Assistant Student

The Nursing Assistant Students supports the nursing staff with various patient care activities and related nonprofessional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients. The Nursing Assistant Students aids with patient cleaning, feeding, taking vital signs, changing bed linen, and a variety of other patient care duties, under close supervision of a nurse.

Experience

None

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Training

Currently enrolled in a CNA program and in good standing

Special Skills

Communication and Customer Service Skills

1. Patient Care

a. Assists in preparing unit and patient room and bed in an effort to ensure that patients are adequately and properly accommodated during their hospital stay.

b. Assists with Taking patient temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake-output measurement as directed by appropriate personnel in a caring and efficient manner and documents information in CIS.

c. Assists patients with daily living activities (e.g., bed bath, oral hygiene, shaving, dressing, back rubs, linen freshening), and provides general care (e.g., positioning patients, pre- and post-operative care, assisting with bed pan use) in a manner that demonstrates compassion and understanding for all patients.

d. Prepares patients for meals, serves food, and feeds patients when needed in a manner that demonstrates compassion and respect for patient needs.

2. Quality

a. Expediently answers patient call lights, assists patients with personal hygiene and other activities of daily living (e.g., dressing, ambulation).

b. Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic health care environment by cleaning rooms and equipment, preparing for sterilization and disinfection, promptly reporting damaged equipment and other problems to appropriate personnel, and efficiently and properly handling linen and supplies.

c. Provides input for end of shift reports and CIS documentation and participates in unit quality assurance programs in an effort to enhance the quality and efficiency of unit services.

3. Other Duties as Assigned

a. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

1. Patient Care

a. Assists in preparing unit and patient room and bed in an effort to ensure that patients are adequately and properly accommodated during their hospital stay.

b. Assists with Taking patient temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake-output measurement as directed by appropriate personnel in a caring and efficient manner and documents information in CIS.

c. Assists patients with daily living activities (e.g., bed bath, oral hygiene, shaving, dressing, back rubs, linen freshening), and provides general care (e.g., positioning patients, pre- and post-operative care, assisting with bed pan use) in a manner that demonstrates compassion and understanding for all patients.

d. Prepares patients for meals, serves food, and feeds patients when needed in a manner that demonstrates compassion and respect for patient needs.

2. Quality

a. Expediently answers patient call lights, assists patients with personal hygiene and other activities of daily living (e.g., dressing, ambulation).

b. Maintains a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic health care environment by cleaning rooms and equipment, preparing for sterilization and disinfection, promptly reporting damaged equipment and other problems to appropriate personnel, and efficiently and properly handling linen and supplies.

c. Provides input for end of shift reports and CIS documentation and participates in unit quality assurance programs in an effort to enhance the quality and efficiency of unit services.

3. Other Duties as Assigned

a. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.