Certified Nurse Aide - MD Anderson
Competency-based
ONET: 31-1131.00
1
Years
35
Skills
148h
Related instructions
Classroom instruction topics
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
- 12 Lead ECG Fundamentals
- Professional Development Cardiovascular Technology
On-the-job training
- Adjust positions of patients on beds or tables.
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
- Position or hold patients in age-appropriate techniques for positioning for bedside procedures.
- Feed patients.
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- Prepare or serve food trays.
- Record vital statistics or other health information
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
- Obtain and record manual vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Address discrepancies in height or weight of patients.
- Assist patients with daily activities.
- 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.
- Fall precaution, restraints, and patient safety.
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves. Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients. Precautions for shaving patients that are neutropenic.
- Prepare patient for surgery, treatment, or examination.
- Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety.
- Position or hold patients in position for bedside procedures.
- Monitor patients to detect health problems.
- Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet as directed by medical or nursing staff.
- Report to Clinical Nurse any abnormalities.
- Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
- Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
- Supply, collect, drain or empty bedpans, urinals, and bedside commodes.
- Interview patients to gather medical information.
- Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support, suuicide/abuse and neglect/human trafficking.
- Prepare medical instruments or equipment for use.
- Assist with the setup of treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
- Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms
- Change bed linens or make beds.
- Clean patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
- Sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, for isolation rooms or other patient areas.
- Administer therapy treatments to patients using hands or physical treatment aids.
- Safe patient handling/body metrics. ROM Exercise for patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility, as prescribed (Rx).
- Stock medical or patient care supplies.
- Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
- Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
- Assist practitioners to perform medical procedures and operate medical equipment
- Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
- Assist nursing staff with administration of basic health care or medical treatments.
- Assist nursing staff with administration of treatments, such as massages, as directed by a physician or nurse.
- Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.
- Assist with cleaning dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
- Move patients to or from treatment areas.
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. Transportation of patients may require a nurse depending on patient's status.
- Assist with collection of biological specimens from patients.
- Assist with collection of specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum, under direction of nurse or physician.
- Transport biological or other medical materials.
- Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
- Provide basic information to guests, visitors, or clients.
- Provide information, such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
- Maintain operational standards in the workplace.
- Maintain operational standards, professionalism, accountability, ethics, communication, and team dynamics.
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