Nursing care attendant vs nurses' aide

The differences between nursing care attendants and nurses' aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a nursing care attendant and a nurses' aide. Additionally, a nursing care attendant has an average salary of $45,960, which is higher than the $30,496 average annual salary of a nurses' aide.

The top three skills for a nursing care attendant include CPR, vital signs and . The most important skills for a nurses' aide are patients, vital signs, and electrocardiogram.

Nursing care attendant vs nurses' aide overview

	Nursing Care Attendant	Nurses' Aide
Yearly salary	$45,960	$30,496
Hourly rate	$22.10	$14.66
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	153,501	157,723
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Nursing care attendant vs nurses' aide salary

Nursing care attendants and nurses' aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursing Care Attendant	Nurses' Aide
Average salary	$45,960	$30,496
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $70,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between nursing care attendant and nurses' aide education

There are a few differences between a nursing care attendant and a nurses' aide in terms of educational background:

	Nursing Care Attendant	Nurses' Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Nursing care attendant vs nurses' aide demographics

Here are the differences between nursing care attendants' and nurses' aides' demographics:

	Nursing Care Attendant	Nurses' Aide
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 25.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 49.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between nursing care attendant and nurses' aide duties and responsibilities

Nursing care attendant example responsibilities.

Keep linens and utilities clean and in order, empty and clean urinals commodes and bedpans.
Perform and report clinical observations of patients' temperature/pulse/respiration rate and blood pressure.
Assist clients with ADL's, and making sure their needs are meet.
Perform CPR and post mortem care.
Perform routine technical duties including Phlebotomy and EKG's.
Company and assist babies to x-ray, EKG, sonogram.

Nurses' aide example responsibilities.

Manage and schedule restorative nursing programs for patients to encourage further rehabilitation or maintenance of physical function.
Maintain current CPR and hospital policies, work with patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics on a daily basis.
Perform ADL's (activities of daily living) and direct care services to assign patients to ensure schedule appointments are met
Assist with patient transfer, ambulation, catheter care, vital signs, answering call lights, feeding, and shower.
Lead RCA that overlook on residents and supervise staff.
Perform housekeeping to maintain cleanliness of the facility or patient's residence.

Nursing care attendant vs nurses' aide skills

Common nursing care attendant skills

CPR, 70%
Vital Signs, 30%

Common nurses' aide skills

Patients, 27%
Vital Signs, 12%
Electrocardiogram, 8%
Compassion, 7%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Medical Equipment, 4%