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What does a nurse aide (NA) do?
Nursing assistant preform delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed
nurse
Tasks and Responsibilities of an NA
Preform nursing tasks to meet the persons hygiene safety, comfort, nutrition, exercise,
& elimination needs. You move and transfer the patient and make observations. You
measure temperatures, pulses, respiration and blood pressure
Are there limits to the NA role?
Never Give Drugs , Never insert tubes or objects into body openings and never remove
them , Never take oral or phone orders from the doctor, Never preform sterile technique
procedures, Never tell a the person or family the persons diagnosis or medical or
surgical treatment of plans, Never diagnose or prescribe treatments or drugs for
anyone, Never supervise others including other nursing assistants, Never ignore and
order or request to do something.
Work ethics or proper behaviors at work?
What is meant by delegation?
To authorize another person to preform a nursing task in a certain situation. RNs can
delegate to LPN and NA , LPNs can delegate to NA
Who does the nurse aid report to?
Review the attitude, appearance, and behaviors of nurse aides
What is OBRA? The nurse practice acts?
Which law addresses the training of nurse aides to work in long term care?
What is the minimum number of hours for a nurse aide class?
What is meant by continuing education for nurse aides and what requirement
applies to nurse aides who are working in a long term care environment?
What is meant by state testing?
How many times can the nurse aide take the state test?
What is the registry and its purpose?
What does it tell us about nurse aides?
How long does a nurse aide's name stay active on the registry?
What is a survey?
Who surveys?