
Nursing Assistants
Also called: Certified Medication Aide (CMA), Certified Nurses Aide (CNA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Nursing Assistant
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:
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- 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.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- psychology
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Education
Job Outlook
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