Certified Nursing Assistant
- Under the supervision of a licensed nurse the CNA can provide care and assist patients with the following tasks:
- PATIENT CARE TASKS
- Safety Needs – Use of:
- Hourly Rounds
- Participate in Unit fall prevention program
- Participate in workplace Safety program
- Patient mobility safety alarms
- Lifting Equipment
- Bed Rails
- Bed Level
- Isolation and Personal Protective Equipment
- Chemotherapy Precautions
- Oral pharynx suctioning
- Patient surveillance assignment
- Restraints
- Personal Hygiene Needs:
- Oral/mouth care
- Bed bath
- Shower
- Sitz Bath
- A.M./P.M. Care
- Peri-Care
- Routine skin care, applying over-the-counter creams and ointments for prophylactic treatment of skin conditions
- Apply pediculocides and comb hair to remove nits.
- Comfort Measures:
- Passing and refilling water pitchers
- Catheter care, including applying and removing condom catheters
- Daily linen change
- Post-mortem care, as assigned
- Use of nursing comfort skin care products (NOTE: Does not include products obtained from Pharmacy)
- Unhooking and re-hooking of NG tubes during ADLs
- Warm and cold therapies including warm and cold compresses, ice bag, ice collar, ice glove, dry code pack, heated soaks and whirlpool or sitz bath
- Nutritional Needs:
- Preparation of patient meal trays, snacks and fluids as directed by the RN
- Feeding techniques
- Weighing (standing, chair scale, bed scale, sling scale)
- Patient Transport:
- To procedures, to other units and for discharge as directed by Primary Nurse and/or Charge RN
- Patient Equipment:
- Apply sequential compression devices
- Assist patients in and out of Continuous Passive Motion machines
- Pelvic traction
- Cervical collar
- Charnley pillow
- Overhead frame/trapeze
- Vital sign monitoring equipment
- Patient lift and/or transfer equipment (Hover Mats, Sara Lift, Cardiac Chair)
- Other Tasks/Duties:
- Bladder scanning
- Collect clean catch urine specimen
- Obtain a sterile urine specimen from the port of a catheter
- Assist patient with coughing and deep breathing
- Suction oral pharynx
- Equipment cleaning
- Battery changes of equipment
- Specimen collection and transport
- Unit duties as assigned
- DATA COLLECTION
- Vital Signs:
- Temperature, pulse and respirations
- Blood pressure – manual and electronic on upper arm, thigh, and lower leg, including orthostatic blood pressure readings
- Pulse Oximetry
- Height and weight
- Measure, record and/or empty output from drainage devices and closed drainage systems
- Documentation:
- CNAs are to record data collected and duties performed on the following documents according to hospital policy:
- Intake and output sheet
- Calorie count sheet
- Flow Sheets as appropriate (for example, restraint flow sheet, 24-hour flow sheet
- Graphic Sheet
- Signature ID sheet
- Admitting database (profile, day of event summary, outpatient procedure form
- Document Flow Sheet for Patients under 1:1 Observation
- Communication:
- Utilizes appropriate verbal and nonverbal skills which demonstrate respect for patients, patients property and coworkers.
- Notifies RN of patient need for modification devices for decreased sensory or cognitive function (glasses, hearing aid, TDD, closed caption TV).
- Informs RN of recognized abnormalities in signs and symptoms.
- Demonstrates an understanding of age-appropriate care for the population being served.
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