Nurse Attendant
: Job Details :

Under direction and supervision of Registered Nurse, assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and assists in maintenance of a safe and clean environment. Job Responsibility - Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team: Organizes patient care assignment and sets priorities. Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc. Documents patient care and patient status changes on the appropriate chart forms. Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output. - Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients: Prepares patients for meals, and feeds or assists with meals. Provides between meal nourishment and fresh water to patients. Bathes or assists patient to bathe, provides oral hygiene. Toilets patients as necessary. Maintains patient's mobility with range of motion exercises and ambulation. Gr...Attendant, Nurse, Registered Nurse, Patient Care, RN, Healthcare, Nursing