Professional nursing assistant vs resident care associate

Differences between professional nursing assistant and resident care associate 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.

Resident care associate example responsibilities.

• Assist Alzheimer patients with daily activities including personal care, administering medications and communicating with their families.
• Assist in rehabilitation to transfer home.
• Have been train to administer medication, CPR train, and mechanical lift train.
• Maintain cleanliness throughout med pass, and practice aseptic technique when pouring and assisting with medication.
• Assist with ADL's, medication assistance, dinning room service, answering the telephones and front desk monitoring.
• Care for residents with diagnosis such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and arthritis.
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