Nursing home aide vs nurses' aide

Differences between nursing home aide and nurses' aide duties and responsibilities

Nursing home aide example responsibilities.

• Perform Adl's medication administration.
• Assist nurse with the residents with their ADL.
• Treat each patient with genuine, compassion, kindness and respect.
• Assist with colostomy and catheter care under the supervision of the RN.
• Complete proper state training including blood borne pathogens, CPR training and others.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
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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.
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