Professional nursing assistant vs nurses' aide

Differences between professional nursing assistant and nurses' aide duties and responsibilities

Professional nursing assistant example responsibilities.

• Initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation in emergency situations.
• Cycle through all areas of perioperative care, including pediatric and adult pre-op and post-op, and the short stay unit.
• Provide behavioral/emotional support and supervision for those with dementia and Alzheimer's.

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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