Fidelium Tech

On-the-job Training

• Provide Basic Nursing Care
  • Following the patient’s or resident’s plan of care
  • Assisting with nurses’ examinations and procedures
  • Taking and recording Vital Signs
  • Measuring and recording height and weight
  • Frequently checking patient or resident status
  • Recognizing and reporting abnormal changes
  • Assisting with collection of specimens
  • Assisting with provision of end-of-life care
• Transfer and Reposition Patient or Resident
  • Positioning and/or turning patient or resident to prevent bed sores and ulcers
  • Transferring patient or resident from bed to wheelchair or wheelchair to bed
  • Transferring patients or residents from bed to stretcher
  • Assisting with ambulation
• Provide Personal Care
  • Bathing and showering
  • Grooming
  • Providing oral care
  • Dressing
  • Toileting
  • Assisting with eating and hydration
  • Feeding a patient or resident who cannot feed themself
  • Providing foot and hand care
  • Providing skin care
  • Assisting patients and residents with personal equipment and devices
  • Maintaining patients’ and residents’ environment
  • Providing physical comfort measures
  • Providing basic restorative care
• Follow Infection Control Procedures
  • Evaluating and maintaining a safe environment
  • Reporting signs and symptoms to licensed professionals
  • Hand hygiene
  • Using personal protective equipment
  • Maintaining isolation
  • Practicing respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette
  • Safely dealing with sharps
• Follow Safety and Emergency Procedures
  • Recognizing and responding to Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO)
  • Recognizing and responding to other medical emergencies: cardiac arrest, stroke, bleeding/hemorrhage
  • Recognizing and responding to convulsions
  • Preventing and responding to falls
  • Preventing and responding to burns and scalds
  • Preventing and responding to poisoning
  • Maintaining and responding to patient alarm systems
  • Handling hazardous waste
  • Following Oxygen safety
  • Preparing for facility emergencies
  • Protecting self from harm through workplace accidents or violence
• Communication
  • Exchanging information with patients and residents
  • Communicating with visually impaired patients and residents
  • Communication with hearing impaired patients and residents
  • Encouraging family involvement in patient and resident care
  • Communicating with staff and other care providers
  • Assisting with admission, discharge, and transfer
• Care for Cognitively Impaired Patients and Residents
  • Addressing unique needs of individuals with dementia
  • Communicating with cognitively impaired patients and residents
  • Monitoring the mobility of cognitively impaired patients and residents
• Maintain Standards of Professional Care and Develop Professional Skills
  • Providing privacy and maintaining confidentiality
  • Promoting patients’ and residents’ rights to make choices that accommodate their needs
  • Promoting esteem and dignity
  • Promoting sense of security
  • Avoiding the need for restraints in accordance with current professional standards
  • Participating in performance improvement and cost containment programs
• Additional Basic Nursing Care Authorized by Some States
  • Assisting with medication management
  • Managing wound care
  • Managing catheter and tube care
  • Communicating medical information