How do they match: Nursing Assistants

  • Health Care Aide
  • Health Care Assistant
  • Health Aide
  • Health Service Worker
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
  • 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.

  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Monitor patients to detect health problems.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.
  • Stock medical or patient care supplies.