How do they match: Nursing Assistants

  • Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
  • Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
  • Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
  • Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
  • 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 patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.

  • Operate medical equipment.
  • Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms.
  • Prepare medical instruments or equipment for use.