How do they match: Nursing Assistants

  • Health Care Aide
  • Health Care Assistant
  • Health Aide
  • Health Service Worker
  • Caregiver
  • Nursing Care Attendant
  • Patient Care Assistant
  • Patient Care Associate
  • Patient Care Technician
  • Resident Care Technician

  • Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

  • Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
  • Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
  • Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.

  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Administer therapy treatments to patients using hands or physical treatment aids.
  • Monitor patients to detect health problems.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.
  • Stock medical or patient care supplies.